You did it! You purchased a domain. You have an address on the internet, but you might not own property. By forwarding your domain, you insure that visitors to your address find property while you’re creating your ultimate destination.
You can forward your address to your YouTube account, Facebook, an affiliate site or any place you choose. Check out this video for “how to” details with GoDaddy and MergeDomains.
I’d love to believe that every MLM Success Training program includes a section on “Creating Your Online Identity.” Sadly, some MLM training materials actually discourage it.
I do know much of the MLM training encourages, “Fake it until you make it.” I love that one and preach it in my trainings.
When I purchased my first domain in the wee hours of what some consider night and others consider morning, I had no clue what I was doing. Fortunately, there was a customer service agent who literally did everything for me over the phone. I’ve come a long way since then and want all of our internet entrepreneurs to remember, “You need your own internet presence.”
If you’re not ready to take that step, you must fake it! Buy a domain and the rest is easy.
You’re excited about your new MLM business and you’ve decided to go to work even before attending your first MLM training. Congratulations! You’re a self starter and success is on the agenda.
Even without MLM network marketing training, you know you need to secure a domain. I recommend securing a domain with GoDaddy.com or MergeDomains.com. They both have excellent service. MergeDomains is a bit cheaper and that can add up when you discover the many domain possibilities.
Remember, .com is the preferred domain extension. You could make yourself crazy inputting the first hundred domain possibilities that come to mind. Or, you could check out this video for a wonderful review of MakeWords.com:
Second to asking friends and family, the internet is the place most people look for resources, any resource, shoe repair, tire care, scriptural commentaries, creative ideas, printer ink and more. If you want a piece of the internet action, you must own a piece of internet real estate.
On the WWW, your first step to owning real estate is securing an address. That address is a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).To keep it simple, we purchase Domain Names.
“My company provides me with a replicated site.” How professional does this look: www.My BigComany.com/repsite/myfirstandlastname? And, how easy is that to share over the phone? And, can anyone begin to remember that? (more…)
Need to know how to set up a hosting account for your blogs and websites?
Your hosting account is where the actual files that make up your WordPress blog or website are “hosted” or stored, so that they are “on” the World Wide Web, or Internet.
The hosting account that we use and highly recommend is HostGator. Their prices are very reasonable and, if you ever need help, their support is unequalled in the industry.
Your first step in getting your new blog up is to buy your domain name (also called a URL). There are a lot of domain registrars to choose from, we recommend GoDaddy as their prices are good and their support is great.
Some considerations when choosing your domain name:
1. If you’re setting up your blog for business purposes, you want to have your main keyword in your domain name. So, before you go to GoDaddy, brainstorm some domain names to have ready to see if they’re available.
2. Always use a .com (instead of a .net or .info, etc.) because people just naturally assume all domains are .coms.
Welcome back. I hope you found some journals worthy of your ideas. Now,
Let’s talk about business cards. Do you need business cards to be in business for yourself? NO. Most business cards end up in the trash anyway. People do not do business with you because you have a pretty business card.
I know a successful entrepreneur who doesn’t randomly hand out business cards. His philosophy is one of self responsibility, “If I plan to do business with that person, I’m going to call them.” He simply tells people, “I don’t have a card on me right now. Let me send you one.” Then he precedes to secure their information.
To date, we’ve covered having a designated work space, tools required, technology, money and prison. I left one important tool unexplored…
Remember I mentioned needing a journal earlier and neglected to stress the importance. Why would you need a business journal? Why would you need more than one journal? A journal is place to keep dreams and ideas on paper. Our brain is always working. Give it a break and put things in writing.
Anything and everything can be put in your journal. This is why I have multiple journals. I have a prayer journal. I have a journal with notes from books and tapes and seminars. I have a journal for each of my business ventures. If you’ve never utilized a journal, I recommend starting with 1.
In the last module, I talked about the tools you need and the importance of a day planner for your home business. I closed by strongly suggesting you keep the contact number of appointments handy while traveling to the designated meeting area.
Raise your hand if the traffic ever came to a sudden stop while you were headed to an appointment. This is why we keep phone numbers handy and invest in a good headset.
Previously, I stressed the importance of having a dedicated work space. O.K., you have a work space. Now you’re back to find out what magic tools need to be included in that space.
The truth is, there are no magic tools, but you already know that.
A business requires basic tools: office supplies, business cards, a planner and a journal. These supplies are not for the family. They are not for your husband’s shop or your wife’s sewing room or your child’s school project. Business tools are for the business. They are kept out of reach from the children and the spouses.
