Are You Making this Mistake when Starting an Online Business?
By Kathy Wilson
Starting an online business entails making a lot of decisions, but one of the most important ones involve the creating of your website.
There are a lot of details that go into making a website that is profitable, but many people who are new to doing business on the internet are still making a mistake that puts you dead in the water from day 1.
Do not use a freebie web host! In order to be viewed as a professional in any online business, you must own your own domain name. And that means having a web host that you pay for. Fortunately, if you visit us at Women on the Net, we can recommend hosting packages starting at less than $10. So there is no reason to go the free website route!
Be honest, if you were searching on the web for left handed thing a ma bobs...which site would you be more willing to click on?
Freewebhostingplaceandstuff/mystuff/r65098/lefthanded-thingamabos
Or
Thing-a-ma-Bobs.com?
Pretty clear decision for most consumers. And the same goes for your email. Don’t use your personal email for your business. CutiesMom6106@freeemail.com is not going to look as professional as editor@thing-a-ma-bobs.com (Not real emails or websites, for providing an example only.)
So if all you want in a website is a place to post pics of your adorable kitties latest adventures for your friends and family, then by all means use those free web hosting services.
But if you plan to actually build a business, then don’t make that fatal mistake. Establish your website and your business as professional from the outset.
There, that was an easy decision, wasn’t it?
