I am new to the whole internet business, I have no previous experience in online business, but i am looking to get in the action, so to speak. I need some guidance on where to start, like would it be better if I take a class on web development at the local college or just buy a book and dive in? I have been lucky enough to same some money, would it be wise for me to think about buying an already established business or build a web site from scratch. Lots of questions, so little time
I think the best thing to do is look around the web for awhile and see how much you can learn. Then just jump on in. A domain and hosting doesn't cost that much and the best way to learn is by doing it!
My motto has always been "learn by doing", dont need to buy and ebook really the internet has a wealth of information. Just straight in and follow many of the tutorials online. Once you are familar with the process then you can step up and buy a small established website, i would not recommened taking this step without first having some knowledge in the product your buying. You would not go out selling brand new computers if you knew nothing about them would you? However, if you do want to dive in the deep and grab an already established business then partner up with someone (webmaster) and they can help guide you through the pitfalls of online business. Hope that helps
first, ask yourself what do I know, and what can I do ?? Start by trying. dont read forums 10 hrs a day, - it wont help you much. All forums do is aid in procrastination. tell us your skillset, and we can give you some ideas ok ?
Chatdatweb is right...Just jump out there. Don't spend a ton of money at first. and as has been said...you ain't gonna learn that "silver bullet" by reading...you go out there try...come back read and post..and try...that is the only way to succeed in most things...including this...
Good advice from everyone here. One thing I would add, along the lines of zab's post, is you also need to ask yourself what do I want and what do I like to do? There is an overwhelming number of possibilities when it comes to making money online. Look around and figure out what you like to do. You definitely don't want to run out and spend your money just because you have it to spend.
That is my point, I don't have any skillset when it comes to building web sites. I got so exited at the thought of owning a website and making money, I went out and bought adobe CS3 web standards. I looked at the tutorial on dreamweaver, I also looked at some tutorials on HTML. I have signed up for a summer session call at the local college on web development
Oh man thats gonna take some serious hours, if i were you, jump into Joomla CMS is a whole load of fun and you make some real kick arse websites!
OK, so if I understand you correctly, then you want to learn how to build web sites. Taking a class at the local college is a good action step, and looking at the tutorials for the tools you want to use is too. The biggest thing you have to remember though is that while learning is an action, it can be used also as an excuse for inaction. Don't wait until you learn everything to start trying to do something. Go out and try to build a site, then come back here and ask for some reviews and advice. To really learn anything, you have to do it. Zab is right about forums being a big time killer, but they can be a big help also in getting questions answered, and as you get more experience, reinforcing your skills by answering other people's questions. And they are a great place to create relationships with people who are doing what you want to do, which can help you learn faster.
I'd suggest you go to the college while reading your books,If you want to achieve some success quickly,you can buy a site.
I still think that the best thing would be to just try...But go ahead and take a course in HTML and possibly PHP....then with that background grab ahold of a php based script like joomla or if you gonna do a blog like thing like wordpress. Play around... Don't let formal education hold you back...I have a masters degree in computer science and didn't learn anything about how to do websites...learned everything on my own...just learn a little background and play around...
Ok guys, I will take your advice and jump in, wish me luck I am thinking about buying an established website, looking to spend between 5-10K, So what kind of site would I be able to buy with that money, what would be a realistic monthly income I can expect to generate, and how much would it cost me to have a webmaster help me run the site for the first few month?
Wow be careful dude jumping in with that sort of budget could end up with you losing it. My advice would be to start of small, very small a bugdet of maybe $500 top whack, for that you can expect to get a site earning around $50-$60 per month in advertsing revenue, if you buy a ecommerce site then this would be treated totally different. To be fair most DP'ers or even site owners for that matter will sell there revenue earning sites between 8 & 10 times the monthly revenue, you may also find bargains or quick sales required and therefore can acheive between 4 and 6 times the revenue. Tread carefully, everyone on DP is generally friendly and we are all here to help. If i were you i would monitor other sales threads get a feel for what DP'ers are asking sellers with regards to proofs and stats, watch how conversations unfold and where pitfalls can be found in sellers pitches so you know what to look out for. In terms of hiring a webmaster, i think this is the wrong way to go, you need to learn yourself really otherwise your wasting money and most important of all your relying on others to make your business successful. Start off small honestly it really is the safest way. good luck
like Chatdatweb said...don't sink 5-10K into a website before you know anything...play around with your own site for a little while. Get on wordpress.com or blogspot...find out what your passion is. Don't get a website just to be in the website business... 5-10K goes a whole lot further when you have some idea of what you are doing then when you don't... Hope that helps...good luck...