Hey all, i think it's a great idea to keep a journal here. I'm not gonna get stuck in the analysis paralysis that cripples so many new people here, so i'll be posting a daily recap of what I've done to move to my goal. Goal: $150.00 a day by Jan 1, 2012. all from an online business. I have no experience in internet marketing, SEO or PPC, and I'm starting out with a $125 budget. After wading through this and other forums, I chose this guide as a start. http://www.wickedfire.com/traffic-content/12725-guide-making-your-first-buck-online.html so.. Day 1 • I bought hosting from hostgator(sweet holiday special), bought my domain on a niche i like and am willing to research heavily. • Made sure the niche i picked gets some traffic, with reasonable competition(google keywords) http://www.wickedfire.com/traffic-content/12690-complete-guide-wordpress-blogging.html I worked through this guide, and got stuck setting up my wordpress files onto the root directory.figured it out, got my files on the public html directory. does anyone know why when i go to www.doman.com/install.php or www.domain.com/wp-admin/install.php i get nothing? constructive feedback only please
Got my wordpress set up, apparently had to change the DNS zones on namecheap.com. Hostgator support was great, they pointed me to http://www.hostgator.com/tutorials/dns/namecheap/changing-name-servers-via-namecheap.htm and i got it set up finally. I plan to monetize the site over time with SEO, google adsense. I want to find a couple of great products through a4d, or neverblue, or clickbank(maybe) to promote as well. After I develop a following, ill test the release of small audio-information downloads, see if I get positive feedback, and if so release information products in my niche. Further down the road, I can do anything once Ive established myself as an expert. Teleseminars, actual seminars, video courses… are my ideas. How else would you guys monetize an information rich niche? Started wading through themes for wordpress/the plugins from day 1. Prepared first articles, but haven’t posted them yet because I want to find quality wordpress themes/templates. Update:found quality theme, and found out how to upload a theme. How do i go about tweaking it?Photoshop? I think that for a complete beginner at this Im miles ahead because ive started and put up a website. What do you guys think is a good next step?