How Do I Start An Online Business And Make Money Online?

Many people have heard that you can make a lot of money by having your own online business and their first and biggest concern is how do I start an online business? This is a very good question and the good news is that it can be done in a few simple steps.The keys to achieving and enjoying long term ongoing success however are to continue learning more and better ways to improve and grow your business. This will help your business to continue getting better and better results, which will also allow you to start earning more and more money as well.One of the first things that you will need to decide on is which business model would you like to start with? For most people the easiest and quickest online business model to work with is an affiliate marketing business model. This will require the least amount of investment to start and has the potential for providing you with relatively quick results.This is the model that we will be covering in this article. However just about everything that you will learn for an affiliate marketer business model, you can also apply it to any other online business model as well.When looking to answer the question ‘how do I start an online business’ there are some key fundamental things that you should learn which will help you start seeing success as quickly as possible, things such as:How to do market research – this will allow you to check the profitability of any potential market that you may wish to pursue. You will also need to learn how to determine the strength of the competition that is already doing business in that market. If you find that the competition is too strong for new businesses, you can either pick a different market or find a sub niche, which is a smaller segment of that market.
keyword research – This is where you will want to identify ‘buyer’ keywords or the best type of keywords for your market. You will also need to choose keywords that do not have a lot of competition but that do get a good amount of search volume.
search engine optimization (SEO) – This will allow you to configure your site and your content so that they are search engine friendly. Which will allow you to rank well in the search engine results pages and get free search engine traffic to your site.- Site setup and configuration – This can be a very quick and easy process when you are using WordPress as your content management system. WordPress has made it possible for anyone to be able to setup and configure a fully functional online business website with little or no technical knowledge or background.marketing and promoting – This is one of the most important determining factors to your online businesses success. This should include everything that you learn about SEO, things like optimizing your content and link building however you should also be learning and using other forms of marketing as well.
For example you should also be doing social media marketing as well as email marketing and you may want to try search engine marketing or pay per click marketing as well.Now to answer the question ‘how do I start an online business’ here are the basic steps that you will need to take:1.) Make a list of things that you feel strongly about. This will help you to choose a business opportunity or market that you are passionate about and will enjoy working in.2.) Next you will need to do market research for each item on your list and select a potentially profitable market for you to start your business in.3.) Once you have found a potentially profitable market to start a business in, you will then need to do ‘keyword research’ to get a list of keywords that you can create your content around. This is how you will be able to attract interested visitors to your site.4.) Now its time to get your domain and hosting account setup so that you can install your site and load your content. Hostgator is a great provider for hosting services because they have very competitive prices and excellent support and customer service. And Namecheap is a great provider of quality service as well, for registering your domain.5.) The last step is to submit your site to the search engines and start your on going link building and marketing campaign.Initially this may seem like a lot to do but the key is to plan your work and work your plan until your online business is an online success. By doing this others will look at your success and then ask you, how do I start an online business, and you will be able to smile and confidently explain the entire process to them as well.

Shoe Repairs And Several Other Things When I Was 7

Shoe Repairs And Several Other Things When I Was 7
My Dad repaired most of our shoes believe it or not, I can hardly believe it myself now. With 7 pairs of shoes always needing repairs I think he was quite clever to learn how to “Keep us in shoe Leather” to coin a phrase!

He bought several different sizes of cast iron cobbler’s “lasts”. Last, the old English “Laest” meaning footprint. Lasts were holding devices shaped like a human foot. I have no idea where he would have bought the shoe leather. Only that it was a beautiful creamy, shiny colour and the smell was lovely.

But I do remember our shoes turned upside down on and fitted into these lasts, my Dad cutting the leather around the shape of the shoe, and then hammering nails, into the leather shape. Sometimes we’d feel one or 2 of those nails poking through the insides of our shoes, but our dad always fixed it.

Hiking and Swimming Galas
Dad was a very outdoorsy type, unlike my mother, who was probably too busy indoors. She also enjoyed the peace and quiet when he took us off for the day!

Anyway, he often took us hiking in the mountains where we’d have a picnic of sandwiches and flasks of tea. And more often than not we went by steam train.

We loved poking our heads out of the window until our eyes hurt like mad from a blast of soot blowing back from the engine. But sore, bloodshot eyes never dampened our enthusiasm.

Dad was an avid swimmer and water polo player, and he used to take us to swimming galas, as they were called back then. He often took part in these galas. And again we always travelled by steam train.

Rowing Over To Ireland’s Eye
That’s what we did back then, we had to go by rowboat, the only way to get to Ireland’s eye, which is 15 minutes from mainland Howth. From there we could see Malahide, Lambay Island and Howth Head of course. These days you can take a Round Trip Cruise on a small cruise ship!

But we thoroughly enjoyed rowing and once there we couldn’t wait to climb the rocks, and have a swim. We picnicked and watched the friendly seals doing their thing and showing off.

Not to mention all kinds of birdlife including the Puffin.The Martello Tower was also interesting but a bit dangerous to attempt entering. I’m getting lost in the past as I write, and have to drag myself back to the present.

Fun Outings with The camera Club
Dad was also a very keen amateur photographer, and was a member of a camera Club. There were many Sunday photography outings and along with us came other kids of the members of the club.

And we always had great fun while the adults busied themselves taking photos of everything and anything, it seemed to us. Dad was so serious about his photography that he set up a dark room where he developed and printed his photographs.

All black and white at the time. He and his camera club entered many of their favourites in exhibitions throughout Europe. I’m quite proud to say that many cups and medals were won by Dad. They have been shared amongst all his grandchildren which I find quite special.

He liked taking portraits of us kids too, mostly when we were in a state of untidiness, usually during play. Dad always preferred the natural look of messy hair and clothes in the photos of his children.

The Fashions and Designs of Women’s Hoodies

Today’s hoodies for women are far from the baggy, shapeless and predominantly black items we have been used to seeing on teenage boys. Now there are womens hoodies in all the top designer ranges, in a rainbow of colors and a multitude of stunning designs. There is no excuse for any woman to not have a hoodie or two in her wardrobe.There are hoodies in velour, silk and cashmere. Juicy Couture makes a whole range, with and without logos in short or long sleeves, including a style with a peplum. Kritik make some bright terry hoodies which team with matching shorts as beach and vacation wear and Pencey make a faux fur hoodie which is positively elegant.One of the hottest designs at the moment is the Kamikaze womens hoodie by Ed Hardy. Ed Hardy’s designs are celebrity favorites and can be seen on Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears and Ashley Tisdale. Online urban fashion stores stock all the well-known brands.Bench makes a beautiful soft grey cashmere mix hoodie with cutaway shoulders and Diesel has an attractive lightweight hoodie with crochet trim.A fresh idea in womens hoodies is hoodie dresses. These are just a longer length version of a pull on hoodie, though usually with short sleeves, in soft jersey fabric that can be worn as a mini dress. Worn over opaque tights or slim fitting jeans tucked into slouch boots these hoodie dresses are a fashionable addition to a young woman’s wardrobe.Among the newest bejeweled hoodies, as worn by Paris Hilton, are those of the Twisted Heart brand. Fantasia is a richly embellished hoodie with the gothic looking heart design on the back set with many tiny beads. Their Tropical Soul hoodie has silk drawstring ties and brightly colored beads in a heart design on the back. Whilst the Twisted Anchor hoodie has a nautical feel with flared sleeves, and an anchor motif in rhinestones.For teens and tweens, Hannah Montana hoodies are all the rage. All the girls want to look like their idol from the hit TV show, Hannah Montana played by Miley Cyrus. The show has been enormously successful and launched Miley on her singing career. Girls love the style of clothes Miley wears in the show and Disney has produced a range of fashion clothing based on her character. There are a number of different hoodies in the range, with sparkly metallic accents, and with a picture of Hannah emblazoned on the front.For older girls and young women who like to cycle, Rockstar’s ladies zip hoodie features a cozy fur-lined hood and an attractive grey and white stripe design with the double R Rockstar logo. Far too nice to wear on a bike this would make a great casual coat worn with leggings or jeans on a chilly day. If you are into snow sports the Roxy hoodies including the Roxy Porter hoodie is made from eco-friendly fabrics with a warm sherpa lined hood, perfect to keep you warm whilst looking totally cool.