Resources for Web Entrepreneurs

Steps 1-5

1. Find Ideas & Inspiration

2. Test the Market

3. Find a Business Model

  • Sell products or services
  • Get paid for sending traffic to other sites through affiliate schemes such as Amazon.com's Associates
  • Show paid advertising through networks such as Google Adsense and Yahoo! Publisher Network
  • Have your site sponsored by a company
  • Charge for access to 'premium' areas of your site
  • Ask for donations

4. Find a Domain Name

5. Build Your Site

Steps 6-9+

6. Write Great Content

7. Market Your Site

  • Make sure it solves a real problem
  • Make sure it is different
  • Sum up the difference in one short sentence
  • Tell your network (friends, family, etc.)
  • Run competitions
  • Set up an affiliate marketing scheme
  • Advertise with Google Adwords
  • Offline advertising (flyers, posters, etc.)

8. Check the Legal Issues

9. Monitor Your Progress

Background Reading