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By Tellman H. Knudson
This third article in our "Getting Started" series will address
the issue of getting a hosting account. If you are serious about
Internet marketing, you'll need your own website because trying
to run a business off other people's web pages just doesn't
work.
Though you can rely on affiliate pages to do the work, should
you? Everyone else uses those pages. I'd say, "No!" You can use
a free blog, too, but will it be the best blog for Internet
marketing? No! The best blog is one hosted on your own server
because you can then customize it according to the needs of your
business.
The worst type of hosting, though, is free hosting. Did you
ever hear, "You have to spend money to make money?" Well, it's
as true online as it is offline. The sites you get from places
like Angelfire and Tripod are great for personal websites, but
they suck for business. Those self-serving ads that the free
services house on your free website will allow you no
credibility as an Internet marketing business because people
just won't take you seriously.
There's no way around paying for a monthly subscription to a
hosting service. Don't buy the cheapest or the most expensive.
What I recommend is cPanel hosting. That way, you also get
Fantastico, which makes setting up a Word Press blog on your own
server very, very easy. Plus, you can choose to make the blog
look any way you want it to and take advantage of all the free
themes and plug-ins that are available.
Though some considerations don't seem like such a big deal to
you now, they will be and you need to plan your Internet
marketing business out before you start. Decide how much
bandwidth you're going to need. For example, if you're running
an article directory or a free traffic site, you're going to
need tons of bandwidth because of all the visitors. But if
you're working in affiliate marketing, you probably can do with
much less. In fact, you can probably get the perfect set up for
about $10 a month.
Just be sure to consider the options. Choice of a web host is a
very important consideration. You want a reliable host with
almost 100% uptime and that has good support. Having a good web
host is important with Internet marketing because you can't make
money when your website is down. Find one that will make sure
you never have to worry, and learn more about getting a web
host at Tellman's List Building Club, where it's all explained
on video.
About The Author: Tellman Knudson is CEO of Overcome
Everything, Inc. and a master of list building. Get Your Free
List Building CD and a free month's membership in Tellman's List
Building Club Now at http://listbuildingpower.net
