Your Start Your Business “to do” List
September 13, 2008 | Filed Under Learning
Here is a “to do” list before you hire a designer.
- After selecting your business name you should buy a domain. The best place to go is godaddy.com. However if you have purchased your domain else where you do not have to transfer it.
- Do not buy .net or .biz! Buy a .com. Example www.mybusinessname.com
- Hosting is your next step. Keep in mind that just because you may be paying 2 or 3 dollars for hosting, they will not have the scripts and databases to run your site.You may consider gatorhost.com or hostmonster, or bluehost.
- How are you accepting payment? Do you have paypal? 2checkout.com? Propay? Talk with your designer to help you select a provider that is compatible.
- When you think of your logo, if you are saying to yourself “I will know when I see it,” you are not ready for a designer. Comeback when you have a clear idea of the concept you are after.
- eBay can offer a place for exposure, it`s like paid advertising. You can use the traffic that comes to eBay by redirecting it to your site. DO NOT OPEN A STORE! Just have auctions one every 10 days to start out with and add more as you may need more. Also host your images on your own server-or site, you save money that way. Also having a template with an animation keeps your customer longer on your page rather than browsing and leaving.
