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Step By Step Guide

Below is a step by step guide to your Internet business. This guide should apply to just about any kind of business. This includes Internet marketing, affiliate networks, online retail shops, online services, web hosting, and really, just about anything else on the Internet that you could think of. Some of this might not apply to your business. Feel free to peruse the areas that interest you most. I have given some of the best tips for search engine optimization, pay per click advertising, and just about anything related to getting your business started with as little cash investment as possible. I try to touch on just about anything you might need to know. I’ve also given out some very important links, scattered throughout the site, to some extremely valuable resources on the Internet. Also, you will want to bookmark this site now so that you don’t lose it. You won’t find more valuable information, especially for free, anywhere on the Internet.

Getting Started

• How to utilize Internet Marketing
• Webhosting and Domain Registration
• Making a Website
• Programming for Hire
• Getting Hits
• Best Products for the Internet
• Affiliate Networks
• Affiliates That Make Real Money
• No Money No Problem

Traffic Means Revenue

• Get Links from Other Sites
• EZine Marketing
• Get Hits with Pay Per Click Advertising
• Get Number One on Search Engines
• Track Visitors to Your Site

Capitalizing On Visitors

• Accept Payments for Your Products Online
• Visitors for 5 Cents from Search Engines
• What Sites Make Money?
• Shopping for a Shopping Cart

More Money

• Excellent Examples of Revenue Sites
• Free Internet Marketing Resources
• Making Money with Ebay

Making money requires effort

Whatever you decide to do, please keep in mind, you will only get out of this venture what you put in. There are millions of get rich quick schemes in the world. But if you ask anyone who actually lives a comfortable life, they will tell you it is all about hard work. In essence, effort equals results. As with anything, results are never guaranteed. There are too many factors involved, such as business experience, expertise, and most importantly, effort. If you are a hands-on type of person, you can succeed and these programs may be for you. Here is a simple guideline to help ensure your success:

• You can get rich, but it takes real work.
• These resources are at your fingertips, you just need the information.
• There are people out there that have had exceptional results and others that have nothing. Can you guess which one worked harder?
• If the fact that some fail and some succeed is true, then realizing that your effort and ambition is the most important part of your success should excite you.

EARNINGS AND INCOME DISCLAIMER
Like I said already, some of the incomes given as examples on this site are very high. Those individuals put a lot of effort into their work. Not everyone will attain these levels. However, even with a little real effort, profitability is easy. As with any business, your results may vary, and will be based on your individual capacity, business experience, expertise, and how much work you put in. There are no guarantees concerning the level of success you may experience. The testimonials and examples used are exceptional results, which do not apply to the average purchaser, and are not intended to represent or guarantee that anyone will achieve the same or similar results. Each individual’s success depends on his or her background, dedication, desire and motivation.

There is no assurance that examples of past earnings can be duplicated in the future. I cannot guarantee your future results and/or success. There are some unknown risks in business and on the Internet that we cannot foresee which can reduce results. Remember, even things we assume as constants don’t always remain so. I am not responsible for your actions.

To summarise: how much you earn is completely up to the amount of effort you put in. If you don’t put in the effort you won’t earn anything. If you do put in the effort you can potentially earn a good part time or full time income.

In addition, this site focuses on Internet marketing, online business, pay per click advertising, affiliate networks, web hosting, ezine marketing, and subscription email advertising. However, this, in no way, should dissuade you from using these valuable techniques for other businesses. The references in the step by step guide are experts in their fields. We can always learn from experts, no matter your focus.

Below, I have outlined each page’s contents. Make sure to at least touch on every page. There are some invaluable lessons on each page. Believe me, I’ve made plenty of mistakes along the way. You can learn from my mistakes without having to make them yourself by following some of the tips on the pages below.

How to utilize Internet Marketing - Marketing your website or product is so important to your success, I have a few links for you to get the most incredible information out there. Do not overlook these. They are too valuable to miss.

Webhosting and Domain Registration - Good webhosting and domain registration is essential for doing business on the Internet. Think of it as the foundation for a grand business. Bad foundation and it all falls apart.

Making a Website - Tips for website construction. Beginner to Advanced, there is a little in here for everyone.

Programming for Hire - Can’t do some of the programming needed? Look no further than these resources. They could make the difference between a poor design and Internet gold!

Getting Hits - What good is doing business on the Internet if nobody visits your site or looks at your products. I outline some great ideas and provide even more great resources.

Best Products for the Internet - Does your product or service have what it takes to make it on the Internet? Do YOU have what it takes?

Affiliate Networks - These networks can help you make some serious income. No matter what it is you are offering on the Internet, you can’t miss out on these opportunities.

Affiliates That Make Real Money - Some tips on helping you choose the right affiliates for you.

No Money No Problem - No money? There are still an incredible array of things you can do to launch your successful business online.

There is so much that goes into Internet marketing, that I couldn’t possibly go over everything without literally writing a book. There are, however, some excellent resources below that will give you as much detail as you can handle.

Marketing Expertise - Corey Rudl’s comprehensive marketing package is the masterpiece by which all other Internet marketing programs are measured. It doesn’t get better than this when it comes to providing smart, useful information.

Making Your Site Sell - Ken Evoy has put together an excellent manual with well over 1000 pages of quality information. It is much lower priced than any other manual I found. This information is very valuable. This manual is what inspired my journey into making money online. You must take this guy’s word for it. He has made more money than most!

Internet Success Blueprint - Neil Shearing, one of the most successful Internet marketers, wrote this detailed how-to on Internet success. Step-by-step instructions for having a successful Internet business.

My Top 10 Web Hosts

1. IXWebhosting – Simply the best. This company really has their act together. Those who know the Internet know that IXWebhosting.com is the standard by which all other web hosts measure themselves. For $4.95 per month, you get 500MB web space, free domain registration, free account setup, 1,000 pop email accounts, 1,000 FTP accounts, professional website tools, unlimited 24/7 technical support, strong application functionality like CGI-BIN, Perl, PHP, WAP, FrontPage, and Dreamweaver. They have a web-based control panel that allows you to control and admin your website from any Internet connection. Also, they have a zero-risk 100% money-back guarantee. In addition, a 99.9% uptime guarantee makes this an unbeatable combination!

2. LunarPages – Their $7.95 per month plan gets you free account setup, toll-free telephone support, 800MB web space, unlimited email, web mail, PHP, Python, PERL, CGI-BIN, MySQL, FrontPage, Dreamweaver, FTP and more. There is also an online control panel, parked domains, subdomains, and SSI in addition to a 30-day money back guarantee. They have many more plans if this just isn’t enough!

3. Dreamhost – Their $9.95 per month plan (Level 1)gets you one free domain registration, 15 subdomains, 800MB web space, 40GB of space, 60 email accounts, web mail, PHP, full Unix shell (tough to find), CGI, SSI, Miva Merchant license, free Dreambook account, MySQL, 24 hour email support, and of course FTP access. It’s also risk free because they offer 91 day money back guarantee! Dreamhost has a very good reputation for being dependable. We all know we need the dependability to build a strong foundation for our sites.

4. IPowerWeb – The Business Pro package is their most popular. It is $7.95 per month and offers 800MB storage, 400 email accounts, SSL, CGI-BIN, MySQL, free account setup, free bonus package (nice), subdomains, PERL, MySQL, PHP, SSI, FrontPage, web hosting control panel, shopping cart, agora cart, paypal cart, FTP manager, and lots of plugins. You also get a $50 credit at Overture.com, which is nice if you need a little help promoting your site.

5. GlobalHost – If you can pony up the yearly payment, their budget package comes out to $9.95 per month. With the budget package you get a web-based control panel, FrontPage extensions, webalizer traffic stats, 5 POP3 email accounts, web-based email, SSL, MySQL, and PHP. They also offer ecommerce services, dedicated servers, and with the more premium packages, a 7 minute support guarantee!

6. EasyCGI – You can get some excellent hosting here. Their Basic package comes out to $7.96 per month and offers 300MB of space, 10 FTP accounts, CGI-bin, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET, 20 email accounts, and an Access database. Their Advanced package has 1000MB of space, 50 FTP accounts, unlimited email accounts, and also adds MySQL, SQL Server 2000, and daily WebTrends reports, all for $21.56 per month when paid yearly.

7. ApolloHosting – With no setup fee and $6.96 per month, ApolloHosting.com offers an incredible punch. You’ll get 200MB of space, 99.9% uptime guarantee, Virtual Control Panel, free design software, FrontPage extensions, extra FTP logins, CGI-Bin, MySQL database, PHP, Perl, SSI, CRON management tools, 10 POP3 Email accounts, and a ton of multimedia features. There is also free domain transfer and domain parking when you sign up.

8. StartLogic – $7.50 per month gets you a very nice package at StartLogic.com. You’ll get 1000MB (1 Gig) of space, free domain registration, unlimited email accounts, free account setup, CGI-Bin, PHP, Perl, MySQL, SSL, SSI Management, log files, FrontPage extensions, Shopping carts for your ecommerce business, web-based control panel, webmail, web builder templates and site building materials, PHP Nuke, Blogger, Agora Shopping cart, $50 credit with Overture (very nice), and to top it all off: 30 money back guarantee. You don’t like the service? No problem, no risk!

9. MidPhase – Paid annually, their Mega-PHASE plan comes out to $7.95 per month. The features you get in this plan are incredible: 1500MB (1.5 Gig!) of space, 500 email accounts, customer and tech support 24/7, 99.98% uptime guarantee, subdomains, webalizer statistics, raw log files, web-based control panel, and multiple FTP accounts. These plans are very developer friendly too. They all have PERL, PHP, JSP, Tomcat, MySQL, Cron jobs, MIME, MX records, CGI Wrapper, CGI-bin, and more. You can get free domain transfer, phpBB2 and phpBBS, Agora shopping cart, and free domain registration.

10. Yahoo! – With Yahoo hosting, you get one of the highest profile names on the Internet, and they stand behind it. Their starter plan is $11.95 per month and you get the account setup and domain registration totally free. You also get 10 email addresses, 50MB of space, and 24/7 toll free telephone support. Yahoo! SiteBuilder is probably the industry’s best web design package, and you get it free with your account.

and one more…

11. Infinology – You get free account setup if you pay annually. On top of the free account, your monthly cost comes out to $6.95 per month. They pack in the features. With the Executive Plan Web Hosting (only available through the link above!), you’ll get 700MB of space, 700 email accounts, ColdFusion MX support, CGI-Custom, CGI-Bin, FrontPage extensions, PHP, SSI, MIME, SSL, Perl, MySQL, PostGress SQL, Site Studio, web-based control panel, webalizer stats, toll-free 24/7 personal consultant, toll-free tech support, and a 30 day money-back guarantee.

Site building software does everything for you

On top of everything I just recommended, there is one package that tops just about anything out there when it comes to getting your Internet business up and running. Site Build It is a software package that has everything including domain registration, domain hosting, submission to search engines, as well as optimizing your web pages for search engines so that they will be at or near the top. There is really much more in Site Build It than I can say here. You really should take a serious look at this, especially if you are a beginner at this.

Deleted Domains

You might get lucky with the domain you were looking for, but if you are like most of us, you will find out that most common word domains are simply gone. Fortunately, domains expire by the thousands every day. DeletedDomains.com is a really cool resource for finding great domains that have just expired. Best part: It’s free. Ripe for the picking!

On the other hand, you can save some big cash if you do it yourself. It really doesn’t take as long as you might think. You could have a site designed and ready in as little as a few day’s work. If you have absolutely no knowledge on how to build a site, I would recommend getting a software package that will do it all for you. As I have mentioned before, Site Build It is, hands down, the best comprehensive software package for putting up your own website. You don’t need to know any HTML and is capable of doing just about everything else you need to get up and running. Site Build It can:

• Register your domain name
• Host your website
• Optimize your web pages for search engines
• Keep excellent stats for your site traffic

Basically, by using Site Build It, you get to skip several steps, such as setting up an account with a registrar (like GoDaddy.com), learning how to use FTP, programming in HTML, setting up and paying for a hosting account separately, because Site Build It has all these features built in. If you want a nice overview of Site Build It, go here.

It is very important to gear your website for making money. Looking nice and pretty will do nothing for you if the site does not make you money. Making the site easy to navigate is critical. So is making the explanations and purchasing of your product extremely clear. Just remember, there is nothing wrong with making the site look professional and pretty, as long as that does not get in the way of producing results. As a matter of fact, the aesthetics of your site may be it’s strongest attraction if your product is a high dollar item such as jewelry or leather goods, etc. But always, ALWAYS, make sure that it sells before anything else.

Elance - By far, Elance is the most well known freelance professional services Internet site. The programming is typically top knotch. Their system allows for yo to select a programmer not just by bid, but by experience and portfolio. It is a little more expensive that some of the other sites out there, but it may be worth it in the end.

Scriptlance - Another excellent source for professional programming. Their pricing is much more competitive and may be your best bet for quick coding on your website.

Rentacoder - This resource has an extensive list of coders at your disposal. Again, you can place a project out for bid, usually at a reasonable price, and coders bid on your project.

I know that I keep bringing this up, but I have to recommend Site Build It once again. This software will allow you to skip trying to code the site yourself or hiring someone to do it for you. If you are a beginner at this kind of thing, I especially recommend it because it will allow you to avoid all the technicalities of putting up your own site. Site Build It can’t be beat, especially considering how much time and money it can save you. Again, this software will do the domain registration, domain hosting, search engine submission, website creation, optimization of your website to get you to the top of the search engines, and much more.

Let me start off by warning you about starting your business. It is very possible to start your business without money. However, it is almost impossible to start your Internet business without real work. Just so I am clear about this:

YOU NEED TO PUT EFFORT INTO YOUR NEW BUSINESS.

This is not playtime. This is work. Treat it as such and you can be successful. If this is a passing whim, this is not for you.

That said, below are some tips for starting your Internet business with little or no money:

Get Links from Other Sites - You need other sites to support your site through links. Here is how to do it.

EZine Marketing - You need quality visitors. Here you’ll find out how to get targeted visitors.

Get Hits with Pay Per Click Advertising - Visitors click on links specifically about your site. This is the essence of pay per click adverstising. The best part about it? These ads only run in places that are relevant to your site. Talk about quality visitors!

Get Number One on Search Engines - You want to be listed first on search engines if at all possible. Here is how to get there.

Track Visitors to Your Site - Free counters are not all they’re cracked up to be. Look here for better methods and some good advice.

How Links From Other Sites Improve Your Search Engine Standing

You might or might not know that having links to your website is probably the most important factor in getting a high ranking in search engines. Basically the search engine technology of today ranks your page high or low depending on the number of links on the Internet to your website. But what most people don’t know is that the QUALITY of those links is just as important as the quantity.

For instance, if you link to a poor quality site, or if you link to illegitimate websites, this will hurt your search engine ranking severely. This is why you must choose wisely when deciding who to link to on your page.

In summary, get as many links to your site as possible, but only link to high quality sites.

How To Find The Quality Sites

There are several ways to find good quality sites to link to you. Use these simple methods for finding them:

• I highly recommend this piece of software called the Internet Success Spider. This software will show you how to find those high quality sites AND how to get them to link to your site.
• Remember that you want high ranking sites to link to you. An easy way to find these is to do a quick Google search for the keyword you are interested in. Check out the top 10 listings for those keywords and see if they would be a good match for your site.

How To Get These Websites To Link To Yours

Here is a great way to get them to link to your site for free:

• Put a link on your website that links back to theirs.
• Email the site owner and tell them you have placed a link to their site on your own ( make sure to include a link to the specific placement ). Tell the owner why having cooperating links will be beneficial for both of you.
• Explain where you think a link to your website should be placed.

Usually, site owners will jump all over this. In order to cut down on the amount of time you will have to invest finding some of these qualities, remember to use the Internet Success Spider software. This software is a lifesaver when it comes to this kind of project.

Other Tactics For Getting Links To Your Website

• Phone or fax website owners directly. Just because this is an Internet business doesn’t mean you can’t call or fax them. People pay attention when they are called or faxed.
• You MUST individual all contact with these websites. Otherwise it will look like a form letter. What do you usually do with form letters? Trash.
• Make sure your site has good quality content. This is a must in order make sure that it is an easy decision for them to add that link.

• Use a template letter to save time when emailing or faxing, BUT make sure that you individualize it.

Ezines Provide A Target Rich Environment For Your Product

Firstly, you need to find an ezine that is actually read. If nobody reads the ezine, your advertising just simply won’t work. With good readership, and quality content, your advertising is at least getting to people’s eyes. Additionally, you need to make sure the ezine has an audience that would be interested in your product. This sounds elementary, but you would be shocked at how many people make the mistake of putting effort into the wrong channels.

This isn’t all. The next section deals with picking the proper ezine and advertising in it properly.

Picking The Right Ezine and Advertising Properly

If you choose to do ezine marketing, follow these steps to help ensure effective actions and positive results:

• Make sure the ezine is good quality. Probably the best way to do this would be to read it yourself, maybe subscribe so that you can see and read it for yourself. Ask yourself if you would read it. If not, don’t do it. If yes, then…
• Find out info about the ezine such as it’s subscriber base, article acceptance, and advertising costs.
• Make sure that the ezine only has a few ads. If there are too many ads, what is the point of being lost in commercials?
• Ask the editor or write of the ezine if they can mention your product in the newsletter. These are the best kinds of ezine advertising because it doesn’t seem like an advertisement. This will make more people take your product seriously. This is standard practice in all advertising mediums, not just the Internet. The editor might refuse, but if you offer a sample of your product or service for free, they might accept.
• If there is any way at all possible, see if you can get your advertisement at or near the top. The further down the newsletter that your ad appears, the less likely it is to be read.
• If you offer to write an article for an ezine, this might be an excellent way to promote your product or service. Sometimes the most welcome advice is straight from the maker of the product or service!

Getting an advertising account with Google.

Most people don’t know this, but Google is recognized with driving 70% of all Internet traffic. Imagine that. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could start advertising with one partner that is involved with 70% of all Internet traffic. You can do just that. In addition, it is so simple and so fast you will hardly believe you have just partnered up with such a powerful company.

Getting Listed

Here is what you do. First go to www.adwords.com. Adwords is the advertising medium on Google. You know all the ads you see on the right side of the screen when you do a search on Google? Those are Adwords advertisers. Some of those advertisers pay upwards of $15 to place an ad. But you can go as low as 5¢. As a matter of fact, I wouldn’t recommend going much higher unless you know how much you gain on average from each visitor. Once you have an account, you select words that people might search for when they are looking for your product, and bid on them. Google will tell you where your average listing ranking will be depending on your bid amount and competition. Once you have created your ad, Google will begin serving it when people search for the ‘Adwords’ you selected. Every time someone clicks on your ad, you will be charged your bid amount or lower (depending on what your competitors bid for the same Adwords).

Don’t underestimate the power of pay per click advertising. Google took a risk in doing their advertising this way and it has paid off for both Google and the consumer. It has made advertising and Internet businesses accessible to the every day Joe.

Google Cash

I did want to make sure to drop in this note about a program called Google Cash. Google Cash allows you to basically place ads on Google using adwords to sell other people’s products. You don’t even have to have a store or website to do this. No inventory. Nothing. You just place ads and make commissions from the sales that result. Sounds easy doesn’t it? Well it’s not easy to get more money out than you put in, unless, you have this program. Basically it shows you how to maximize your sales per click to the point that every $.05 ad is pulling in hundreds of dollars. If you would like to order Google Cash, click here.

Pick One Factor That Gets You To The Top

This is a difficult one. As I already said, content is king with Google. However, there is one other thing that might be more significant. Good quality links to and from your site. The search engine technology builds a ranking system that analyzes links to and from your site. Depending on the quality and quantity of those links, Google assigns you a ranking that helps it determine your final listing rank. For more information on getting people to link to your site click here.

Getting Number One With Pay Per Click Advertising

These days, most people trying to make money through their websites are advertising. Good or bad, a paid advertisement will often get you straight to the top depending on your strategy. The disadvantage of getting to the top with links and content is that you have to wait for the search engines to examine your site. This could take anywhere from days to weeks, or even months. With pay per click advertising, you can get to the top almost instantaneously. For more information on pay per click advertising, click here.

Your best bet is to make sure that both your content and your links have value and quality. Combine that with a little pay per click advertising and you have an unbeatable solution.

Accept Payments for Your Products Online - Easy ways to accept payment through your website.

Visitors for 5 Cents from Search Engines - You don’t need (or want) to pay more than 5 Cents for visitors to your page. Here you can find out how this is accomplished.

What Sites Make Money? - Find out why this is the key to pay per click advertising and affiliate programs.

Shopping for a Shopping Cart - If you need shopping cart services, look here to find out what you need to know.

3rd Party Payment Processing

The easiets way to accept payment (credit cards) online is to use a 3rd party payment processor. These are companies and services that handle all of your credit card orders without you being involved. These serve an extremely important function on the Internet because:

• Not everyone can get a merchant account on their own.
• Easy to set up. Can literally take minutes.
• Typically there is no fee to have the service. You only pay when someone purchases a product through them.

ClickBank - You can use this service to get your payment processing for electronic products or services started in only minutes. Also, they have a wide base of affiliates that can help sell your product. They will handle all of the commissions too. I highly recommend this service because they handle all of the credit card processing and supply you with a virtual army of affiliates, professional marketers and promoters, right from the start. I make a nice sum of money every month from ClickBank, both promoting products, and selling my own.

PayPal - Accepting payments using Paypal will allow you accept credit cards for almost the same rate as true merchant accounts, but without all the hassle and credit checks. Their rate is around 2.2% plus 30 cents per transaction, very competitive. As you can tell, I really like this option when you are starting out or if you need to sell physical goods (as opposed to electronic goods).

Merchant Accounts

Merchant accounts are much more advantageous when you are doing a high volume of transactions. I don’t recommend doing this at first. Many times there are term commitments, etc. that make this difficult to do unless you have already established your business. Do a Google search for the best ones.

Getting Visitors From Google for 5 Cents

This tutorial assumes you understand the ins and outs of pay per click advertising. If you don’t, click here.

To start off, you need to ensure you have done all of the necessary research on the keywords you intend to use to attract visitors to your website. This means you will want to find every combination of keywords that people might use to get to your website. A good (and free) tool to use is the Search Term Suggestion Tool from Overture. Click on the link on the right when you go to that page. This free tool will automatically make relevant suggestions for you. It not only helps you with combinations you hadn’t thought about, but will give you some other words that people also search for in conjuction with the terms you selected. Nobody knows better than they do when it comes to knowing what is usually searched for.

The Search Term Suggestion Tool, isn’t the only thing out there. An even better tool to use, although it is not free, is the Wordtracker Tool. The Wordtracker Tool offers incredible insight, something that nothing else can touch. It can give you suggestions in word trends and relevancy that are unmatched in the industry. For just a little cash, this might be a worthwhile tool for you.

Once you have a list of keywords, you should have plenty among them that are going for 5 cents each on Google Adwords. Some of these may not get many impressions or clicks, but they will be targeted and still cost you only 5 cents.

There is one more extremely important thing I wanted to show you. You may wonder where I got these great tips or how I got my hands on this information. This program is where I first got into learining how to optimize my keyword selection so that I could get visitors for $.05. What I have shared with you is only the tip of the iceberg. There is so much more that goes into this. This program will have visitors streaming to your site and it is all very easily explained. Think about this. Some experts say that if you do pay per click advertising, you should be bidding on over 500 keywords. Bidding on the wrong ones, or for the wrong price could cost thousands. This program shows you how to do it and save all of that money. At least check it out to see if it interests you. Click here for more information.

How Do You Find These Profitable Sites?

First, let’s be clear here. What I am talking about are affiliate sites. We are looking for sites that make a ton of money. Once we find out what sites those are we are going to look for ones that have affiliate programs.

Let me explain a bit further. If you do a search with a Google Adwords account or using Overture, you will see that webhosts are paying nearly $6.00 for a click. Think about that. They must be making a ton of money in order to be able to pay $6.00 for every visitor that comes to the site. Another way to think about it is this: They are making at least $6.00 for every person that comes to their site. That is an incredible amount of money, especially for some of the higher volume webhosts! This means that if some of these webhosts have affiliate programs, they are probably paying top dollar for signups to their affiliates.

Here is another example. Do the same search for long distance phone service. Right now, you will see that they are getting just over $2.00 per click. Another nice sum. I’ll bet there are lots of affiliate programs out there from these long distance service providers.

One more example. Online Casinos. They are currently paying over $7.00 per click. Yikes. These folks must be making money hand over fist from their visitors. I’ll bet some nice affiliate programs are out there for this market too.

Lastly, but very importantly, it is essential to remember that these are extremely competitive markets. Meaning, although these are top payers for affiliate programs, you will run into stiff competition trying to get those commissions. By no means, do I mean to deter you from trying these out. I am just recommending that you start somewhere a little less competitive. Start by doing some brainstorming about services that many people will need and go from there. Your affiliate program choice, or choices, should be something that you can compete in as well as start cheap.