Schedule Online Business

Loes Knetsch ©

You decided to set up your business, but what does this really involve? You have a busy schedule already, and this has to fit into your daily life too. Your vision has not yet fully crystallized. This schedule can provide you just the things you need …

Work from Home

Keep the routine into it
Set your alarm clock, take a shower, get dressed and start on time
Establish a separate workplace
An additional bedroom is ideal, but if it is not there, then apply a secluded spot somewhere in the house
Keep work and home separate
If you work on your case, then do not vacuuming in between
Tell others you are working. If everyone thinks, he/she is free and yet at home, you will be often disturbed

Work responsible

Protect your computer from viruses
Backup your work at the end of the day
Install the 2-3 most common browsers, or at least check your site on another computer, it can be different
Read other blogs to keep up to date on your topic, sign up on Tumblr
Check your sites regularly for broken links
Optimize your tax situation, consult a professional
Be honest and transparent

Be original

Make your vision your reality
Create your own logo, you can try Fiverr.com at $5
Create your own Favicon
Make your own photographs

Work seriously

Write an author biography and put a picture of yourself on it
Add a ping list
Sign up for affiliate programs (Google p.e books + affiliate)
Track where your visitors come from (Google Analytics)
Respond always to your comments
Have a Google XML Sitemap and submit to Google Webmaster Tools
Have a Bing XML Sitemap and submit to Bing Webmaster Tools
Ask feedback from colleagues, friends and family, is your page users friendly, visually friendly? Are the fonts and colors appealing?

Time for a cup of coffee

Be businesslike

Get your own domain name, choose wisely, you can’t change it!
NameCheap
Set up a Pay Pal account
Set up an autoresponder
Create a Skype account
If you get a lot of questions, create a question and answer page (FAQ)
Try to place your website link on other websites
Ignore negative criticism and stupidity

Advertise

Set up: Google account G+, a Twitter account, a Facebook pagina, Linkedin, Pinterest, Reddit etc. These cost time, but are very effective.
Set up Google AdSense (before you do this, you do have to create enough content)
Comment on other sites, leave you website link and share the site on social media
Start an email list
Download the plugin Social Media Feather
Be careful with flash banners, most people do not like those
Set up a newsletter, put a subscribe form on your site

Blogging

Blogging is a great way to share your ideas. Write at least one blog a week, and have a passion for your topic. Spend time on researching what you are writing about. Has anyone else already written about this topic? Can you write it better? Are you unique? Or can you add more value to the topic?

Blog formula:

Think up an appealing headline
Blog relevant information
Identify, what keeps your potential reader up at night
Play with that, what do your readers talk about
How can your product help your readers
Mention a solution, what are the benefits
Use relevant images
Add your personality to your writing, they have to hear YOU speak
Do not just hit the share button, write an effective catching intro before sharing your blog.
Do not subscribe to RSS add content plugins, it will add strange content.
Use only Copyright free images and pictures and use plenty
Try to put keywords into your site title
Learn to use “Call for action” in your blog post, end with an invitation or a question
Write content what readers are looking for
Add a picture of yourself on your blog