| You are going to start a work at home business. Do | | | | with, various help will be offered to you: help with your |
| you need a website? Do you think that having a | | | | newsletter, with maintaining your database of potential |
| presence on the Internet will strengthen your | | | | customer, with your blog, and in some instances, the |
| company's overall marketing goals and contribute to | | | | program will even create your website for you at no |
| your success? | | | | additional cost. This gives you a tremendous |
| If you can find your work and be paid without a | | | | advantage, because most people who want to earn |
| website, then you may not need one. Some work at | | | | extra money on the Internet are not experienced |
| home businesses that do not need a website include | | | | website developers. |
| the following: | | | | MLM marketing |
| * Selling on online auctions | | | | Some MLM marketing businesses require a website. |
| * Contract technical or business writing | | | | MLM marketing is a more general version of affiliate |
| * Completing surveys | | | | marketing in that typically you are selling products. MLM |
| * Medical transcription | | | | marketers sell all kinds of products. Some of the most |
| * Graphic artist | | | | visible MLM businesses on the Internet today are selling |
| If your business depends on having people around the | | | | natural health supplements of various sorts. |
| country or the world seeing your business on the | | | | Not all MLM businesses require you to have a website. |
| Internet, then you need a website. Some work at | | | | Some MLM businesses you may have heard of that |
| home businesses that do need a website include the | | | | don't require a website are Amway, Herbalife, Mary |
| following: | | | | Kay and Pampered Chef. Although these business |
| * Affiliate marketing | | | | owners could sell their products on the Internet, the |
| * MLM marketing | | | | majority have home parties and find customers in their |
| * Online retail | | | | communities. |
| Blogging | | | | Online Retail |
| Blogging may or may not require a website, depending | | | | If your efforts to make money with a home based |
| on how you want to present your blog. There are | | | | Internet business have you selling items that you have |
| blogging sites that allow you to create and manage | | | | made or have access to through other sources, you |
| your blog through them; this does not require that you | | | | will need a website unless you are selling on online |
| have a website. If blogging is the primary focus of your | | | | auctions. Online retail websites require that you have |
| work at home business, then having your own website | | | | components that many other types of websites don't |
| probably is not necessary, unless you intend to | | | | need. |
| become a high-profile blogger, one who wants an | | | | You may need a database of the products you are |
| impressive presence on the web. If blogging is going to | | | | selling (unless you're only selling a few specific items). |
| be just one piece of a larger business you are running, | | | | You will probably need a shopping cart on your |
| you can add a blog as a component to any website | | | | website so your customers can make their purchase |
| that you have; software is available to allow you to | | | | selections. |
| add a blog to your website. | | | | You will also need a way to collect the money paid for |
| Affiliate Marketing | | | | the products you sell. This can be accomplished with a |
| Affiliate marketing requires a website for your | | | | merchant account or with a payment system such as |
| business. The nature of affiliate marketing is that you | | | | PayPal. A merchant account will let your customers |
| are marketing to others how to start a business doing | | | | pay for their purchases with a credit card. PayPal |
| what you're doing, affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing | | | | payments are easy to set up, but your customer must |
| allows you to profit from purchases others make as a | | | | also have a PayPal account; that could cause a |
| result of visiting your website, and also to profit from | | | | customer to shop elsewhere. |
| purchases made by those who buy from your | | | | You will need a way to deliver what you sell. If you are |
| customers, and from their customers, etc. Affiliate | | | | selling digital products (computer files), you will need to |
| marketing is an instance of an MLM business, and the | | | | be able to handle that type of transaction. |
| primary products you are selling are affiliate | | | | So, does your business require that you have a |
| memberships. Many people who are in affiliate | | | | website? If you need customers from around the |
| marketing also are sending newsletters to their client | | | | world for your business to be successful, then you |
| base and are marketing ancillary products to the | | | | probably need a website. If you can earn money by |
| mailing list of those visitors who sign up for their | | | | working for other businesses, you may not need a |
| newsletter. All of this requires a website. Depending on | | | | website. |
| the affiliate program you first affiliate your business | | | | |