Starting a Web-based Business With No Experience

Regardless of whether you’re exploring starting an online business because of the economy or because it’s something you’ve always wanted to do, the first steps can seem a bit overwhelming.  Sometimes the hardest part of starting an online business for some people is deciding where to begin.  There are so many interesting possibilities and ideas that could potentially make  great online businesses.  Where do you begin?   Let me suggest 3 steps to get you pointed in the right direction.

Create A Plan

Are you the sort of curious person that loves to explore online businesses?  Often, having too many choices can be as much of a problem as having too few.   Consider what you’re natural personality is.  Are you carefree and artistic or disciplined and analytical?  An outgoing  people-lover or a bit of a loner with a curmudgeonly wit?  Regardless of your personality type there is an online business that suits your personality.

For example, the carefree and artistic person might find a calling as a solo web designer.  The disciplined analyst might be well suited to as a freelance web analyst crunching web traffic numbers for other businesses.  While the outgoing people-lover might be the next Twitter guru who could teach us all a few new tricks in her webinars.

Rather than experimenting with everything under the sun, take stock of what are the best parts of