Technical knowledge

Make a commitment to continuous learning. Study top sites like the ones on Secrets to Their Success and model your web site after them. These successful entrepreneurs are regular people who did not start out with multi-million dollar advertising budgets, huge staffs, or advanced technical knowledge. In fact, most of them started out with almost no budget, by themselves, and with little prior knowledge of marketing on the Internet.

I'm sure you've heard about one of the biggest things to hit the Web in the last few years -- blogging. A "blog" (derived from the term "web log") is basically just a web site -- with two key differences: First, it's extremely easy to add information to it. A blog is like an online journal, so you just log in, type what happened today, post it, and you're done! Second, you can add a simple little feature that automatically tells a whole bunch of other web sites that you've made an update to your blog -- every time you make a change!

You may also have heard that there are millions of blogs out there... more than 28 million with a new one starting every second, according to blog directory Technorati (http://www.technorati.com). However, what you may NOT know is that a blog can also be a very powerful marketing tool for your business... And some people actually earn an income just from blogging! The fact is, blogging is fast becoming an extremely important strategy for any online marketer. An effective blog can...

You can give your credibility a real boost by regularly posting valuable and relevant information on your blog. It's a great way to establish yourself as an expert in your subject area -- and allow your visitors to feel much more comfortable buying from you. With its automatic archiving feature -- by date and category -- a blog is a fantastic content management system. It's easy for you to post new information on a regular basis, and it's easy for your visitors to find the information they want.