An Overview of How We Can Help You Build a REAL Professional Online Buiness

1. Why You Should Build an Online Asset

Tips n' Tricks Will Get Your Site Nowhere. It's All About Strategy.

1. Follow Your Business Objectives

A well planned internet marketing strategy will always trump tips n' tricks. There's a lot of "free" & polluted SEO websites out there. Free info is "usually" the most expensive in the end.

Intro to Web Development | The Meat & Potatoes of Professional Web Development

1. How much time you can expect to put into your new website

Find out how much effort it will take depending on the type of website you are building.

Website Hosting - Shared vs. Dedicated vs. Stand Alone Servers

1. Hosting Your Website | What to Look for When Looking for a Server

This describes the methods of hosting your website and when to use them. The hosting company should accommodate business objectives.

Managing Domains | Users, Add Hosting,

1. How to Add Hosting to Your Domain

After buying your domain, you will need to assign a user and add hosting. These are step-by-step videos.

Software - eCommerce, Blog, Forum, Dreamweaver

Describes what type of software will best suit your site goals. This is important to know before attaching software to your domain.

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) Overview - How to Upload Your New Website Software to Your Webhosting Server

1. Connect Website Software to Domain via FTP

Video demo is provided to show how to transfer the software to your server. Working with FTP programs is made too easy!

Creating and Connecting a Database to Your New Software

1. WordPress & Magento Installation

Another awesome video along with steps to make this simple. Once you learn this, it's easier than changing a tire.

Installing Your Website Software - Navigating the Backend

1. Sync software to Database

Once installation is complete you will learn how to guide yourself through website softwares like WordPress, Magento, Drupal, Joomla, PhpBB.

Building Out Your New Website - Functionality BEFORE Design

It's important to learn how the software works right of the the box. Learning the functionality comes before customization.

Intro to Internet Marketing | The Meat & Potatoes of Professional Internet Marketing

1. Sink or Swim

So you've built your website? Ok, now you have to make it rank in the search engines.

Keyword Research | How to Find the Keywords Phrases People Are Searching For.

1. Google Keyword Tool,
2. Google Insights,
3. Keyword Difficulty | SEOmoz,
4. Spy on Your Competitors | Competitive Analysis

You need to know what keyword phrases people are typing into search engines and get your webpage in front of them.

SEO | Google, Yahoo!, Bing - White Hat SEO. Do What's Best for the Customer

Get your website ranking organically. No rankings = No money ----> :(
Learn from Matt Cutts, Rand Fishkin and Francisco Meza.

SEM - Paid Search Marketing | Google Adwords and Microsoft Adcenter

1. Google Adwords,
2. Microsoft Adcenter | Bing and Yahoo

These are Google and Bing's paid search platforms. Learn from the pro here! Learn in detail and pay attention or you will most likely lose money. I'm serious!

Facebook, Twitter, Google+ | Social Media and Your Customers

OMG, it's a must.

Google Adsense - How You Will Make and Lose Money!

Careful here! Google Adsense can leave you broke if you are an advertiser. But if you are the website hosting Ads by Google, you can make some money. Great for Bloggers!

Youtube - How to Bring Visitors to Your Website Using Youtube

This has to be probably the easiest way to bring FREE traffic to your website or online store (like eBay, Amazon, ETSY).

eMail & Newsletter Marketing

How to get people to subscribe to your newsletter and leverage it to keep customers.

The Power of Google Analytics and Google Webmasters. An Overview

1. Beginners Google Analytics,
2. Intermediate Google Analytics (GA),
3. Certified Google Analytics - Become a Google Analytics Ninja

From basics to god-like powers! This is the "AIM" part in "Ready, Fire, Aim". No need to monkey around trying to perfect things.

Buying Product From China

Be a little careful here. Start small, then grow large. Most Chinese distributors are trustworthy, but I have been ripped off. Learn from my mistakes.

Finding International Buyers

http://export.gov
http://export.gov/webinars/eg_main_018595.asp
http://buyusa.gov/

Importing & Exporting Containers

My hopes are that if you are in eCommerce, you reach this level of success. Here you find out what I really do. Importing and exporting product to and from your country.

Becoming a Manufacturer in China - Yes That's Right! Cut Costs and Become a Manufacturer.

China manufacturing. Shipping. US Customs.

Multi-Channel Selling | Using Comparison Shopping Engines

1. eBay,
2. Amazon,
3. Craigslist,
4. Google Product Search,
5. ETSY,
6. Other Comparison Shopping Engines.,
7. Data Feeds - Automation of Multi-Channel Selling

eBay, Amazon, a live example.

Watch this inspirational video. It shows how enterprise businesses operate.

Companies have paid 100's of THOUSANDS of dollars to get these systems. You can do the same thing for less than $100/mo.

Shipping Shipping Shipping | How to Streamline the Shipping Process

1. Endicia,
2. Stamps.com,
3. Packaging

Why you should integrate a shipping module with all your sales channels and where to get packing supplies (sometimes free!)

PhiConnect

1. Using PhiConnect

Tie them all together. Ebay, Amazon, Magento, Yahoo

Shipping Costs, Internet Taxes, Staying Under the Radar, Going Legit

This Forum alone is more valuable than the amount of money you pay as a subscriber. I tell everything!