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12-Point Checklist For Building an Online Business

12-Point Checklist For Building an Online Business

Building an online business is never an easy task. Either if you are a business veteran or a beginner pursuing a dream, there are numerous challenges to overcome, trends to keep an eye on and a need for tremendous preparation. To make it at least a tiny bit easier, we decided to put together a 12-point checklist, covering all the essential steps for starting an online business.

1. The Idea

The most crucial part of becoming an entrepreneur in the online business is to have at least a rough idea of what you could offer for your audience or customers. Are you thinking about offering a complex service? Would you like to generate revenue from an interesting topic and an audience? There are numerous business models out there, which you can follow and which can help you to visualize the future of your online business. Brokerage, advertising, infomediary or affiliate services are a few examples of online business types. With some research, you might find yourself coming up with an idea that fits one of these categories and seems like a real profitable one. On the other hand, if you are lucky enough to have at least a broad idea of what you would like to do, you are ready to move on to the second point.

  • The idea
  • Make ideas great again!
  • Money, money, money
  • Take a look around
  • Analyze and learn
  • Uniqueness
  • Branding
  • Online foundation
  • Testing
  • Analyze and implement
  • It’s launch time!
  • It’s always lab time!

12-Point Checklist For Building an Online Business

by Steve Osida (PDF) – 12 pages, 728KB

12-Point Checklist For Building an Online Business by Steve Osida