4 Must Have Tools For Newbie

There are four tools that you have must have before getting started your online business. I.E. Personal computer, internet access, domain and web hosting.

1) Personal Computer

It is very obvious that a computer is a must if you plan to start your online business. You do not need to have a very powerful personal computer. If you start with a shoestring budget, you may want to consider acquiring a second hand computer which may help to bring your initial cost down.

2) Internet Access

Aside from a reasonable personal computer, you must have internet access and this should also be obvious considering that you want to start your online business. It will be ideal if you could have unlimited broadband access at 512 kbps speed and this should be alright for newbie to begin with. Or if you do not have the luxury of unlimited broadband access, consider a dial-up account but to upgrade it to broadband access once you are afford to do so.

3) Domain

What is domain? It is liken to the address of your house and it is in the form of YourDomainName.com, YourDomainName.net, YourDomainName.org and so on.

There a lot of domain registry that you can register your domain with. The cost of a domain could cost you around $9 a year. Domain is renewed on a annual basis. Your domain registry will normally inform you before hand before the expiration of your domain.

To start with, You will be required to open a free account with the domain registry before proceeding further.

If you do not know how to register domain name, don't worry, there are a lot of step-by-step tutorial out there teaching you how to register a domain name.

Besides, a reputable and reliable domain registry should provide good support services when you encounter problems.

4) Web Hosting Account

Yes, you need to have a paid hosting account if you want to be looked professional. What is web hosting? Imagine it is like your house. It is a server for you to store all your web pages which include graphics, e-books and other files that you want the public to view it.

The cost of web hosting service vary depending on which web hosting company you will be using and it can be paid either monthly or yearly. Before you decide to open a hosting account, one important thing to consider is multi-domain feature. This is important as you will be having more than one domain in future if you were to plan to make a living by doing online business as you will save a lot in terms of cost.

A good web hosting company should provide you with tip top support services, in particular when you encounter problem and when the server is down.

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