{"id":237,"date":"2010-01-13T00:46:40","date_gmt":"2010-01-13T00:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sherylschuff.com\/blog\/?p=237"},"modified":"2014-01-11T10:17:21","modified_gmt":"2014-01-11T15:17:21","slug":"how-much-does-it-cost-to-start-an-on-line-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherylschuff.com\/blog\/affiliate-marketing\/how-much-does-it-cost-to-start-an-on-line-business\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Does it Cost to Start an On-line Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-opt-id=1519786136  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mlsfkhvpsenu.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/sherylschuff.com\/blog\/PiggyBank.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" align=\"right\" \/> If your excuse for not starting an on-line business is that you think it takes tons of money, you&#8217;ll be glad to hear that&#8217;s not true. You don&#8217;t have to liquidate your retirement savings, borrow from the in-laws, raid your college savings plan, or even break into your pre-schooler&#8217;s piggy bank.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can get start your own on-line business for as little as $10.<\/strong> There goes your &#8220;I don&#8217;t have enough money&#8221; excuse!<\/p>\n<p>Forget what you might have heard and what you think you know.  Especially the <em>conventional wisdom <\/em>that says &#8220;if you&#8217;re not willing to invest in your business nobody will want to buy your products or services.&#8221; Sometimes that gets translated to &#8220;no risk, no reward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s not wise and it&#8217;s simply not true. <!--more--> It&#8217;s a bunch of baloney.  How does it make sense to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars before making your first sale?  Instead, why not spend a few dollars to test an idea and evaluate the market before emptying your wallet and bank account?<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to be a super risk-adverse Taurus like me for that to make sense.<\/p>\n<p>To start an on-line business,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>you don&#8217;t need a ton of money<\/li>\n<li>you don&#8217;t need a fancy web site<\/li>\n<li>you don&#8217;t need expensive software<\/li>\n<li>you don&#8217;t need &#8220;traditional&#8221; advertising<\/li>\n<li><strong>you don&#8217;t even need your own products<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Warning: I&#8217;m not saying you won&#8217;t have to work or that you&#8217;ll make a huge profit right away.  I&#8217;m saying it can be quick and easy to get started.  And<em> starting <\/em>is the key.<\/p>\n<p>One of the well-known characteristics of financially successful people is that they use other people&#8217;s money to leverage their efforts.  With an on-line business <strong>you can use other people&#8217;s products<\/strong> (and services). It&#8217;s called <strong>affiliate marketing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what you <em>will <\/em>need to begin<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a web site name (officially known as a domain name; typical cost is under $10\/year)<\/li>\n<li>a service to make your web site visible on the Internet (officially known as web hosting; you can get your first month&#8217;s service from a top-notch hosting company for a penny)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That&#8217;s it.  Got another excuse for not getting started?<\/p>\n<p>Note: This money-saving, low-risk way of getting on-line works equally as well for not-for-profit groups, clubs, neighborhood associations, and other volunteer-led organizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> If your excuse for not starting an on-line business is that you think it takes tons of money, you&#8217;ll be glad to hear that&#8217;s not true. 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