Also, having your own domain name looks so much better.

http://www.YourWebsite.com looks much better than

http://www.geocities/members/Your_Login_Name

When you make the decision to have your own website you are going to have to also choose a domain name for the website. Choose that name wisely as it will be there always.

Also to have your own website, you are going to need a webhost. A webhost is a company that actually stores your website on their computers and makes it available to the whole world. There are thousands of website hosts that you can choose from in which the price will vary greatly and so will the features. Here are a few things that you will want to look for in a great website host.

Customer Service.

This is the first thing to ask about or look for. When you have a website, you are eventually going to run into some sort of situation where you will need some customer service. Make sure that the webhost you choose has a full customer service support staff and have speedy reply times.

Database availability.

Well if your host doesn’t have some sort of database function, don’t even bother. That’s all I will say about that.

CGI BIN.

This is a pretty standard feature now a days but an important one. CGI is a programming language that is used by scripts installed on your website that make it interactive to the visitor. For instance, subscribing to your autoresponder.

Reliability.

Make sure that your webhost has a reliability of over 99% up time. If their computers are turned off, so is your website. So you are going to want to make sure that they can be up and running at least 99% of the time.

There are many more feature to look for in a good host but I don’t want to go through them all, there are just too many. But I will tell you about one hosting company that has every feature that you can imagine.

The best webhost that I know of right now is Host4Profit.

They have a list of features as long as the best of them but it's not even the features that make them the best. It's the hardware in which they store all their digital information such as your website.

Basically what makes them the best, in my opinion, is the fact that they use the most up to date hardware and software to make sure that if anything ever happens, your website and all information that you store on your website will be safe. They back up their back ups.

And another really great thing about Host4Profit is that they do offer an affiliate program for any new clients that you refer to them.

2. Choosing the right autoresponder.

As with website hosts there are thousands of options to choose from when selecting the appropriate autoresponder. There are a few things that you will want to look for when choosing your autoresponder.

Personalization features.

This will allow you, when emailing your list of subscribers, to address them by their actual names. Doing this will actually increase the amount of sales you make for a recommendation as the person feels more like a person when they are addresses with their actual name.

Broadcast ability.

The big money in a list comes in the form of sending out a solo ad style advertisement. You are going to want to be able to send a message to all of your subscribers at the same time.

Import/Export ability.

This is not often talked about but is a great feature to have if you ever want to change auto responders. Let’s say you have a list of 10,000 names on a remotely hosted autoresponder and you want to move the list to your new autoresponder that is hosted on your own site. Well if your autoresponder doesn’t have import/export ability, those names are stuck with that autoresponder!

Size restrictions.

If you are real good at what you do and you are able to grow a list to mammoth proportions, you are going to want to make sure that your autoresponder can handle the size of your list and be able to mail to the entire list at one time.

Those are just a few of the things to look for in a good autoresponder.

However, the big decision you will have to make when choosing which autoresponder is right for you is whether you want your autoresponder to be run from your own website or remotely hosted.

Remotely hosted just means that your autoresponder will work from someone else’s website rather then your own. There are good and bad points to remote hosting. Personally, I think that if you are going to do something, do it right. Host your autoresponder on your own website.

The most appealing reason to host your autoresponder on your own website rather than a remote host is the look of your autoresponder emails.

If I had a remotely hosted autoresponder I wouldn’t be able to have one address for my autoresponder that matched my domain name. It’s a matter of clarity and professionalism for your potential subscribers.

The best autoresponder software on the market is Get Response. You can sign up for free, but check the website for a list of prices for all the options and features.

It is simple to install and even easier to set up and actually operate. They have been around for as long as I can remember and that’s because they offer a great service with good support.

3. Putting in the right types of messages.

Ok so you have your website and your autoresponder all set up ready to start collecting email addresses. Now you must have messages in your autoresponder to be sent out to anyone who subscribes.

There are many opinions on how to set up your messaging sequence. Here is what I think is best.

You should always explain to the subscriber what they should expect from you as a subscriber to your list.

For example, if you are going to send them advertising tell them how often. If you are sending them a series of messages in the form of a mini course, let them know how often they will receive messages.

You should also include your contact information so they can contact you if they ever need some sort of help.

Also another important thing to include in your first message is if you bribed them onto your list with a free giveaway, you should tell them where they can go to collect it. That sounds obvious but it is an important detail.

The whole point of the first message is to give each subscriber a feel for your list. You don’t want to surprise them with something that they didn’t expect. They will likely leave your list if you do.

Now as for what is in the rest of your autoresponder, that is totally up to you. You can use articles, ads, mini courses or anything that your heart desires. Doing that helps to make me money with my autoresponder.

However, whatever you do, I think it is important to first let your subscribers know what they are going to get. If you are going to be sending solo ads every single day, I don’t recommend that, make sure you tell them you are going to send ads every day. That way they won’t be surprised and will likely stay on your list a lot longer.

I also recommend that you set a schedule of what you are going to send and then stick to it.

4. Getting a nice looking website, for pennies!

Having a great looking website is going to do a lot for the people who choose to subscribe to your ezine. Remember that one of the first things people are going to see is your website. It is what they are going to make their first impression of you based on.

So why not get the best looking website you can have! I’m not saying go out and hire a web designer.

Heck no! That would cost way to much money!

There are many places on the internet that you can go to download a pre-designed website. There are actually many free website templates that are really nice.

But why wait!

The Plug In Profit Site, will setup your complete money making site Free. You will get: website, images, autoresponder messages, solo ads, and detailed instructions on how to set up the website, and autoresponder to collect email addresses and products to sell. All within 24 to 48 hours. It couldn’t be any easier. Don’t waste another minute.

To Your Wealth,

Carolyn Stefanski

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