Do It Yourself? A Quick Guide to "Building" Your Online Business

Do It Yourself? A Quick Guide to "Building" Your Online Business
Copyright © Kelvin Wilson
http://www.KelWilson.com

I know that there are many of you out there who are eager to start an online business but feel that you lack the technical skills necessary to set up and maintain a website. There's no real need to worry about that because as a web entrepreneur, you have options!

If you have absolutely no HTML or web design skills at all, you can outsource all your work. There are freelance writers available to generate content for your website and web designers who will gladly set up a customized web site for you for a fee. Everything that you need can be outsourced to someone who is willing to share their expertise with you.

Personally, I prefer to learn as I go. It's very fulfilling (and a lot cheaper) to make changes or additions to my website. There are many free sources out there to help you with every technical detail imaginable. And when you learn how to modify it yourself, you keep that skill. And that may turn into an additional source of income for you.

Deciding on which way to go is basically a question of how much time, money and patience you have. If you are the "hard charger" type with extra money to spend and are more interested in the administrative aspects of a web business, then you may want to outsource as much as you can afford. The downside to this method is that anytime you want to make changes to your site you have to pay for it again. Unless of course, you've made an agreement for free upgrading.

However, the "do it yourself" method is how most people start their online business. Thy stay in control of the whole process and eventually outsource when their traffic (and budget) increases. It takes a lot more time to get up and running this way, but if you have the patience for it and limited funds, this is definitely the way to go.

To aid in your online business efforts, I suggest reading Dotcomology. It is a great tool for starting your own home based online business. It gives suggestions for building an online business regardless of whether you have a little or a lot of money to invest. Download your free copy here. No matter which way you head, I wish you the very best luck in your journey to financial freedom through your very own online business.