Totally new to this...what should I do?

[Clinton]

As this is going to be a reference thread to send new users to I'm going to update it with some links to other threads you might want to read if you're new to online business and/or want to make a living online. In no particular order:

Building your first website - complete newbie!

Is site design as important as the content?

How do you drive traffic to your site?

Got any SEO tips for someone with no $$???

Buy Big or Buy small for the noob?

Run a business with $10

How to Build Website Traffic Without Google

How to Choose and Manage an Affiliate Program?

Is it safe to build a business completely reliant on free Google traffic?

Who makes their entire living from the internet

[Richierich]

Hi Slim and Clinton - I just wrote a fantasic reply to this post, it was about 700 words, then needed a bit of info to validate what I was saying, so went to another tab, got info and came back and found I had lost the original lot ! Ah well to summarise - totally agree with Slim, tough business but lets try to crack it ! nice to be back Clinton - Richie Rich

<added>

Just wanted to validate the above, re-read what I said and it sounded like I knew what i was talking about ! I dont !- "fantasic reply?" really? I sound like a big head, I dont mean it, I just wanted to talk about the road we are all on. when I said "fantastic" I meant the personal experience that we have all been on and some of the cock-ups I have made myself,

Personally I think its a tough road,

[Clinton]

Out of interest, how did you lose the post? Was it something you did? (Because I recently raised the time-out settings etc here and it shouldn't be the forum losing your post).

[Richierich]

Hi Clinton, I think it was at my end, I was only out of the post for about 3 minutes? I must have closed the tab or something - Nice to be back !

[crabfoot]

I sometimes lose posts if I am quoting someone and I forget what will happen - here's what happens -

Click on Reply With Quote - the quote appears in the Quick Reply box.
Write response.
Click on Post Quick Reply and I am taken to the full Reply To Thread box - what I have written and the quote are lost.

I've learned to copy the quote and paste it back into the box after I have refreshed the page - this fault also happens elsewhere, ie. on other vB sites.

[Clinton]

I sometimes lose posts if I am quoting someone and I forget what will happen - here's what happens -

Click on Reply With Quote - the quote appears in the Quick Reply box.
Write response.
Click on Post Quick Reply and I am taken to the full Reply To Thread box - what I have written and the quote are lost.

I've learned to copy the quote and paste it back into the box after I have refreshed the page - this fault also happens elsewhere, ie. on other vB sites.

test test

<added> When I click on Post Quick Reply, the reply gets posted crabfoot.

[jenny1968]

Returning back to an earlier part of the thread discussion, I feel it is worth mentioning that I find Google's free keyword tool invaluable in conducting research into the potential of a niche site. The tool provides the monthly search volumes (both local and global), volume trends (going back over the last 12 months) and an indication of competitiveness. Armed with this info. and also using the google search engine results page to view the supply side for specific keywords, you can get a relative feel as to the supply/demand that a given topic has.

[andyswire]

Hi Slim,
new as I am to this forum, I've been busy creating websites since GeoCities came about in the nineties. I agree with the other postings.....start one step at a time, by all means plan to have ten sites up in a year; but complete one first before moving on to the next - they can get quite intense, and you might find that you actually only create two or three sites....but they will be that much better. I use an independent software to create my sites, but by all means go with whatever you feel comfortable - don't get bogged down with learning code etc., creating the content is the key.

[Clinton]

andyswire and jenny1968, welcome to experienced-people.net

Why don't you start a thread in the welcome forum to tell us a bit about yourselves?

[NForster]

Hey Slim, from another newbie, you appear well researched and Iam amazed that with what you already have picked up that you haven't progressed onto getting your hands dirty! Get that site started, surely it can evolve and appear more manicured with time! I'll be watching your posts with anticipation. Remember - Content is King!
:-)