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The reason, I want to elaborate on this point is because many people have an abject fear or ignorance of this technology and hinders their progress to do anything useful.

It is something that is easily overcome.

The internet on the face of it offers us many challenges and new ways to think and do business and some will close their mind to the possibilities but others will open their mind and go with the flow.

This is the mindset you will need to succeed in this online dating venture.

You need to understand that there are many terminologies and usage of the words that can seem over powering and challenging at first.

However, if you took the patience to learn and absorb it piece by piece, you will see a much better picture of the landscape and you be in a better position to drive the business.

Making money online – example through online dating - part 10 >>>

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I have seen many people come up with grand ideas and clients who give me business in developing complex database backed websites but many of them miss a crucial piece of the puzzle that can mean the difference between success and failure.

This is, ‘online marketing’ which is absolutely necessary to the growth and success of the internet venture.

This is because most of these entrepreneurs focus on the actual product and decide to leave marketing to the end, expecting it will find its place.

As beings of great ideas and plans we become thrilled with the notion of the next ‘killer’ application but many people do not realize that ideas are abound and many will have the same similar ideas.

You can bet your bottom dollar that out of one successful search engine venture, thousands have tried and failed.

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At the end of the day, it is good to have the idea but it must be followed up with a successful plan of implementation, maintenance and growth.

If you were to plan a budget for your venture, plan on spending at least 80% of your budget on maintenance and marketing before you can even begin to see any return on your website.

Most online marketers will tell you that a fancy website with all the bells and whistles doesn’t amount to anything if you don’t have the traffic.

Sure, the bigger companies will spend top dollars to make their site very eye pleasing, but that’s only because they have an established ‘brand’ that they can push.

With newcomers in the field, it’s virtually impossible to get the traffic level or branding in the short space of time and even a slot in the Oprah Winfrey show can be short-lived.

Expect to work hard to push your online marketing efforts towards achieving any decent amount of traffic levels.

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We will cover the subject of starting an online venture on a fictitious free online dating service called ‘tigerdates.com’. The first task will be to register a domain name that works for you.

I wouldn’t worry too much about the name but more importantly on the age of the domain name.

If at all possible, try to get a domain name that is a few years old instead of a brand spanking new one.

The age of the domain name has some bearing on the search engine results and the thought process for this comes from common sense.

Say for example, that you registered a new domain that has never been registered before and you went through painstakingly to get the site completed with design and content and you finally submit to Google.

What happens? you can’t find your site anywhere despite the efforts in you search engine optimization that you diligently did prior to the launch.

Making money online – example through online dating - part 13 >>>

We have all seen great strides in the development of the internet and how it has touched everyone’s life. This article looks at the growth from the view of “online dating’ as witnessed by the dating companies that have come to where it is today.