Here are the 3 main steps to start a successful online business. When you go to start a successful online business you want to remember one thing a online business is a business so a lot of the same principles will apply to your online business as they would to any other business. Knowing that let’s get started on the 3 steps to start a successful online business.Step # 1 to start a successful online is to know your business model. What is your internet business going to be about? Are you going to be selling your own product or someone else’s product? If you’re selling someone else’s product are you going to do this by developing a relationship with a wholesaler or by becoming an affiliate? Are you going to set up websites that are purely informational where you make money by either selling memberships or by having other people place ads on your website? With so many options to choose from its important that whichever business modal you chose make sure to pick a good niche. When picking a niche you want to make sure it is something that has a decent market for that product but not too much competition. Choosing a good niche is the first step to start a successful online business.Step # 2 to start a successful online business is to get your website up and running. To do this you need to choose a domain name that relates to your niche and the keywords you want to use when marketing it. It’s also important to try to get a dot com they are a lot more memorable. Next you need to choose an internet hosting company and with so many to choose from its important to find one that fits your needs for a good price. I don’t however recommend going with a free one they will place ads on your website which will distract from your business. After choosing a hosting company you will need to put content on your site you could either do this yourself if you know html. You could hire a web designer to do it for you which can cost a lot of money. Or some of hosting companies offer templates making it easier for you to set up your website yourself. Getting your website up and running is the second step to start a successful online business.Step # 3 to start a successful online business it to market your online business. After getting your website set up you need to market your website so people will know how to find you. Sense there are so many ways to market your online business I am not going to go into detail I just want to let you know some of the different options that are out there. You can do pay per click advertising like Google Adwords. You can run ezine ads or write articles like the one you reading now that contain links back to your webpage. You can post on forums, do link shares, create your own eBook and give it away for free the possibilities are endless. In the beginning though it’s important to try different things and see which ones work best for you. Marketing your website is the main step to start a successful online business.Now that you know the 3 steps to start a successful online business I will let you know the most important step which is to take action. No steps can help you start a successful online business if you don’t take action and apply them.Here’s to your success!Ella James