In this blog posts I talked about some great ways to start an online business that is service based.  A service based online business is one in which you provide a service. With so many other people doing it you may wander how you can compete.

The thing to remember is that there may already be hundreds of other people offering the same service already but you need to make yourself different to appeal to potential clients. What makes you different? Why should they use your service? If you can’t answer these questions for yourself you won’t be able to answer them for your clietns and no one will use you. So spend time thinking about what will make you different.

Also, to promote your new service based business focus on your offline local businesses. Attend local networking events and see how you can get potential clients locally for your new online service business then collect testimonials and use those to bring people online to you. Eventually, as the work comes in you will be able to work exclusively online but you need to start someplace so start offline.

You will need a blog or website. To help you get started quickly you need a site that provides you with loads of training which is why I recommend SiteBuildIt for a great way to build a site that sells. You can find out more about them at

http://localbiz.sitesell.com/momsbelongathome.html

And you can find out how to reach out to your local market here

http://local-biz-masters.sitesell.com/momsbelongathome.html