Niche Store – Purchasing Domains and starting the work – Lesson 3
This lesson will focus on a few areas, with the first being a domain name for your niche store. The domain name that you choose must NOT be a domain name that the search engines class as a spam domain. For example if you choose a domain for a golf club niche then you may want to purchase maybe a domain containing the words golf clubs and if a big enough niche brand is found then maybe for callaway golf clubs. You may think that www.callaway-golf-clubs.com is a good name and true it is very human readable BUT due to new filters introduced into the search engine algorithms this may be classed as a spam domain and you will fail to rank in the search engines for it. www.callawaygolfclubs.com is a much preferred name in the eyes of the search engines.
If you have followed the previous lessons then you should have all your accounts setup. If not then you need at LEAST your ebay account setup in order for you to make any money from the build a niche store scripts. Here is a quick link to the resources Make Money Online Resources if you have not setup your accounts.
You must also ensure that when you purchase your domain name that you set the purchase to private, so as to hide your personal details. This helps to stop the like of hackers from gaining access to your account information. Some recommended companies for domains are as follows:
On the hosting side of things, you need a host that allows you to host MORE than one store. You also need a host that allows you to add new domain names that your purchase to your package for free. You also need a host that will allow you to have multiple blog running that are also attached to your store for generating additional traffic. The 100% recommended host for this is Hostgator . Remember to use the discount code from the link when you purchase your hosting as it gives you a 20% discount on the overall price. Note that 99% of people who use ‘Build A Niche Store‘ use hostgator for their hosting.
From this lesson we will start to put together a plan of action for your sites. Over the next seven days your tasks are as follows:
1) Signup for all the account shown in the previous lessons
2) Signup to hostgator for you hosting and pick a domain name of your prefered niche store
3) Buy the Build A Niche Store Scripts
4) Read the niche store manual that comes with the scripts. This outlines the basics of setting a store up.
5) Create a sample store on any niche to allow you to play with the scripts and try out different things. Note that initially it may look slightly confusing, but don’t worry in the slightest. Everyone who uses BANS (short for build a niche store) experiences this and the first store is always quite slow to build, but the second and third etc store become very easy and can be build in less than 10-15 minutes.
So guys and gals that is you task this week, so go and make a start on your new business and I’ll see you all in a few days.
Steve
