Take out a piece of paper and pen, fire up your favorite word processor, get a slate and some chalk, it doesn’t matter. The tools are not the important thing here, the process is what is important, that and the final outcome of course. The process we are going to do is build a business from the ground up.

It doesn’t matter if you are building a business to sell widgets (not sure why that is such a popular example), promote a rock band, or build a website it all starts the same. With an idea. Spend some time writing down all the great ideas you have for a site. All the things you would love to do if you could do anything in the world. All the plans you would make. All the networking you would do. Take a few minutes and write down everything. Then when you are done come back here.

Done? Great. Now take that long list of everything and put it away. Yep put away all those great ideas, all that wonderful planning. You can look at it later but right now we have something much more important to do than work on all those plans you have for taking the world of commerce over. What could be more important? Simple. Preplanning.

Before you can build a better anything you have some serious questions to ask yourself. The building is often the fun part, but if you don’t know why you are doing it or what you really want to accomplish then you are wasting your time. Time is money and we don’t want to waste either so we are going to preplan. Since everyone here is mainly interested in building a better website, this will be geared towards that end.

Write down the following questions on two separate sheets of paper. Once you have two copies, put one away and fill the other one in.

The questions:

1. What do you hope to accomplish? Tough one right from the start but very important. Don’t just write “Make Money” unless that is really your only goal.
2. Who will use it? If you are making a site for your own enjoyment than you can skip this one, but for the rest of us we want to have an audience. Question is who will that be?
3. Who will do the marketing? Are you going to do your own marketing or will you hire a professional firm? My suggestion is do it yourself!
4. Will you monetize your site? Monetizing is not all bad and it is not all good. If making money is your goal or one of them than you need to have a way to make money even if it is just through donations.
5. Where will the graphics come from? Are you going to do your own graphics, buy them, use free graphics some combination? Regardless of the method you need to think of it now, it might impact your overall cost and you need to give credit where credit is due.
6. Where will the copy come from? Are you going to
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   It doesn’t matter if you are building a business to sell widgets (not sure why that is such a popular example), promote a rock band, or build a website it all starts the same. With an idea. Spend some time writing down all the great ideas you have for a site. All the things you would love to do if you could do anything in the world. All the plans you would make. All the networking you would do. Take a few minutes and write down everything. Then when you are done come back here.

   Done? Great. Now take that long list of everything and put it away. Yep put away all those great ideas, all that wonderful planning. You can look at it later but right now we have something much more important to do than work on all those plans you have for taking the world of commerce over. What could be more important? Simple. Preplanning.

   Before you can build a better anything you have some serious questions to ask yourself. The building is often the fun part, but if you don’t know why you are doing it or what you really want to accomplish then you are wasting your time. Time is money and we don’t want to waste either so we are going to preplan. Since everyone here is mainly interested in building a better website, this will be geared towards that end.

   Write down the following questions on two separate sheets of paper. Once you have two copies, put one away and fill the other one in.

   The questions:

   1. What do you hope to accomplish? Tough one right from the start but very important. Don’t just write “Make Money” unless that is really your only goal.
   2. Who will use it? If you are making a site for your own enjoyment than you can skip this one, but for the rest of us we want to have an audience. Question is who will that be?
   3. Who will do the marketing? Are you going to do your own marketing or will you hire a professional firm? My suggestion is do it yourself!
   4. Will you monetize your site? Monetizing is not all bad and it is not all good. If making money is your goal or one of them than you need to have a way to make money even if it is just through donations.
   5. Where will the graphics come from? Are you going to do your own graphics, buy them, use free graphics some combination? Regardless of the method you need to think of it now, it might impact your overall cost and you need to give credit where credit is due.
   6. Where will the copy come from? Are you going to
      The Kanchipuram Silk Industry
      The occasion of marriage for a South Indian bride is incomplete without a Kanchipuram saree in her trosseau. Among the wide range of silk sarees available in India, from the Benares silk saree to the Patola from Patan, the Kanchipuram saree holds a special position. The strength and magnificence of the Kanchipuram saree makes it one of the favourites among ladies all over the world.Now that the world has become a global village, Kanchipuram sarees are available the world over. However, the production of these beautiful sarees is still centred in Kanchipuram, a small town located on the Palar river in South India. Also called Kanchi, the town is renowned for its silk industry and its temples.The origin of the Kanchipuram saree dates back to centuries ago, when these sarees used to be woven in temples. Kanchipuram sarees, woven fr
      anning. You can look at it later but right now we have something much more important to do than work on all those plans you have for taking the world of commerce over. What could be more important? Simple. Preplanning.

      Before you can build a better anything you have some serious questions to ask yourself. The building is often the fun part, but if you don’t know why you are doing it or what you really want to accomplish then you are wasting your time. Time is money and we don’t want to waste either so we are going to preplan. Since everyone here is mainly interested in building a better website, this will be geared towards that end.

      Write down the following questions on two separate sheets of paper. Once you have two copies, put one away and fill the other one in.

      The questions:

      1. What do you hope to accomplish? Tough one right from the start but very important. Don’t just write “Make Money” unless that is really your only goal.
      2. Who will use it? If you are making a site for your own enjoyment than you can skip this one, but for the rest of us we want to have an audience. Question is who will that be?
      3. Who will do the marketing? Are you going to do your own marketing or will you hire a professional firm? My suggestion is do it yourself!
      4. Will you monetize your site? Monetizing is not all bad and it is not all good. If making money is your goal or one of them than you need to have a way to make money even if it is just through donations.
      5. Where will the graphics come from? Are you going to do your own graphics, buy them, use free graphics some combination? Regardless of the method you need to think of it now, it might impact your overall cost and you need to give credit where credit is due.
      6. Where will the copy come from? Are you going to
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         l be geared towards that end.

         Write down the following questions on two separate sheets of paper. Once you have two copies, put one away and fill the other one in.

         The questions:

         1. What do you hope to accomplish? Tough one right from the start but very important. Don’t just write “Make Money” unless that is really your only goal.
         2. Who will use it? If you are making a site for your own enjoyment than you can skip this one, but for the rest of us we want to have an audience. Question is who will that be?
         3. Who will do the marketing? Are you going to do your own marketing or will you hire a professional firm? My suggestion is do it yourself!
         4. Will you monetize your site? Monetizing is not all bad and it is not all good. If making money is your goal or one of them than you need to have a way to make money even if it is just through donations.
         5. Where will the graphics come from? Are you going to do your own graphics, buy them, use free graphics some combination? Regardless of the method you need to think of it now, it might impact your overall cost and you need to give credit where credit is due.
         6. Where will the copy come from? Are you going to
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            One of the best things about the 5K business model (a business you start for $5,000 or less) is that it is tailored for people who want to be their own boss, live their lives on their own terms, enjoy their work thoroughly, and still make a tidy profit. Though the popular notion is that you want start a new business because you want to make pots of money, there are thousands of people who are motivated by the flexibility and freedom a small business offers more than financial growth.But if you have ever picked up a book on starting and running a small business, you know most of them are written for people who want to start small but grow big. Almost all of these books talk about taking loans, renting or buying office property, and hiring employees with the end goal of expansion in mind. That is not the kind of advice a typical 5K biz o
            ng or will you hire a professional firm? My suggestion is do it yourself!
         7. Will you monetize your site? Monetizing is not all bad and it is not all good. If making money is your goal or one of them than you need to have a way to make money even if it is just through donations.
         8. Where will the graphics come from? Are you going to do your own graphics, buy them, use free graphics some combination? Regardless of the method you need to think of it now, it might impact your overall cost and you need to give credit where credit is due.
         9. Where will the copy come from? Are you going to write all your own articles or posts or will you hire someone to do it for you? Even if you use Guest Bloggers you are still “paying” then something whether it is in links or exposure. Think about it. Write it down.
         10. How often will the site get updated? Once a day, once a month? You need to decide on a frequency that works for you and your readers. Once a day might be enough, a hundred times a day might be too much. Balance.
         11. Who will update the site? Things change. Who will do the updates on your blogging software? Who will update the graphics when you get tired of seeing them? Who will add new stuff to your site? If you don’t own your own host and domain you might have to pay someone to do it for you. This is a cost. Write it down.
         12. Who will design the site? Are you going to use a readymade template or make something from scratch? Designing a site takes time, you will need to plan for this and adjust your startup time. If someone else is going to do it that will cost and you have to adjust for their schedule.
         13. What form will your site take? Will it be a single page site? A blog? A total CMS?
         14. What is the cost to host your site? Even if you own your own server there are costs associated with hosting your site. The cost of the server for one and the cost of the Internet connection. If you are buying space on a hosted server that costs too. This is a business. You need to know these costs. Write them down.
         15. What other costs are associated with your site? Everything has a cost (I think I have said that before). The better you are at understanding those costs right now the better you will understand where your money is going later on. If you think there might be a charge for something write it down.
         16. How much will you need to make to break even each month? All the warm and fuzzy stuff aside a business is about making money. In order to make money you have to bring in more than you put out. What is that magic number for you? It doesn’t have to be exact now but you need to get an idea. If it is going to cost you $1000 a month you might want to think about scaling back a bit initially, unless you are independently wealthy in which case I know someone who would love to design your site for you. For a charge of course.
         17. How soon do you want to reach your goals? Another really tough one. Think about this before you write your answer. Do you want to