This short tutorial will assume you are very new to the World
Wide Web (WWW) known also as "The Web", "Internet" or the
"The Net".
If you know how to find your way around
Internet jump directly to the
Marketing primer
The programs used to display pages on the
internet are called browsers. You obviously have a
"Browser" since you can read this page but if you do not have the
latest versions of Internet
Explorer or Netscape
we suggest you download them now. Just click on the icons and follow instructions.
You probably have an e-mail address already if you have a computer at home, but if do not own a computer or want to access you mail from a public computer on a regular basis you need a Web based e-mail address. You should get such an account even if you already have one since it provides easy access to the sites referred in your messages. If it has forwarding possibility you can use it as a buffer address to your true e-mail account (something like a PO BOX in the real world). We provide you with a wide selection of personal and professional FREE web based mail at our mail hub, MailBonanza.com. A good looking e-mail address is an important part of your image on the Net so feel free to pick up more than one to be prepared for any occasion :-)
You probably have a phone and
answering machine but if you want to have your a private phone number where
people can leave you messages and/or send you faxes we suggest you apply for a
Free faxe
and voicemail via email
service. The messages will be send as attachments to your
e-mail address so they are already digitized for those who enjoy paper-less
offices.
You need an address for your web business. This can be either a subdomain (such as yourbusiness.AlphaTotal.com) or a full domain name (such as YourBusiness.com). You can buy a new or previously owned name from our domain name hub SiteFair.com (be careful that the names on the secondary domain name market are significantly more expensive than new names). You can register a new domain name starting at only US$ 8.95/year so there is no excuse not to have your own domain name if you want to have a credible business presence on the Internet today.
You need an host for your site. There are many hosting options starting with free solutions (supported by advertising on your site through banners). It is best to have a web site here
You can either design and publish your site yourself or you can hire somebody to do it for you. Also many companies are offering plug-in solutions that can enhance significantly your site, such as plug-in web based mail.
You can also combine the steps into packages
Once you have a site up and running, You should make sure most links from your site to others are affiliate type links. These are specially labeled links that can track visits from your site and credit you accordingly. This is what AlphaTotal specializes in. We offer you all the resources to do it yourself here yourself (our Marketing primer is an excellent way to start learning about affiliate programs) or we can take your site and reprogram those your links where possible to generate income. Just let us know what you need and we will get back to you with a solution and a price. Even if you do not want to make money it is still a very good way to track which links are clicked most.