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8 Simple Steps to Starting Your Online Home Business Have you ever thought about starting your own online home business? If you’re like many people, you’ve probably considered doing it, but since you didn’t know where to start or which resources to use, you quickly abandoned the idea and chalked it up to being just a pipedream. This is the completely wrong mentality to have, however, because when you try anything for the first time, there is going to be some risk involved; plus, you will never know how successful you could have been unless you give it a try. Moreover, if you break the process down into a series of small, manageable tasks and goals, you will view the process as being much less daunting and much more feasible. In this article, I will lay out the procedure of starting an online home business for you in 8 simple steps. 1. Get a domain name — Your domain name serves are your unique home and address on the Internet. You want to have a domain name that ends with “.com” as opposed to “hostingsite.com.” The reason for this is simply because it looks a million times more professional. You can get inexpensive domain names on websites like NameCheap.com and GoDaddy.com 2. Find a web host — Basically, a web host is a company that charges you a small fee for “renting” you a place on its server to house your website. When selecting a web host, some of the things you want to evaluate include storage capacity, domain-based email and server security, and uptime …