Web
Business have known a very fast development
in the last few years. It is very easy now
and convenient to run your own business from
home, in front of your computer. One of the
most accessible internet business is classifies
ads web business.
Classified
Ads Web Business are easily to setup, don't
require but a few money to start and are
quite easy to maintain. So you can easily
start an internet business of this kind
and continue to go to your job. Your time
after job will be sufficient for you to
grow your business.
So,
if you have decided to go for a classified
ads site, first you have to decide what
sort of classifieds you will build. You
can build a general classified ads site,
with several categories from different fields,
or you can build one with a specific, for
example an auto classifieds, a pet classifieds,
an art and antiques classifieds, and so
on.
To
be able to decide, you have to study the
competitor market. See what other sites
are already used and try to orientate to
a segment where there is a deficiency. That
way, with proper advertising, your site
will gain traffic, which won't happen very
quickly if there are already too many sites
alike.
Also,
you have to choose what type of ads will
be posted: free ads or payed ads and what
the payment system will be, whether the
categories will have different prices or
a user will pay for a period of time, if
ads will support one or many pictures, and
other features.
If
you have decided what type of site you will
build, you have to find a domain name and
rent it or buy it. The domain name should
be easy to memorize, not too long, and it
should be connected with the type of web
business you are developing.
When
you think you have found a name, you have
to verify if that domain name is not already
registered by someone else. So you will
have to find a hosting company that also
sells domains to tell you if the domain
is available, and if it is free you will
register it.
Next
step, if you have a picture of how you want
your classified ads site to look like and
what features to include, you will have
to look for a classifieds script. If you
don't know exactly how you will want your
site to be, surf on the internet a little,
find other classifieds sites, until you
make up your mind what features you want
to include.
Now
you have the picture in mind, you have to
find a script that includes the features
you want. Usually, you will be able to choose
between php scripts and perl scripts. Php
and perl are most used for this type of
scripts, because are usually both supported
by hosting companies. Still, php is the
used more, there are many good scripts written
in php. Together with php and perl mysql
is used for database support.
You
can find a nice general classified ads script
at: http://www.mybizz-classifieds.com. Also,
if you want to start an auto classifieds,
go to http://www.carscripts.com.
After
you have found a script that is convenient
to you (and eventually bought it if it is
commercial), you have to choose a hosting
where to host your site. For tips in choosing
a hosting company, follow this link
One
thing that you have to pay attention to
when you choose a hosting plan for your
classifieds website is that the hosting
plan offers you the what the script request
(usually php, mysql and, if the script is
encoded, the requested encoder).
The
script will have to be installed on the
new hosting. To do that, you can ask for
help to the owner of the script or other
specialist, but usually you can install
it yourself. Most scripts come with installing
instructions and have friendly installers.
Once you have installed it you can continue
setting up from web categories and other
settings.
Now
that your site is up, all you need to do
is bring traffic to it. You can submit it
to directories, write on forums, tell your
friends, and any other method that will
bring traffic.
It
is recommended, if you intend to place a
cost per ad to allow free ads posting for
a period,until there are enough ads posted
(you must think that users don't want to
pay for ads placed on sites where there
are very few ads, because that will mean
there is no traffic). Another idea to make
money with a classified ads site is to post
ads free, but charge other companies for
placing their banner on your site.
Maintenance
of such site is easy to do: check and update
badword list if the script has one, verify
the ads, add banners, answer contact mails.