What is necessary in order to start successful website business???
I know, there’s no formula for the great internet success, such as google, ebay, yahoo etc. Not to mention, how many things in this world count on pure luck(again good examples of such luck are google, ebay, yahoo, hehe 
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But, generally speaking: how much money is required for the initial capital of the website? How many months to develop your site to it’s total money making potential? How important is the idea of the website and how different and excentric is "allowed" such an idea to be?
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To understand internet success is to ask, what makes these guys successful? People really don’t care too much how a website was built, or even the name of the site, what they do care about is what the website can do for them. Think about Yahoo, Google and EBay. They have a reason for people to come back to them again and again. Heck, if you can attract enough visitors to a website, it will make money without even selling directly. Other folks will pay to advertise on your website because so many people visit it. Think about a fairly recent success. Myspace.com. It started out a nothing more than a fad for teens, now look at them. What made them big? The visitors. If you can attract enough folks to a website, it will be a hit. How you do this depends on the content and purpose of the site. You can get started with as little as $100, or go for it and dump thousands into a website in hopes that it’s a success. If you compare the number of websites to how many websites are actually posted on the web, the percentage of big money makers is small, very small. There are literally millions of websites, but I don’t think I could name more than a hundred big ones. I think Google is the perfect example of a true website success. they have what can be considered to be one of the simplest websites out there, yet all obey and worship the Google god. Sometimes, like you mentioned, they just get it right.
As far as the "idea". There are , of course no limits. Your website can be as wacky as needed, as long as people want to go to the site, for whatever reason. Like all big websites out there, most of them started out small, with little investment. They managed to attract enough visitors to the site by advertising it carefully, and the rest pretty much takes care of itself. If you are thinking about a website as a business, it can be done. Think of something that hasn’t been done yet that would attract people to a website. Not a sales based website, because people have to be in the mood to shop, but a website with what the site on the link below refers to as "heroine content". Give them a reason they absolutely must keep coming back to your site.
A website I will visit frequently has some good hints about websites and peoples attitudes toward them. It’s a terrible website, but makes for good reading. Check them out if you want. http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/
The idea must come before anything else. First have a good idea then start making money, not the other way around.
There are still thousands of possibilities of websites that can make good money and that doesn’t exist yet.
Everything depends on your idea. Some ideas can be very simple (like the ideo of a portal site some years ago), where you just need some webspace and a domain. (if you want I can get you very cheap webspace)
Other ideas are more complicated. Say for example google, you need to be able to program to make a similar thing.
Start with asking yourself, what do I need, what does my family need on the web that isn’t there yet.
Once you found that, start looking for the means.
But when you have an idea and you have a good working spirit, the rest will be not so difficult.
If you want, I have some ideas for what I don’t have the time to realise. I can help you.
Use this basic checklist to make sure all the important steps are taken before you launch your new venture. This business checklist will make sure that you cross all your t’s and dot all your i’s before your business launch.
Steps to Starting a Business -
http://www.developer-resource.com/starting-a-business.htm
Other sites you might find helpful are:
SBA – http://www.sba.gov/
SCORE – http://www.score.org
Small Business Resource – http://www.small-business-software.net
Goodluck!
i am starting my own web business too.go to godaddy.com it depends if you want them to build you a web site or not.
I’m a chef and I’m trying to market some spices,rubs,marinades etc.
An intricate understanding of search and how to rank in search engines is needed to survive in the current internet environment. Either that or something truly viral.
The most important thing going into ’08 is think of something niche. Broad and general topics for websites will only bring you heartache as they are difficult to market.
You asked some very good questions, however, there are no right or wrong answers. The sites you mentioned i.e. google, ebay, etc. are prime examples of "something new and useful being created at the right time" and with a bit of luck and ingenuity and originality, have become successful.
By "initial capital" for a website, I am guessing that you mean hiring a professional web designer – well, again, that depends on what sort of site you want, what business you intend to advertise; after all, a website is "advertising" and will be your "cyberspace store front". A website designer will design a site for you based on information you provide. If they are reasonably proficient and creative at what they do, they will also include SEO within the content that you provide them, or, you can have him/her outsource the content to a professional copywriter who can write your content for you with SEO upper most in mind. Other things to take into consideration, depending on the business you’re in, is how many pages, what do you want your website to accomplish, will you be selling products directly from your site or as an affiliate for other sites, will it be an informational website where you sell "information" such as Ebooks, will you be providing and selling a service, does your product or service have boundaries such as a regional location, etc.
As you can see, the possibilities are endless and creativity has no boundaries. Your site will be as good as the imagination that created it – however, know that websites are never, or rarely "finished" since it’s a constant ‘work in progresss’. Yahoo and Ebay (as prime examples) are forever changing and updating content. A website can be designed in as little as a few weeks to several months – there are many facets of webdesign to consider, and one of them would be your allowable budget to accomplish this. Some designers can do a 5-page website for as little as a few hundred dollars, while others, depending on what’s involved, will charge upwards of a few thousand dollars. It’s sort of like asking "how much is a car?" Do you want a Hyandai or a Mercedes?
Before you decide to hire a website designer, you really need to do your homework and determine what your interests are, what business you would like to get into, and how you want to portray it to the outside world. Of course, once you find a web designer, you can always brainstorm over your ideas which inevitably will cause a chain reaction to more ideas.
Then, once you have a website, of course, you’re going to need a domain name and a place to "host" your site, so there will be ongoing fees each month/year to consider. But these things are needed for a website no matter what. Another consideration is whether or not you will be doing your own updates, or will you be hiring your designer to make them.
One thing I’d like to point out also is that if you take your business serious and want others to take it serious, do not get one of those "free" websites – they are too volatile and "temporary" and rarely taken seriously as a bonafide business.
I hope I’ve helped a bit with this information, and good luck with whatever business you decide.
Diane
http://www.distinctwebsitedesigns.com/