On writing up my journey to becoming an Internet Marketer I ran into somewhat of a roadblock as my computer had problems. I could write but I couldn't get online. Well here I am and today I am going to discuss some of the vocabulary that I found strange at first and thought it might be of help to you to explain them.
Website- collection of web pages, which are pages that can be accessed on a computer connected to the Internet.
Link- usually highlighted text which takes you to another page, either on your website or another's.
HTML- hypertext transfer protocol) which is a set of rules by which information is transmitted. Codes affect text size, color, various instructions etc.
Search engine- software that searches keywords on sites. Keywords are what you enter into a browser to search on the internet. The search engine actually ranks the sites based on keywords.
Web server- a computer system that offers information, files, web pages and other services to the client who logs onto it. Ex. all the information and files related to your website would be stored on one.
Web browser- program that can connect to a website and retrieve information.
Domain name- identifies a website.
Url-(uniform resource locator)-identifies the address and type of internet resources you are connecting to. Ex. http
Cookies- a file that is placed on your hard drive by a web server to then track your surfing habits.
Affiliate programs- Companies that pay you to drive customers to their site.
Spam- Sending unsolicted e-mail, which is a serious infraction on the internet.
Opt-in- process by which a subscriber fills out a permission form so you can send him e-mail.
Download- To retrieve information from another computer or website.
Upload- To send information to another computer or website.
This has been a rather simplified explanation but I know it would have helped me at the beginning. Where ever you are in the process of starting out, I wish you good luck.
Nancy
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In my first article about My Journey to Become an Internet Marketer I spoke about browsing the various sites to try to find a good starting point and I did. The immense array of income opportunities boggles the mind. Many of those which promised huge fortunes immediately turned me off, I must admit. Finally I chose one that seemed to fit the picture I had of a good beginning opportunity. I picked SFI, a marketing group which offered the prospect of free websites all made up for me, a great variety of products to sell, an extensive trainng program and a promising affiliate program. I was also keeping a record of other promising leads.
Signing up with SFI (http://www.moreinfo247.com/9166182/free.23) was extremely easy and in no time I had a series of websites that linked to SFI and immediately started to receive information on how to get started. What could be easier for a beginner to get her feet wet? I could see right away that I would have many different avenues to start earning commissions. As an example I placed some clasified ads on http://usfreeads.com/16721_refer.html where I could start promoting my site. This was just a beginning but I was learning all the time. One valuable resource, besides all the training classes, is the SFI forum where you can listen and discuss with other affiliates many of the problems you might run into and many suggestions from the more experienced.
This all seems quite simple but when you are starting out cold you need to simplify all that is out there or you will be tearing your hair out. And I found that as I became more comfortable with the whole process, I could see possibilities of other ways to go also. My thought for this day would be to take the plunge and , as I found out, everything will start to get clearer. I would also advise anyone, expeienced or not, to get involved in forums as much as you can because the help out there is incredible.
Enough for now. I will continue to the next path of my journey next week.
Nancy Stetson
http://www.HomeBased-Opportunities.com
