Title: Getting Started Online Word Count: 308 Summary: Would you like to work in an online environment? Do you like the thought of getting up in the morning and going to work without leaving your home? Many people do, but have no idea how to go about getting started. Getting started online requires three basic things - getting to know the online marketplace, developing your product or service accordingly, and promoting your product or service online. Once you've established these things, you'll be ready to get started. Gett... Keywords: Article Body: Would you like to work in an online environment? Do you like the thought of getting up in the morning and going to work without leaving your home? Many people do, but have no idea how to go about getting started. Getting started online requires three basic things - getting to know the online marketplace, developing your product or service accordingly, and promoting your product or service online. Once you've established these things, you'll be ready to get started. Getting to know the online marketplace is best achieved by spending time online familiarising yourself with your potential customers and online competitors. Some of this will happen naturally as you are getting started, but preliminary research is always helpful. If you already spend a lot of time online you will find it easier to get started in this environment. Developing your product or service means getting to know the demands of the online marketplace and tailoring what you have to offer accordingly. Getting started in a niche market is a good idea and the sheer size of the online marketplace makes it easier to find one. Online research can help you to determine the demands of the marketplace even before you get started. Getting started with promoting your product or service online requires skills which you may well have already developed from spending time online. If not, don't panic - many successful online entrepreneurs lacked these skills when they started out. Spend time online looking at search engines and other online promotional tools as a means of getting to know your options. Once you have these things established, you'll find that getting started online is a lot easier than it might have seemed. If you take your time, do your research and are practical about the process of getting started, your online business will be all set to be a success!