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Marketing your online business does not have to be difficult. In fact, when I started online I had no background in business or marketing. I saw that many people came to the internet with an extensive background in business. Some of them had an offline business they were bringing online, or were already coaches or consultants.

I had none of this when I decided to jump in during 2005. My background in real estate and classroom teaching did not lend itself to starting an internet business. Instead of allowing that to stop me, I decided instead to learn from those who were successful online.

I read and studied every bit of information I could get my hands on. I began writing articles, blogging, and commenting on other people’s blogs. Soon I had developed a marketing plan that was getting me the results I wanted. I joined several forums and joined other people’s lists. Finally I added teleseminars to what I was doing, and things really took off.

After taking a look at my progress during the first year, I came to the conclusion that marketing a business on the internet was a learnable skill. I continued to learn as much as I could from others who came before me, and developed a plan of action that would work best for my niche.

With the arrival and acceptance of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter by the end of 2006, there was now a way to reach even more people from around the world who could be prospects for my niche topic. I jumped right in and got involved with social networking and social media, finding it to be an invaluable source of new leads and connections with people I would never have the opportunity to meet with face to face.

Finally, I started attending live events. This gave me a whole new way of reaching to people in order to form joint ventures and business deals. When you have that face time with people it gives the relationship more validity. Instead of just being online, I was now able to bring my information and knowledge to the world in a traditionally offline format.

In less than three years I have gone from knowing nothing at all about business to being able to manage my online business and earn a comfortable five figures each month. I still have a long way to go, but what I want you to know is that you can have a successful internet business in a relatively short period of time, even if you have no business experience when you first get starting building your online business.

Connie Ragen Green teaches you how to write articles and eBooks to build an online business, as well as how to use the technology needed. Visit Ebook Writing and Marketing Secrets to find out more.