If you want to create your own business online, you’ll need a website. A website that’s unique and properly set up will attract and bring your audience right to you. Pretty cool, right?

I happen to love building websites; it’s really fun for me. But I get that not everyone shares my enthusiasm, and that the thought of building out a website can be a daunting task, especially if you’ve never done it before. Can I tell you a secret though? It’s actually really simple to get started, and if you can follow directions, you can build a website.

You can create a website around any niche, and set it up to make you money. In simple terms, a niche is just a small and very specific market. For instance, you wouldn’t build a website around clothing, because it is way too broad. But you might build one for children’s clothing, or baby hats, or clothing specifically for plus sizes. Once you’ve chosen a niche, it’s just a matter of:

1) Setting up your site

2) Filling it with great content

3) Optimizing your site so that people are able to find you through Google

and

4) Promoting products related to your niche (whether it’s through Amazon, Ebay, or any other number of thousands of companies that pay you a commission to sell their goods)

You carry no inventory. You do no direct selling. No shipping. No fuss. You simply help people find what they’re already looking for, and collect a commission when they buy.

That is obviously a over-simplified explanation, but the fact of the matter is that it is simple. It’s not easy (and it requires real work), but it is simple.   And as long as you can follow step-by-step instructions, you can do it.  And you can get started for free!

So what’s the catch?  

There really is no catch.   Wealthy Affiliate (WA for short) provides free, real-time, step-by-step training in setting up and running your own online business.  

It just takes a couple of minutes to sign up for your free membership, and you’ll instantly receive:

Step-by-step training

Video training

2 free websites, and a website builder to get your sites up and running quickly

Live online chats

24/7 tech support

A whole community of fellow WA’ers to learn from.

Full disclosure:  There is an optional, paid premium membership available, but you are never under any obligation to upgrade, and you can continue your free membership (which contains everything you need to get started) for as long as you’d like.

Yes, it takes work.

Yes, it takes commitment.

Yes, you need to have patience.

But if you’re willing to put in the effort, you really can run your own successful online business, and with a price tag of zero, you have nothing to lose from getting started.