I have been taking up way too much time on site design and not enough time on content.

I really think I have some sort of a design disorder. I have recurring dreams about the layout of my site, and wake up in a cold sweat. Very disturbing if you ask me.

I can’t stop making small changes to the look of my blog. I spend hours trying to make little boxes behave the way I want them, get the font just right and don’t even get me started on the whole choosing the right colors thing.

Starting and running an affiliate web site or any online business does not have to be expensive, but it is not free.

The first thing that I would suggest to you would be to figure out your funding. It is not very expensive to start your own on line business, but it is not free.

• Domain Name Registration - From $5 to $14 dollars per year.
• Hosting Company - From $7 to $45 dollars per month.
• Advertising - Anywhere from $4 to unlimited

What type of company do you want to run?

By now you have joined the survey sites, and will start receiving invitations to participate soon. Next step is to figure out what it is you are going to sell. Do you have your own product? If so, this section will be usefully in adding more content to your site, meaning more chances to earn some money.

If you don’t have a product of your own, you need to think about what type of company you would like to run, and what you would like to sell. It is much easier to sell something that you know something about. I chose my favorite hobby as the basis for my affiliate site. Golfing.

Will you build your own site, or use a template?

Your web site is the most important part of running an on line business. Your site is really your store front, and a visitors first impression of your company.

Now it is time to create your web site. Don’t get discouraged, it is not as hard as it sounds.
Using templates and pre-formated affiliate links make this mainly a cut and paste job.

Choosing the right web site hosting company for you.

There are so many companies out there that offer web hosting, that it really pays to do your research. Most of the hosting providers are reputable and stable, but there are a few bad eggs on line. I will not go into who is good and who is bad, I just want to help you to understand the importance of research.

First thing you need to do is figure out what features you will need on your web site.