web design, e-business, e-commerce solutions , Phuket, Thailand

Like any new marketing channel, the online marketplace is the great hope of failed business people everywhere. Thousands of would-be millionaires have jumped onto the Net in hopes of spinning technology into gold. But the Net is a communications medium, no more.

When you open your online business, do it with realistic expectations. If your expectations are grounded in reality, you'll know you need to put the necessary effort into marketing.

If you expect the Net to do your marketing for you, you'll be sadly disappointed. Here's how to develop and live by a set of realistic expectations on the Net.

• How to promote your website
  
  

• 6 Myths about Internet marketing
  
  

• Newsgroups and e-mail
  
  

• Repeat visitors and site stickiness
  
  

• Realistic expectations mean real profit
  
  

• Effective search engine submissions