Now that you have decided what your internet business is all about, how are you going to get the internet world to look at your site? What will be the best way for you to get "up and running"?

The first thing you will need to do is to list yourself on as many free listings as possible. Of course the larger search engines are backed up for free listings, so unless you want to pay to get you in their listings, you may have a wait. Google, Yahoo and MSN all have advertising that you pay per click that will get you a spot for as much as you are willing to pay to have people click on your site. This is one way to promote your site.

There are also free sites that will promote your site as long as you link back to them. Sites such as www.addme.com will put you in 14 search engines free of charge. You just have to copy and paste their site on your site.

There are also companies that sell "submission" software. This is a quick fix, but recognized by the spiders of Google and search engines like Google. From what I hear, they are not particularly fond of this method.

You can also manually submit your sites to every search engine, classified and directory site you can find. If you only have one site, this would be the way to go. If you have multiple sites, this method can take some time. But it is worth it in the long run. http://www.registereverywhere.com is a good site to get started with, or you can just type in any search box "search engines" and you will be able to locate what is available.

To keep your site interesting, go back periodically and change or add content. The search engine spiders look for this as well. Adding content on a regular basis may seem like a J-O-B, but having an internet business is a job. Enjoy it and work at it and it could become profitable for you.