Action Plan

This is a sample action plan flow chart :-

1. Decide on a target market.

2. Research and price suppliers for products and services in demand by that target market.

3. Decide on the products and services to be offered.

4. Investigate production, fulfilment, or other issues specific to your product.

5. Work out roles, obligations, and agreement with partners or staff.

6. Brainstorm company names and URLs.

7. Research and register URLs appropriate to your new company's activities or products.

8. Set up company email accounts for yourself, plus separate email accounts for customer service and any partner or staff.

9. Create or commission a logo and graphics to use when customizing your website template.

10. Consider whether incorporation, copyright/trademark registrations, insurance, business licences, bank accounts, or other administrative issues need attention.

11. Diagram the website for the business on paper.

12. Apply for a credit card merchant account, if appropriate.

13. Write the copy for each page of your new site; prepare your copy using Microsoft Word so that it will be ready for cut and paste into the website template.

14. Build your website using a design template.

15. Create a privacy policy.

16. Build an online store to showcase products and services for sale.

17. Develop an inexpensive plan to test your new business online.

18. Set up an account with an email marketing list management service.

19. Create banner ads for use on Microsoft's Banner Network or elsewhere.

20. Have friends review and test your website and online store.

21. Soft-launch the site to the public to do free testing and receive feedback.

22. Begin marketing!