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ing started, you must be prepared to invest either time or money.

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Hello again

Today we want to talk about some things you need to get started – the bare minimum you need to launch your business.

Getting started
There are a number of things you need to get your direct marketing business up and running profitably.

At minimum you need:

A workspace – the back bedroom or a spare room will do – even the garden shed if it’s dry and secure
A PC or notebook computer
A desk and bookcase
A printer
An Internet connection
A dedicated telephone line
A voice mail system (answering machine)
A FAX machine (these days you can buy combination voice mail/FAX machines)
An email account
A merchant account
Credit card processing facilities
Database software to manage your list

Depending on your specific market, products and list-management needs, you may also need:

A domain name and website
Access to printing and duplication facilities – for sales letters, DVDs and the like
Some technical support – more about this in Part Seven
Autoresponders
Product licences
Software specifically to manage your market and products
Copywriting resources

We could probably add several items to these lists, but this will do for now. The important thing to remember is that you have made a decision to embark upon a life-changing journey. You have decided you want to make some serious money so you can live a lifestyle most people have only dreamed of. :-)

You must expect to spend a little money up front to set this up properly. Nothing worthwhile in this life is truly free. You won’t have to spend a fortune, but you will need a bit of money to get started (in later articles we shall look at ways to get such things as domain names, web hosting, advertising, software and, yes, even products at very low costs).

There is a clich? about this business that is relevant here: ‘You either need to spend the time or the money’. By this we mean, especially when you are getting started, you must be prepared to invest either time or money.

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connection

A dedicated telephone line

A voice mail system (answering machine)

A FAX machine (these days you can buy combination voice mail/FAX machines)

An email account

A merchant account

Credit card processing facilities

Database software to manage your list

Depending on your specific market, products and list-management needs, you may also need:

A domain name and website
Access to printing and duplication facilities – for sales letters, DVDs and the like
Some technical support – more about this in Part Seven
Autoresponders
Product licences
Software specifically to manage your market and products
Copywriting resources

You will meet, if you have not already, extremely successful people in this business who write all their own sales letters – who invest the time, and othe

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Ds and the like

Some technical support – more about this in Part Seven

Autoresponders

Product licences

Software specifically to manage your market and products

Copywriting resources

You will meet, if you have not already, extremely successful people in this business who write all their own sales letters – who invest the time, and othe

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ing started, you must be prepared to invest either time or money.

You will meet, if you have not already, extremely successful people in this business who write all their own sales letters – who invest the time, and others who pay to have all their sales letters written by professional copywriters – who invest the money.

Later on you can decide which way you want to manage your business. For now, however, your circumstances will dictate which way you go.

Some of the items on the two lists above are fairly obvious in that they relate to any business start-up – things such as a well-organized workplace. Regardless of the meagreness of your budget, you must look and sound professional.

Some of the other items, not necessarily as obvious, however, refer to things you need to get your message out to your list, offer them your products, fulfil and ship their orders and collect your money. Particulars will vary according to your specific needs.

In later articles we shall talk about all these items in more detail.

That’s all for this time. See you soon.

Next time we shall talk about what is probably the hardest bit if you are new to this business – taking action.

Thanks for listening :-)

William Rice-Johnston

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