If you are a beginner in the SEO and internet marketing world, you might feel overwhelmed about the things you have to do. Maybe you want to hire an expert, but you are tight on the budget. This process is not very difficult if you know how to break it down into several steps. Breaking down the process will help you to organize and plan your effort. Read more to find out how you can begin this process.

First step is to set up your own website. It is very important to do so as this website will act as your frontline for online marketing process. It is important to buy your own domain and rent a hosting space instead of using free services. Independent domain will make your business looks more professional and you also gain a SEO advantage. You can hire a webmaster to set up your website or set it up by yourself.

The second step is to fill in your website. It is preferable to use a template that is easy to use for you and simple to navigate for your readers. Many readers prefer simple websites to fancy ones as long as they are more informative. The most important page you should fill in is the basic information about your company, products, and shop policy. Readers will find it easier to read them on Frequently Asked Questions section. Put your contact info, your email and phone, to make it easier for your customer to reach you.

People like pictures. Pictures can be the selling point of your products, especially since your customers cannot touch or see the items directly. Your photos need to look professional and interesting. If you cannot do it yourself, you may need to hire a photographer. Upload these pictures to your website and insert them between content.

Next step is optimizing the website you have built. To ensure that search engines will crawl your website as soon as possible, you may need to manually submit your website address to them. After that, include important keywords on title, header, and content. These keywords must be relevant to your items or content. Do not use excessive keywords or search engines will penalize you.

Next step is signing up on social networking sites. Facebook and Twitter are easy to use and are very popular. Create your personal page on Facebook, then create separate fan page or business page for your business. Same with your website, you need to provide basic information and make your pages look as interesting as possible. Insert "like" or "share" buttons on your website to make it easier for your customer to be your "fan".

Sixth step is networking. To get followers or fans, share your page with people on your friend list. They might be your friends, coworkers, family, or acquaintance. After that, you can ask them to help you spreading the words to their own friends. Building relationship and network is the main reason for setting up this page so you must answer their questions as soon as possible and post relevant updates such as sale and offer.

Advertisement can be a powerful tool in SEO and marketing online process. After doing the above steps, if you feel necessary, you can set up advertising for your business or website. You can choose to place your advertisement directly on websites that rent ad space or use Google Adwords and Facebook Ads.