If you're just starting out in the world of online business then you are probably feeling a little confused at how best to reach your customers online.

I recommend that you write your own simple internet marketing strategy to help you learn seo (that's search engine optimization) and how to market your website.

I find that it helps to break up your tasks into easy to manage sections. Below is my advice for a quick crash course in what you need to understand to put together your own internet marketing startegy.

Here is a list of SEO basics. Once you have researched and understood the basics you have a firm foundation of which to build your internet marketing strategy.

• How Search Engines Work - if you are selling online then you really need to know how the search engines work, how information on a website is gathered, and how the search engines then rank sites according to their relevance to a subject.
  
• Search Engine Optimization Glossary - a glossary will help you get to grips with all those geeky words which may have never heard of before.
  
• How to Evaluate Your Own Site's SEO Profile - Before you begin your internet marketing strategy you need to understand how to evaluate your own site - how relevant is it? Is it put together in a way that will encourage search engines to visit and to rank your website highly?
  
• How to Use Google Analytics - Google Analytics is a top notch online tool for analyzing the visitors to your website, where they come from, what they do etc.. You need to sign up to access the software and place a small amount of code onto your site to enable it to work. Don't worry, it's really simple to do and the information you receive is very useful.
  

Now that you've got to grips with some SEO Basics, it's time to delve a little deeper and investigate your marketplace and how your keyword choices can affect your search engine positioning.

• Learn How to Identify Niche Markets - You stand the best chance of online business success if you aim for a niche market rather than a mass market.
  
• Learn how to use SEO 'Tools of the Trade' like a Pro! - There are lots of seo tools out there - some are paid but others are totally FREE - these will help you hone your website optimization and improve your internet marketing strategy.
  
• How Keywords Affect Your Rankings - If you decide to use keywords which are niche rather than mass market you will have more success in the search engines e.g. using the keyword "pink widgets" rather than plain old "widgets."
  
• How to Choose the Right Keywords - this is where using seo tools and researching your keywords thoroughly will pay off. Some keywords relevant to your online business will have a high number of searches and are yet less competitive than others. You need to learn which these are.