Shopping for a Good Internet Provider in Information Marketing

Dear Information Marketers,

Summer is on. It's warm up here in the Great White, but lots of rain. I've been relegated indoors a bit, but jump out on my bike when the sun pierces out of the clouds. Of course when you are inside, you spend a lot of time online. Good or bad, I search a lot and try to see what this odd little invention has to offer everyday.

I can’t remember when I first heard the word “Internet” before. If memory serves, it was back in my days of regularly viewing action movies of the Stallone, Segal, and Van Damme class. In one film, one of our heroes was saving the world for a collection of lunatic terrorists, he used a military issue radio/computer that allowed him to connect to the “Internet satellite” and communicate with his superiors and some people that could give him some back up.

Even then, I knew that a lot of what was going on in the film was fiction, of the most unbelievable kind at that. And that scene I just mentioned is so funny to look back on, as it makes the Internet seem like an elite, espionage busting tool only good for the best of the best.

Today things are different and anyone can have the Net. That’s the good part. The tough part is that, especially if you use the Internet regularly for business like in information marketing, you need to shop for the best possible provider.

What does this entail? To be honest, it’s doesn’t require much more than if you were out to buy a car or house or computer. You want the best so you have to shop around for the best. With that in mind, you have to know what to look for.

Here is what you should consider:

--Reputation: Like a lot of new inventions, the advent of the Internet brought intense competition from the private sector. Thus there were a lot of companies that sprung up, claiming to offer the best, but delivered anything but. If you are looking for a good Internet provider, chat with your friends and colleagues and see which ones they use. A referral from them might even lead to you getting a deal of some kind as a new subscriber.

--Space: I had an e-mail account that as good for a lot of things. I could hold as many messages as I wanted in my account, could customize my messages with font options, and paid nothing to have the account. Its one drawback though was that its message size was pretty small. Every time I would send a digital photo to a friend, the message would bounce back saying it was too big to send. When you go to your provider, ask how much digital space both your e-mail and, if you get one, website is capable of holding online. A good provider will be able to provide that space at little to no extra cost.

--Price: Always a big concern. Again, shop around. Having a good reputation is very important, but also check prices as well. Very companies that start up might offer you a good deal as a first time subscriber.

--Perks: Like I mentioned about space, some Internet providers don’t offer much beyond the basic package of e-mail and or website features. If you have graphics or videos of your products, seminars, or advertisements, you will no doubt want to post them online. Make sure your provider has the capabilities to help you with what you want stylistically.

--Assistance: No doubt something is going to go wrong down the road. Your website will crash or you cannot access your e-mail. If this happens, the most logical solution is to phone your provider to see what is going on. Make sure your provider has in house staff that can be reached at any time to help with any problem that might arise.

Your website provider will likely become one of the most essential contributors to the success of your information marketing business. With that in mind, always seek out the best provider to help you with all your Internet needs. You won’t be sorry that you did.

Take care and be sure to check us out here for more news and opportunities.

Best,

J.