Can I start without a site?

[magnet]

Well here is a challenge for you, I am a REAL Newbie, starting to build a Website, but wondered can I start without a site, and also where do I start first. HELP!!! Its awsome out there. I am an Xpat living in Spain from UK. Look forward to chatting with you.
Onwards and Upwards Magnet.

[kbldshmn]

Get to know Facebook. You can start marketing there without a website since Facebook will allow you to create your own page. The marketing techniques will mainly be pay-per-click using Facebook's system and social networking.

Outside of Facebook, there are some sources who swear by direct-linking. Meaning that you can create a pay-per-click campaign via Adwords, Yahoo, etc. and link directly to a merchant's landing page. Again, you don't need a website.

[magnet]

thanks for the info

Bye Magnet

[Linda Buquet]

"but wondered can I start without a site, and also where do I start first"

Well I'm assuming you want to start without a site for financial reasons, if that's the case then direct linking isn't an option because that requires PPC $.

"where do I start first?"
That question is a little like how do I build a house?
Answer is - it depends on what kind of house, what budget etc.

Step 1) LEARN MORE - Before you do anything read all the stickies in the newbie forum and some in the niche marketing forum. You need to build a little foundation about the industry and how thing work before you even try to make a decision on your next move.

Step 2) FIND A NICHE - the info above will help you get started. Finding a niche is like deciding what TYPE of house you want to build. We can't really give you too much info until we know what you want to achieve.

DEPENDING on where you are at after you delve into #1 & 2 above, one possible answer to the question "how can I get started without a site" is to build a hub page or a blogger blog. These are free site building or blogging platforms that make it easy for you to build a free site that could start getting some traffic.

[kbldshmn]

Forgot about hubpage and blogger when I wrote my reply. I use those. They're great for experimenting on SEO and longtail techniques.

[philippe]

Hey,

Why don't start a blog at blogger.com. Its' totally free.

Regards,
Philippe

[magnet]

Thanks for that info will certainly have a look at blogger.com

Magnet

[longroad]

You can try blogger, however buying a domain for $8, hosting for about $10 per month and then paying someone $15 to set up a Wordpress blog for you will be more beneficial in the long run as it will be YOUR site.

[Linda Buquet]

Yep longroad gave you the BEST way and it doesnt really cost much.

Hey longroad you're a dancing Mango now?
Have you heard me say how much I love dancing mangoes???

[Charlie-Bodylastics]

i remember starting to market sites with only GoTo.com (Overture.com) wayyyyyyyyyyy back in the day.. then bids where cheap and traffic came easy.. then people starting bidding crazy and insane bids for popular keywords.. i still use a variety of PPC sites and when done correctly do well.. but if you don't have any money to start up .. there are alot of free blog sites you can get started with