Necessary skills to learn when getting into the internet marketing business?

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I've been thinking of doing some type of businesses based on the internet, such a hosting service, but I'm not sure what skills I need.

Does it help or is it a must to learn at least a moderate level of C++, html, etc? It seems it would be, but I'd like the opinion of experienced people here so that I can be more prepared. I'm a complete at this.

And thanks in advance.

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First pay no attention to the first 2 answers because those are obviously people who are just trying to spam Yahoo answers to make them self money.

Hopefully I can answer your questions since I've been in this field for a while.
Internet marketing isn't as easy as people or late night tv commercials make it out to be. If it was, then everyone would be doing it and be rich right?

So lets get to the basic skills you need. Depending on what you want to do is what will dictate what skill set you want to have. Of course the more skills you have the better.
Programming languages such as C++, C# or .net are only needed if you are intending to build programs to sale on the internet or build giant social networking sites. Not really internet marketing. If you want to get into hosting or security then a solid UNIX/Linux and C++ background is what you need.
If you want to get into building mobile apps for phones then Java will be your best bet because most every system can run Java and its pretty easy to learn. Android is growing fast and Objective C is good only for iPhones.

Now for internet marketing specifically. If you are going to build a site from scratch or use a template then you need to have a working knowledge of HTML, XHTML, and CSS. If you are planning on using blogging software like Wordpress or Blogger, then HTML, CSS and PHP are what you will need to know. Being a pro at it isn't necessary but having a solid understanding and being able to read and understand the code is a great help when trouble shooting sites. And trust me, you will trouble shoot often.

Additional skills to be familiar with is photo editing software like Photoshop or Paint.net. Being able to take, create and alter your own images will help a lot with saving time and money when you can do everything yourself.
The last skill/tool that you will need is being able to write. Write unique, original and appealing content and write often to be able to gain a readership or being able to sale your product.

Hopefully this is gives you a good idea as to how to get started. There is a tone of information on the net so always keep reading and learning. Soon you will be able to filter out what is real and what is useless.

what are the mandatory programs i need for my computer to run?

Sarah

i mean what are the absolute only programs i need to keep my computer running.

the only things i want are:
iTunes
mozilla firefox
picasa
AIM
AVG
zone alarm
lime wire

what else, besides those do i need on my add/remove programs so that my computer and all of those will run smoothly? i remember deleting something once and it made my iTunes not function..
i have a dell computer with windows.

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Do NOT go into Add/Remove programs and just start removing things. You really have to know what the program is before you get rid of it. That said, the computer will "technically" run with very little.

What you should do, if you want to clean up the apps on your computer, is to go down the list, and thoroughly google each application you see. For example, if you see "MS Word", and you were to google it, you'd find out it was a word processing application. Knowing what a word processing app is, you should know you can safely remove it. If you don't know what it is, and can't find out, then leave it alone. Some of that stuff IS important. You can do serious damage removing stuff you're unsure of, and potentially corrupt windows, forcing a whole reinstall.

As for program suggestions... You have AVG for virus protection (I would also recommend spybot on top of that), and zone alarm as a firewall. That's great. I'd suggest ditching limewire for something else... as most files on limewire are viruses, and you're bound to run into one eventually. Look into torrents, or try azureus. (Miro is awesome if you go the torrent route). Most other non-essential applications (that is, besides virus and spyware protection, and a firewall) is pretty unnecessary.

Just be careful about finding out what is essential.

EDIT: The last poster is WRONG. You will do serious damage to your computer if you were to remove everything but the programs you list above. Windows updates will sometimes show up in add/remove programs, just as one example.

EDIT2: This is a list of some of the apps I have on a testing computer I own. I put notes next to a few that I felt you might have, that you might be unsure of. This is by no means all inclusive in your environment.
Adobe Color Common Settings
Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit 2
Adobe Flash Player ActiveX
Adobe Flash Player Plugin
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Adobe Reader 8.1.2
Apple Mobile Decive Support
Apple Software Update
avast! Antivirus
Bonjour
CCleaner
COMODO Firewall Pro
DivX Codec
DivX Converter
DivX Player
DivX Web Player
FileZilla Client 3
GlashFish
GnuCash
Google Desktop
Google Earth
Google Photos Screensaver
Google Toolbar for IE
Google Updater
GTK+ Runtime
Handbrake
IBM Lotus Symphony
Intel(R) Extreme Graphics Driver
iTunes
Java DB
Java(TM) 6 Update 10 (DON'T REMOVE)
Java(TM) SE Development Kit
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (DON'T REMOVE)
Microsoft Compression Client Pack
Microsoft Office 2000
Microsoft User-Mode Driver Framework Feature Pack
Miro
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Sunbird
Mozilla Thunderbird
Netbeans IDE 6.0.1
Opera 9.27
Picasa 2
Pidgin
PowerQuest Partition Magic
Privoxy
Quicktime (DON'T REMOVE)
RealPlayer (Removable, but I wouldn't suggest it)
Skype 3.6 (Removable)
SoundMAX
Spybot
Tor 0.1.2.19
Vidalia 0.0.16
Internet Explorer (Removable, but I wouldn't suggest it)
Windows Media Player (Removable, but I wouldn't suggest it)
Windows XP Service Pack 3 (DON'T REMOVE)
YPOPs! 0.9.5.1

When I start up a computer, I run through and remove a few of these (just off the top of my head... there are more):
Anything that says "trial period" or "demo".
Windows Messenger
MSN / AOL / etc
Some components in "Windows components" including:
All the accessories I don't use (paint, etc)
"Internet Games"
Indexing Service
MSN Explorer
Outlook Express
Windows Messenger

Then, I run through the registry, and clean out all the unnecessary programs that startup with the computer. This will do that for you: http://www.glarysoft.com/qs.html

Then, I setup virus programs, spyware programs, and a firewall. Then, I install all the applications I want. I run a clean virus/spyware check after that, then run a defrag (right click on the C:/ drive in My Computer, select "Properties", then "tools", then "defragment now".

That generally cleans up a computer for me. Just be careful if you don't know what you're doing.

Best of Luck,
-Jess

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Regarding the next poster, do NOT remove avg unless you're using the professional (paid) version of ZoneAlarm. The virus protection on the free version is either nonexistent, or it sucks. I can't remember which off the top of my head.

However, I thoroughly agree that limewire should go. I used to use it, and it never did anything but cause trouble. Having antivirus software running while not performing a scan *can* be useful, contrary to the last poster's statement, but it isn't necessary, and you should avoid it if your computer is running slowly.

As mentioned, cleaning out excess programs wont cause your computer to run faster in most cases, because they probably aren't running. It will clean up hard drive space, but that's better accomplished by purging old music, movies, and other documents and media.

The thing that'll probably help you the most is to clean out your registry. Google for CCleaner. That'll take care of any registry problems, and it'll let you remove certain programs from starting up at boot time. Clean up your hard drive a bit, remove (or disable) avg IF you're using Zone Alarm Pro. Then, run a defrag, and use the windows tool (right above it) to check for disk errors. That should give you a good start.

Best of Luck (last time, I hope),
-Jess

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