| Understanding and using the internet is a | | | | - Typing in a website address. While this is |
| major aspect of home business. There are | | | | usually one of the first things learned about |
| basic things a person must know how to do on | | | | the internet it is still important to make |
| the internet to be successful at a home | | | | sure a user knows how to do it. Web address |
| business venture. These things include simple | | | | need to be typed in with no spaces. If the |
| tasks like adding an attachment to an email | | | | website address is being read off of |
| to more complex things like using a search | | | | something it needs to be typed in exactly as |
| engine. None of these essential internet | | | | it appears. While the 'www' part is not |
| tasks are too hard, though that they can not | | | | always needed sometimes it is the factor that |
| be learned easily. The following explains how | | | | differentiates two unrelated websites, so it |
| to do the major tasks one should know before | | | | should be included as well. |
| starting a home business. | | | | |
| | | | - Logging into a website. Logging in means |
| - Adding attachments to an email. This is not | | | | entering a user name and password. Each site |
| too hard because most email programs allow | | | | is somewhat different in how the process |
| the user to click a few buttons and the file | | | | goes, but generally both the user name and |
| is attached. The hardest part is finding the | | | | password need to be typed in as they were |
| file to be attached. First the person will | | | | when the user registered at the website. |
| click the attachment button in the email. It | | | | |
| usually says 'attach file' or something along | | | | - Using a search engine. This may seem like a |
| those lines. The screen will then prompt to | | | | simple task, but getting the information a |
| chose the file to be attached. It is | | | | user wants form a search can be hard if they |
| important for the user to have some idea | | | | do not know some simple rules. Almost |
| where they file is and this is simple if they | | | | anything can be typed into a search engine |
| note where they saved the file. They click on | | | | and get results, but there are two things to |
| the file and it is wither attached or they | | | | keep in mind to get the best results. First, |
| then need to click the button that attaches | | | | the spelling of words should be correct or |
| the file. In some programs this happens | | | | some results are omitted. Second, the search |
| automatically. | | | | term should be as specific as possible to get |
| | | | the most relevant and useful results. |
| - Downloading files. This too is easy to do. | | | | |
| Most files that need downloaded come with | | | | Many internet users and potential home |
| instructions on how to download them right on | | | | business owners know how to do these basic |
| the web page. For files that are downloaded | | | | tasks. For others, though, they are foreign |
| from an email there is also usually a button | | | | concepts. It never hurts to review them. |
| to click to download the file. A screen pops | | | | Anyone interested in a home business should |
| up that asks where to download the file to | | | | spend time online doing different tasks and |
| and the user chooses where. It is that | | | | learning through trial and error. With a |
| simple. | | | | little effort all of these essential internet |
| | | | tasks can be mastered. |