Internet marketing can be a very confusing and difficult industry to break into for an internet newbie. The sheer volume of free internet marketing material on the web is enormous. If you are just starting out, it is hard not to get bogged down reading and trying to sort out the material that is available.Newbie internet marketers find it nearly impossible to tell from the sales letters whether the information that is on offer is valuable. Sometimes when starting out in the internet marketing industry, the hardest thing is to know what the key steps are to get up and running.There are at least seven key steps to developing your online business for internet marketing. Whatever steps you choose to follow, it is crucial that you stick to those steps and don’t deviate.1. Find a niche market for your online businessHave a good think about what you are passionate about. Passion isn’t required but it does help if you like the product or market yourself. You will understand your customers better if you can understand their motivation.2. Internet marketing researchIs your niche market highly competitive? Are people searching for information or products in your niche? Most importantly – can your online business make any money in that niche? For example, weight loss is a huge industry with multiple niches, so therefore still profitable for many internet marketers.3. Choose a relevant internet marketing domain nameMake sure your domain name is relevant to the product that you are selling. With internet marketing, always try to incorporate the product name in the domain name somehow.4. Find a web host for your internet marketing businessThere are so many web hosts available on the internet that it is a good idea to do some in depth research before committing to a hosting service. Find one that suits your needs. If you know someone in the business, a referral is often a good means of choosing a web host. Don’t just choose the cheapest.5. Build a good landing pageThis is a page that is basically a headline, 3-5 bullet points outlining the benefits to your customer that membership to your information will provide, an opt-in box and a link to the product or service. The idea of the squeeze page is to develop a group of people that want what you have to offer. Make sure your offer always adds value.6. Choose a good autoresponderThis is the tool that will help you make money while you sleep. All effective online businesses have an autoresponder.An autoresponder collects and houses the names of your email marketing list. It will send out your confirmation messages when someone signs up to your list and continue to involve your customers in the way that you want. Your ongoing correspondence may be a regular information rich newsletter or other products that may interest your mailing list.7. Upload your squeeze page to your web hostIf you are not technical and you want to get started then I recommend that you first sign up with an education style forum that will support, motivate and teach you how to take all of these steps with confidence.Internet marketing is your opportunity for financial independence. Get started today, you will never regret it.