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Lanee' Blunt
By Lanee’ Blunt
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| Sell your products online--lotushead |
Starting an Internet
business doesn’t require a lot of overhead, and is a business to get into with
minimum upfront investment. There are
different types of internet businesses that you may start; a site that sells
products, an e-commerce that sells products, an e-commerce business that ships
products to people or a service selling website or maybe you probably have one
in mind.
Product
Decide what type of internet
business you will be going into. Is it a product or products that you are
selling or are you going to sell; business to business, or sell your service?
Are you going to do affiliate marketing? A sales tax license is required to
collect sales taxes. The requirements may be different, so you must check with
your own local licensing department.
Name your Internet Business
What are you going to name
your company? A name is very important and you should give careful
consideration before you decide on any name.
License
Some states require for
website owners to register for many of the same licenses that other business
owners have to register for. E-commerce website owners must comply with state
tax collection, and accounting regulations. Apply for a vendor license with
your state. Each state is different and the requirements may be different for
state to state. The sba.gov will let you know where you can get a vendor’s
license in your particular state. Type your state, or zip code and vendor and
peddler license in the required field and the site navigates to your specific
state where you can find out your contact information or you can apply. The
vendor license can be obtained at your state office of department of finance.
Set Up Online Site
Get a domain name and
register it. Get a web host. You can find a web host that is inexpensive and
effective. Make sure you use a web host that offers features that make
third-party scripts like a shopping cart a one click system. Look for free shopping cart scripts. Most web
host will offer the open source osCommerce script as a quick install, but there
are others you can download. Install payment modules Paypal, 2Checkout, and
others. For accepting credit cards select a credit card processor.
Prepare a business plan for
your new internet business. Market your
new business. Set up a checking account
for your internet company. Print
business cards.
Reference:
Start a Online Business
Info: Starting an Internet Business
Emarketingman: Start an
Internet Business
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