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Lanee' Blunt
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Lanee’ Blunt
When
you start an online business you can sell your own products, work with
wholesale suppliers, write content, or start an online store. Starting an
Internet business doesn’t require a lot of overhead, and is a business to get
into with minimum upfront investment.
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. Most online
businesses will take time and work to get going, there will be a lot of things
to learn, and things to do before the commerce is started.
Register
your domain name. This is the web address of your online business. Get a web
host. It will provide you with space and support to create your website. Design
your website because it will be considered your store front. You can design it
yourself, use a template, or hire someone to design it for you.
Use
search engine optimization to drive people to your website. Pay-per-click
advertising is an effective method to get traffic to a new site. Capture your
visitor's email addresses when they visit your site. Build an opt-in list from
your customers and subscribers by asking them to give you permission to send
them an e-mail. Create an email newsletter and send it to your customers.
Reference:
Entrepreneur:
How to Start a Business Online; Allen Moon
SBA:
Starting an Online Business
Start
Online Business Guide: Online Business Ideas; Kanute Fleming
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