How do I start my own website?

[shawn]

I want to start my own business online I want it to be an online store with clothing shoes and accessories. What all do I have to do? I know I need a business license but do I also need a tax ID? If so do I need federal or both? How do I set up the site and how much does it cost?

[Jake]

You might be able to start for as little as $8 a month for a basic hosting account that includes a business domain name, some of these provide open source shopping cart software installers. It would be easier to use an eCommerce site hosting specialist that provides a more or less turnkey store site with shopping cart software and payment processing in place, some provide free starter packages.

Realistically you might find after going through the headaches of setting up a site that getting visitors to the site is the greatest challenge, you have to operate on a certain scale to be found in search engines and to get 'free' traffic. Large operations knowing the average new customer value may actually lose money on the first sale or 2 after paying the ad cost to secure a new customer, knowing it will be profitable in the long term.

Competition may be fierce with large established site offering lower prices and good looking Chinese sites offering fakes. Using a marketplace like Ebay or Amazon might be the easiest way to get people to see your products with a minimal initial effort.

[john]

here is a good article about setting up an online busness:
http://your-business-online.com/online/o...nline.html

[Stephen]

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[783]

In answer to your website part we have a series of article which may help you understand what you are going to need check out

http://www.computergeeks2go.com/101guide...cs-series/

Basically you will need
1) Hosting Account
2) Domain Name
3) A Website built or an online shop type package installed to make your shop work.

We offer hosting for less $5/month which includes the ability to install WordPress.

http://www.computergeeks2go.com/hosting.shtml

Just a few things to remember when talking online shops is that you also need to figure out how you are going to take payments and secure your website. Many people start by using services like PayPal.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact us. We will be glad to help you get you up and running