Craig, Randall.

The everything guide to starting an online business : the latest strategies and advice on how to start a profitable Internet business / Starting an online business. Online business. Randall Craig. - Avon, Mass. : Adams Media, c2013. - 304 p. ; 24 cm. - Everything series. . - Everything series. .

Includes webliography and index.

Top 10 tips you'll learn about online business -- Introduction -- Setting the stage! -- How much time will you spend? -- When opportunity knocks -- Meet the expert: you -- Finding that killer idea -- Networking -- Researching the market -- Online businesses -- Working "in" the web machine -- Caution: online on the edge -- Structuring your business -- Crafting a business plan -- Get your capital act together -- Put a financing plan in place -- Regulations and legal matters -- Locating your business -- Furnishings and equipment -- Building your online presence -- The laws of website attraction -- Selling online -- Advanced concepts: converting browsers to buyers -- Customer relationship management -- Product and services management -- Employees: choose well, manage well -- Bookkeeping, record keeping, and administrative tasks -- Insurance and tax information.

Whether it is a full-time online consulting business or just selling your crafts on the side, starting an Internet enterprise is a very appealing prospect to a budding entrepreneur. This guide takes you from developing an idea to sharing it with the world, whether you just want to make some extra cash or a steady income stream.

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Electronic commerce.
New business enterprises--Computer networks.
New business enterprises.

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