How to Start a Home-Based Online Retail Business

Have you always wanted to be an entrepreneur? Do you like to shop or have a passion for a product that you’d like to share with the world? Ever fantasized about working from the comfort of home? Now you can make your dreams a reality.

All the information you need to get online and selling, from creating a winning website to writing a business plan, software choices, security issues, taking credit cards, taxes and record keeping, marketing your business, legal matters, and how to grow your business. 

Through plain language and real-world examples, online entrepreneur Jeremy Shepherd takes you through every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based online retail business. He shares his vast experience and expert advice on everything from finding your niche and sourcing your inventory to advertising your product and staying profitable.
Whether you want to keep your business a part-time effort or turn it into a full-time job, this guide can help you build your own successful online retail business.

Includes:
Advice from the Trenches

Time Management Worksheets

Web Design Tips

Sample Financial Plan

Educational Resources

FAQs

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Ebay Business

The eBay phenomenon may be the greatest opportunity for home-based entrepreneurs ever. With close to zero start-up costs and a worldwide customer base of 150 million people, the little guy can now compete on a level playing field with huge corporations. Although TV infomercials and eBay itself are teeming with hucksters trying to sell advice, wholesale lists, and auction software to help you jump on the eBay bandwagon, 99 percent of it is junk and unnecessary. In October 2001 Ginsberg had a modest business selling high-end pool tables and tried selling one on eBay on a dare. For him, the rest is history. He now runs a million-dollar eBay business and ships pool tables all over the country. This quick read is a pretty straightforward primer on the do's and don'ts of starting your own (serious) eBay business. Since Ginsberg seems to hold back somewhat on the finer points of advanced online business management and product sourcing, you will have to do some of your own homework, but there is plenty here to get you started.

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