So now you have determined what you want to sell, pricing, obtained your business license and checking account, now what? You need to determine where you want your site to be located as well as what options you want.

There are several options for where your online store will be located, and it is an important decision as it is much easier to set the store up in the right place the first time than to move the site somewhere else. There are several choices and below is an overview of what the choices are as well as the benefits and drawbacks to each choice. Further down we will go more into detail about what to look for in a web hosting company and what options you may want to choose, but for now here is a brief overview of the different choices.

In This Chapter:

Your Own Domain

How to obtain your own domain name

An Online Store That Sells Similar Items

Options for selling online

Opening Yahoo Store

Step by step guide to openning and managing Yahoo Store

Ebay Store

How to get your products on ebay

Amazon and Half.com Stores

Selling products from Amazon.Com