The popularity of e-commerce and online shopping continues to increase. Online shopping has now emerged as one of the top shopping behavior of consumers. More and more people are looking to put up an online store and some merchants are already adding online shopping to their conventional stores. This tutorial will teach you the basics of how to open your own online store.

In This Guide:

01 - Determining What to Sell

The first thing that you need to think about is what you are going to sell. If you already have items that you make or products already in stock, then you're already half way there. However, if you want to open a store but aren't quite sure what to sell,

02 - Pricing

This tutorial will guide you on how to price your products fairly but profittably

03 - Business Name, License and Taxes

This guide will show you the importance of choosing the right name for your online business

04 - Where to Open Your Online Store?

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.

05 - What are My Choices?

There are many options to choose from with varying fees, and what you need will be specific to what you are trying to accomplish, however there are some key things you want to make sure you have, as well as comparing the prices. If you are using your own

06 - Designing Your Own Site

Here are the important things to know when you are ready to develop the online interface or website for your online store

07 - osCommerce

Installing, configuring and customizing osCommerce free shopping cart script

08 - Shipping

Determining how you will ship is both a personal preference as well as what will benefit the customer as well. Offering more than one shipping option is usually the best way to go as people prefer different carriers.

09 - Marketing and Advertising

Basics of marketing and advertising your products and your online store

10 - Hiring a Web Designer

What to look for when hiring a web designer