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Starting an Online Business All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies

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This book was a real surprise. I fully expected to use it as a resource for new Ebay/Web commerce users that we help teach but found it excelled not only in the basics but in pretty much the whole plan of where you would want to be online in the long run. I am particulary fond of books that discuss legal and accounting set up and this one covers a lot of good info like type of organization, record keeping, copyrights and trademarks, a tax overview etc. A great foundation for the new online business. There is a lot of information regarding web site design, internet security and boosting your sales. Usually many books would leave off in this area but not this one. It has information on taking your retail business online , selling from a storefront and covers some important ideas like affiliate marketing and finding a niche. Whether deciding to operate on Ebay or with your own website this book is jam packed with information. Even as an experienced online user I found myself making notes from many of the sections in the book including those with suggestions on what to do to expand sales, deal with changes and other customer issues. Just as a note this is one huge book. Over 800 pages including the index and for the price a bargain. For Ebayers I would recommend this book and a general Ebay book as a package to buy. If working directly on your own e-commerce site I would recommend this book with with a web 2.0 or social marketing book.

I have bought and sold stuff online for years and this book still had useful information in it. It gives useful, specific sources for many different categories of eCommerce.
I have paid much more for courses and books from so called marketing experts that didn't have near as much information.
So often you will read or hear that you need to do this or that, but they never tell you the specific places that you can go to get it done.
The many different categories of selling advice would at first make you think that it just glosses over them but once you start to read you see that they are one of the strengths of this book... you just keep finding good advice to tweak and improve your online business.
From web site design and boosting traffic to credit card acceptance to keeping your customers happy or even legal advice for people just starting out, it's hard to name just one part that would be considered the best part of this book. Site security to even the basics of chosing a business name are covered.
It doesn't matter if you are only thinking about starting an online business or if you have various web sites and are an experienced eBay user, there will be something in here that will make you glad you bought it.

I bought this book because I didn't know the first thing about an online business and I wanted to know more. It has helped me to orgnize my time and get everything together to legalize my business. I am not all the way through yet but so far I am impressed.

Bought this book a while ago and just started reading it recently and its amazing. They tell you everything step by step and in terms that you can understand. You feel like someone is just giving you advice who has been through it.

This book is a great tool for learning and troubleshooting much of CorelDraw X5. It is not as complete as the official guide put out by CorelPress, but it has appeared to be easier to follow.

I found the book pretty unstructured (eg: starting with new tools/practices instead of starting with the beginning) and that some of the basics information were missing while at the same time going too much into details on minor things. For instance, it does not explain well how to create a website (besides providing the list of software available) or how to outsource your webdesign, neither it explains how/where to check domain name availability... I gave up after chapter 3.

I bought this hopping to be able to start my own internet business. I gave up with out being able to. The internet moves at such a fast pace, this book was outdated when I got it. All though it does have some good reference material. With this book alone I could not make my own internt Business (or blog for money). Still worth having for the reference materials though.

A wonderful reference to have at your desk. It truly is like having lots of books in 1 - 800+ pages!

I bought this book when I was considering starting an online business. I read it cover to cover and it is a great source of info, from start-up and licensing, to paperwork and taxes. Sadly, I decided not to start a business until I see what punishments the current squatter administration decides to inflict on profitable businesses.

It's a great product. However, because it's so thick, I found myself lazy to open this book so as the results I have bought other books that are thinner and easier to read.