Start Your Own e-business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success

This book was written to help both individuals and existing traditional businesses to engage in e-commerce. If you are interested in starting a successful e-business but have limited or no knowledge with reference to e-commerce, then, this book is for you. The book contains highly detailed information and provides a step-by-step approach regarding every aspect of developing a successful e-business, including web site building, web design, web hosts, domains, ads, affiliate programs, funding, and search engines.


If you are wondering how you build a web site and how you make it show up on search engines such as Google and Yahoo!, then wonder no more. This book will cover everything and even inform you of all costs. It will provide both the knowledge and the tools you need to develop a fully operational e-business.


The strongest aspect of the book is the Appendix containing the so called “e-Business Resources.” This is a section referencing companies and organizations which can provide tremendous information in every aspect of what is needed in order to start a successful e-business. The appendix contains resources for marketing research, financial status of existing companies, publications, statistics, web site building, and traffic report and ratings, among other topics. Organizations mentioned include: hoovers.com, thomasregister.com, bbbonline.org, and planetbiz.com. Additional sources are networksolutions.com and tophost.com. This appendix is invaluable not only in terms of research but also in terms of growing your e-business.