enables you to sell products online without any
hassle. An online store operator may provide
any or all of the following:
Initial goal-setting for your Web site
Creation of the Web page itself expect to
provide raw materials such as product or
service descriptions, photographs, and
price lists.
Advertising and publicity
Support for online sales
Yahoo!, eBay, and Amazon.com have cyberstore-type
arrangements that you can use to get
publicity for your online selling. Using the right
cyberstore host can be a good way to get
started on the Web, especially if you want to go
from zero no Web presence or expertise to 60
(a robust Web presence with online transaction
capabilities) in a few months. Expect to pay
fixed monthly fees that amount to several hundred
dollars a year. Cyberstores also collect a
small share of transactions. Using a cyberstore
gives you a chance to develop Web expertise
so that you can eventually do more of the work
yourself. Make sure that your contract allows
you to leave the cybermall quickly if you want to
take over the whole job on your own.
For popular online store providers, see the following
sites:
www.amazon.com
www.ebay.com
www.yahoo.com
