Monday, August 23, 2010

Trying to start my own online business selling comic books, any eneral advice, cheapest way to do it?

I found a great resource on how to start your own comic bookstore, including where to get distribution agreements to be able to sell DC, Marvel and other comic titles. This site also discusses the discounts you can get from the dealers based on your volume, and other very helpful information.





http://www.newsarama.com/pages/Tilting/T鈥?/a>





One of the places where you can purchase your inventory is


Diamond Comics Distributor http://retailer.diamondcomics.com/newacc鈥?/a>





You have the option of starting your own e-storefront with your own domain or using marketplaces such as eBay.





One article that I found very useful is ';7 Steps to Successful Web Site Development'; http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol142/websi鈥?/a> as it takes to you all the decision steps that you need to take when starting an online business. Like any other business, startup period is full of ';should I do this'; or ';should I do that'; questions. The article is useful because it helps you think through every step of the way - from why do you want a website to who is your audience to how will you create your website to how you will market your new website.





Here are the steps you need to take when creating your online business:





STEP 1: Set Your Goals - Why do you want a web site? What is the size of the online market? What are the goals for your website?





STEP 2: Develop Your Web Site Strategy - Who is your website target audience? What typically appeals to your target audience? How are the other websites (your competition) reaching out to this target audience? How will you measure your performance?





STEP 3: Set-Up Implementation Plans - What name will you give to your site? How do you envision the design of your web site? How will you create your website? How will you create your content? How will you maintain your website?





STEP 4: Start the Ball Rolling - Do you have a logo? For e-retailers, do you have the critical components needed to run an e-commerce site? How are you going to host your site?





STEP 5: Create and Launch Your Web Site - Have you uploaded your site with your chosen web host provider? Are the scripts and application you need for your website functioning well? Have you tested your website?





STEP 6: Promote Your Web Site and Measure Its Results - Do you have a plan in place to market your website? Do you regularly review your traffic logs and web site performance tracker? How are you going to get sites to link to you? Do you know the search engine keywords that you rank well? If your site is not visible in the search engine results pages for its keywords, what strategies do you intend to do?





STEP 7: Maintain Your Website and Grow Your Web Business - Continue to find ways to grow your web business. How do you intend to continue your education on web development?Trying to start my own online business selling comic books, any eneral advice, cheapest way to do it?
well yes i know a website they provide websites at lowest price of 20$ link below is the website

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