Table of Contents:

Introduction......................................................................................................................4
Why e-commerce works, and why now more than ever..............................5
What do you need to launch a successful e-commerce site? ........................9
Planning and research.................................................................................................11
Does this business idea work as an online business?.................................11
Study the competition..........................................................................................12
The practicalities of running an e-commerce site.....................................14
Your audience is who?.............................................................................................15
How will you deal with these people?............................................................15
Shipping charges....................................................................................................16
You need a customer service policy ...............................................................16
Before you start building your site......................................................................18
General e-commerce site guidelines......................................................................20
Site creation.................................................................................................................22
Product sourcing.........................................................................................................29
Using drop shippers...............................................................................................30
Buying in bulk overseas..........................................................................................32
Order fulfillment and your own products .........................................................34
After this comes marketing....................................................................................35

[YES] Can be given away
[YES] Can be packaged with other products
[YES] Can be offered as a bonus
[YES] Can be edited completely and your name put on it
[YES] Can be used as web content
[YES] Can be broken down into smaller articles
[YES] Can be added to an e-course or autoresponder
[YES] Can be added to membership sites
[YES] Can sell Resale Rights
[YES] Can sell Master Resale Rights
[YES] Can be offered through auction sites