How to Start a Home-based Online Retail Business

by Nicole Augenti

Overview

From getting started and finding customers to creating your website and mastering social media, this comprehensive guide provides down-to-earth advice on every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based online retail business. Learn all about setting up your home office, sourcing your product, marketing from all angles, getting paid, and staying ahead of the competition. Look for useful information throughout the book, including:Online Retail Success StoriesSample Financial PlanBusiness Scenarios and Lesson LearnedEducational ResourcesFrequently Asked Questions

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762763658
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	11/08/2011
Series:	Home-Based Business Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

ORIGINAL AUTHOR Jeremy Shepherd is the founder of PearlParadise.com, a multimillion-dollar online retail business he started while still a flight attendant for Northwest Airlines. While on a stopover in Beijing, he bought some freshwater pearls at a local market for a girlfriend, had them appraised back home for 30 times what he paid, and immediately launched a business selling high-quality pearls around the globe. He lives in Santa Monica, CA.

REVISER Nicole L. Augenti, Esq. has been successfully selling online on eBay since 2006. In addition to running her own eBay business (Facebook Fan Page ID: City Chic Style), she is also a practicing attorney with a solo law practice in Bridgeport, CT.

Editorial Reviews

"[C]ombines basic start-up information with topics like the importance of bringing passion to your side business and making time for a personal life.. .. Friendly advice from the trenches."
—Library Journal (Starred review)

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