Starting an Online Business for Dummies Book

Introduction.

PART I: STRATEGIES AND TOOLS FOR YOUR ONLINE BUSINESS.

Chapter 1: What’s New: The Latest Tools for Your Online Business.

Chapter 2: Opening Your Own Online Business in Ten Easy Steps.

Chapter 3: Choosing and Equipping Your New E-Business.

Chapter 4: Selecting Your E-Commerce Host and Design Tools.

PART II: ESTABLISHING AND PROMOTING YOUR ONLINE BUSINESS.

Chapter 5: Organizing Your Business Site and Attracting Customers.

Chapter 6: Optimizing the Shopping Experience.

Chapter 7: Accepting Payments.

Chapter 8: Providing Customer Service with a Virtual Smile.

Chapter 9: Advertising and Publicity.

PART III: BUILDING A BUSINESS WITH ONLINE AUCTIONS.

Chapter 10: Sourcing for Your Business.

Chapter 11: Running a Business on eBay.

Chapter 12: Amazon.com and CafePress.

PART IV: PROMOTING YOUR BUSINESS WITH GOOGLE, YAHOO!, AND MICROSOFT.

Chapter 13: Search Engine Optimization.

Chapter 14: Taking Advantage of Google's Tools.

Chapter 15: Hosting with Yahoo! and Microsoft.

PART V: THE NECESSARY EVILS: LAW AND ACCOUNTING.

Chapter 16: Keeping It All Legal.

Chapter 17: Online Business Accounting Tools.

PART VI: THE PART OF TENS.

Chapter 18: Ten Must-Have Features for Your Web Site.

Chapter 19: Ten Hot New Ways to make Money Online.

Index.