Questions related to buy and selling of products or services via electronic means.
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Single Speed Bicycle Startup - Looking for manufacturing suggestions
I am in the early stages of starting up a single speed/fixed gear bike company. There are a few smaller bike companies out there already that offer lower priced bikes in the $400 dollar range but they ...
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As an international student on student visa in US can I sell goods online? if yes how?
Can I signup for a merchant/seller account of either Paypal, Google Checkout , Amazon Checkout using my credit card info and receive payments for the products sold online ? Would my credit card ...
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Tracking offline advertising campaigns?
In online advertisements we have Google Analytics, SiteCatalyst, and other web analytics solutions to monitor our campaign’s click-through and conversion rates. How do we keep track those things with ...
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e-commerce store using wordpress
I am considering setting up a e-commerce store for a friend's retailing shop. What I am interested in is a solution that is easy to maintain in terms of administration (insert new products, new ...
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What bases are to be covered when opening an online store in India?
What are the things one has to consider when opening an online store in India besides the website itself ?
Where all one has to register ?
Registrations Fee ?
Which state/city is most friendly for an ...
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Trade shows / suppliers / samples… for e-commerce?
I was wondering if someome could help me with some starter advice: I’d like to start selling merchandise online – I’ll probably start selling on Amazon, hopefully learn the ropes, then move onto my ...
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Best way to pay users
Lets say I make the next google ads service (hypothetically speaking), how can I pay my users in more or less real time? with minimal or no additional cost to the company.
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How can I reduce the costs of deployment of my web application on the servers?
I am a Java Web Application Developer. I have an idea for a web application project that I am working on.
I personally believe that this web app has potential to become a widely popular website, (if ...
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How can a company prevent or protect themselves against post-delivery fraud?
How can a compay selling high-value products protect themselves against post-delivery fraud (including but not limited to returns fraud)?
Can we insure ourselves against fraud or somehow pass on the ...
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Our site sells an expensive product most people only buy once. How do we encourage word of mouth promotion?
Our start-up will sell engagement rings online. We recently discovered that a major source of traffic for the market leader is word of mouth recommendations.
We know that great customer service, and ...
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income in paypal
Does income in my paypal account need to be declared for tax purposes, or does it just have to be declared for tax purposes if I transfer my paypal funds to a real bank account?
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Do I need 1099-MISC forms for someone paid via paypal?
If I pay someone via paypal, do I still have to fill in the 1099 and/or w forms?
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How should I charge web customers for small transaction amounts?
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So in short, is there a free way for me to get $1 from a customer and send that $1 to my bank account. If free is not an option, what is the cheapest way for me to get that $1 to my bank ...
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Isn't there a standard for categorizing products and services?
I am building a database of products (and services) and need to put similar items in the same category. That's got to be a common need, and I don't want to recreate the wheel.
For example, a ...
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I am starting a global e-commerce business - what are the benefits of registering in a tax haven?
Which tax havens would you recommend for this and why? When should we register - early on or once we are earning a certain amount?
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Social Media Auction website startup
I need more vendors to join my startup, likebids.com, but I only have 10 so far. Can anyone give me more information on where to find the right advertisers that would be interested in our concept?
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Set-up Online Store (e-commerce) in USA
We are based in India and wish to set-up online store of Organic Products (Food and Textile) in USA under a brand name. I have few questions about this:
- Do we need to set-up a company there i.e. USA ...
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Putting limits to technical support for software services, is it good?
I have recently established a company to sell ecommerce software as SaaS. There are some leads that request proposals from me. I am in a dilemma. There are two risks that I want to avoid:
I want to ...
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Online payment solution Spreedly vs Authorize.Net [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the best merchant processing solution?
I plan to sell online space for multimedia solution and charge user per month (everymonth) or yearly. This would primarily ...
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What factors will you consider when choosing a purchasing agent in China? [closed]
I'm a purchasing agent in China. What factors will you consider when choosing a purchasing agent in China?
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ecommerce and pci pa-dss, is it legal to sell/distribute with out it? many o/s carts are not certified
There are many open source shopping carts that don't have any PCI compliance certification.
Is it legal to sell/distribute ecommerce related software that isn't compliant?
It makes no sense, since ...
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May I use content from Foursquare in commercial purposes?
I really hope this is the right forum, if not you have to excuse me.
I am planning to build a commercial service (in this case a mobile app) that uses content from Foursquare and presents it to my ...
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Suggestion for my eCommerce business. [Selling developed software]
I have developed few software products for micro to small businesses and a security product. I want to market these products but I can't spend much on paid online marketing.
I am noticing that social ...
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Automated shipping from warehouse or stock my own inventory for eCommerce site?
I'm about to start up an eCommerce site for health products. However, I'm unsure of how to structure the company, in particular reference to shipping of product. Should I buy my own product, stock it, ...
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How to create a tangible browsing experience?
With respect to selling anything from boots to paintings to pots and pans, what considerations should I be trying to address when creating listings?
Whether you are shopping Amazon or eBay, many ...
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considering changing from hobby to business… but how?
I would like to change my hobby of making treats for my dogs to a small side business that I can sell dog treats online (like a bakery) but I am not sure where to begin or what all I need to do to ...
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Do I need a resellers permit when selling online in the US, from a company outside of the US?
I have a New Zealand based company. I sell items online. I am setting up a new website in the states that customers will buy from. My supplier (in the US) will send directly to the customer (in the ...
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Marketing to a female demographic
I've a product/website in Family/Relationships segment and so far it attracts 80% women and 20% men.
Mostly adults(age 25 to 55) actually pay for it. Younger users generally want it "free".
I'm ...
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Legal restrictions and tax regulations in global ecommerce
Currently, with all the power the Internet provides, it's relatively easy to start online business. There are no obvious restrictions on the process. A business from almost any location can sell ...
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What term is the business world equivalent to the term “social media”? (Or help us coin the term right here!)
My business will provide an automated “tool” that can be used as part of the pre-sales/pre-purchase process. A by-product of using this tool is the creation of a network of buyers and sellers. (In ...
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Pricing model for sellers in an online store
I just finished setting up an online store that involves selling digital content, tangible items like clothes, events tickets etc. However, I have a little challenge on how to charge sellers to add ...
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A few questions to help understand the ANGEL / VC “game”
Curious on thoughts about this topic. I will say for us it has been frustrating at times, we are sure it is for others.
From what we understand there are incubators, angels and early stage investors ...
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Can anyone suggest a good cart/printing solution for high quality prints?
I have been looking into creating a site that incorporates multiple area artists' work into a centralized shopping experience. Basically, there would be an option to purchase the original and an ...
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What is a good resource to find entrepreneurs in the early planning stages of their business?
My company Merchants Choice Payment Solutions provides credit card processing for businesses. Our main focus is to first and formost educate the merchant on how the industry works and how to set up in ...
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Do you FreshBooks?
Part of my startup is client work, and one client suggested using FreshBooks to handle the billing. Any opinions on this service? Is it worth it for the premium app?
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Using Paypal for accepting online payments
Reading posts on this site I came accross the strong advice for any serious business to stay away from Paypal as an instrument for accepting online payments. On the other hand lots and lots of online ...
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Should I get a .co or .com?
I'm currently deciding if I should get a domain name of my 1st choice but with a .co (instead of a .com) or if I should get a less preferred domain name with a .com (because my 1st choice of .com is ...
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PA-DSS compliance is a major roadblock for ecommerce startups, what to do?
PA-DSS certification costs over 40K to get. Any ecommerce application that is distrubuted that handles CC transactions has to get this certification.
Some of the rules are 'code reviews', which ...
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3rd Party Merchant Services
I'm looking for a 3rd party payment handling site to sell my software. Currently I have shortlisted Avangate (www.avangate.com) and Fastspring (www.fastspring.com). Fastspring seems to have the ...
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Would a hosted ecommerce Saas product work if the actual credit card processing was 'outsourced'?
Do you guys think a ecommerce Saas product would "fly" if the service didn't actually process the credit cards itself? Rather it redirects to services like paypal, google checkout etc?
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E-commerce startup without a location?
I'm a resident of California and will be starting a company this year but will not be living in California as I'm teaching English in China.
So that means I don't have a address in the USA to start ...
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If one sells ecommerce software, do you HAVE to be PCI compliant at this point?
If one sells ecommerce software, do you HAVE to be PCI compliant at this point?
I read it costs upwards of 40K to get your ecomm software PCI compliant.
And some of the requirements have things like ...
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I'm in China. Is it a good idea to set up an online shop to sell electronic products to Europe? [closed]
I hear that I need to pay Electronic Waste Recycling Fee in advance.
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Reports needed for ecommerce and advertising
I'm planning to have a develop build a CMS (in Ruby on Rails) with blogging, advertising and ecommerce integration.
Many types of reports/charts would seem necessary in such a system: Unique ...
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What's the optimal flow for a check-out process?
We have a consumer site that sell virtual good with a shopping cart and checkout. Is it better to have users enter all of the required information on one page or two? Any good examples of checkouts ...
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feedback on hot items/ where to buy
How’s it goin’. I am very new to the world of online commerce, and I would like to start selling items online. I was wondering if someone could help out by providing some feedback to some of these ...
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Is it OK to begin with OSS licensed code and then since the business plan has some uniqueness rewrite it later?
My company now a sole-proprieter at this point is for many years coming up with a business plan and modifying it. All along developers tried to do and complete the project but they could not handle ...
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Choosing an eCommerce solution for low-priced digital goods
I am currently developing a website that will be selling low-priced digital goods (user-generated travel itineraries) - most will be priced between $0.99-$2.99. I've been searching for an eCommerce ...
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Am I doing this right - is ecommerce all a numbers game?
Am I right in assuming if I can figure out the amount of sales I need to cover my monthly expenses and make a profit, that I must then simply drive enough visitors to my website to cover a 2% ...
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How to market in a heavily saturated field
I've recently launched an ecommerce startup which I've been working on in my spare time for the last 2 years. Now that I'm finally ready to market I'm not sure exactly how to proceed.
I think it's an ...
