Questions related to buy and selling of products or services via electronic means.

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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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What is the best merchant processing solution? [closed]

If you want to take credit card orders (or pre-orders), what is the best merchant processing solution? I've heard the PayPal and Google Checkout will freeze your funds if even a single person ...
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Looking for an elegant and basic ecommerce solution

I am looking for a low cost, low volume, and very simple to setup/use ecommerce solution for a friend to sell home made goods (e.g. photo boards and knitted scarfs). There is likely to be little ...
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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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e-commerce provider for an EU based startup

I am starting a software company located in the European Union. I wrote a B2B product that is in beta test at the moment. Based on my market research and analysis I expect to make 50% of sales in USA, ...
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Starting a new business and building a website

I want to start a business selling food items, such as green teas. How can I go about building a website for it? I have no prior experience with selling items or building a website. I am motivated for ...
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Starting an Online E-commerce business

Currently, I am working as a Web Developer and looking to start an online business in my spare time. My Project is to create an ecommerce website, initially in the UK, for the latest mens and womens ...
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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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Can I sell in the US without a SSN?

I wanted to start a US business - despite being based in the UK - because the US is where most of my target market is (besides suppliers). I've read on PayPal's site ...
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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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Seller permit to sell online in US for non resident

I am a non resident of US. I'm setting up this online store where you can buy consumer products - targeted at US market. When I approached wholesale suppliers who don't have any affliate model they ...
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Starting an online shop

I am planning to start two online shops but do not have any experience in the field. What are the things to keep in mind? I am quite concerned about managing the supply chain in one in which the ...
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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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to create blog/forum under a separate site or build under current site

inspired by hubspot, we're dedicated to creating more remarkable content. we think it can be engaging and relevant for our customers. we feel mass-customized apparel is an area that doesn't have that ...
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Legal requirements to start a ecommerce website in India

I would like to start a ecommerce website in India, could you please help me with the legal requirements and any guidance for this. My intent is to sell merchandise through internet. Do I need to ...
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Good ecommerce website for small transactions? [closed]

I want to sell some software online for about $10-15 per unit, probably very few units will be sold initially. Does anybody know any good ecommerce website for this kind of small and infrequent ...
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E-Commerce Website for Retail AND wholesale

I work for a clothing designer company (Kit + Lili) that has been in business for 5 years. We currently sell our product wholesale using a company called Groupe BDM and retail through Shopify. It is ...
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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 ...