I would like to sell stuff on my website (as a small business), what are some options? -

I am looking to start selling my product on the internet. What are some different options that I have for selling them?I can get the name out there myself, so I am not worried about the advertising aspect.I could sell on Amazon, Ebay, etc, but they each charge an 12% to 15% commission fee on top of a monthly fee. So I would like to explore the possibility of selling it via my own web page, but the part I am having trouble with is how exactly would I handle transactions (receive payment) and all of that. (also, if I did that, would the fees involved be less than the amazon/ebay option?)

Use Paypal.They let you set up a business account with them for free.You can make buttons for your item that say either add to cart or buy now.They even have a backend shoppingcart, checkout system for you. It s all free.The only fees you encounter is when you receive payment. The fee is like 2.9%of amount received +$0.30, with the percentage decreasing the higher the dollar amount is.You input tax, and shipping info in their calculators. and it will work for every item/sell automatically unless you say other wise.I use it for my site and its really simple and most people already know and trust Paypal. They accept just about all forms of payment and your customers don t even have to have a paypal account when they pay you. But if they wanted one, it s free!You can check out my site to see how it works/ looks:http://adonaipublishing.com/Just add some stuff to the cart, click view cartYou can get more info here:https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr��https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr��

There is a company called Weblinx Marketing who set up your website and products and it costs just $70/month for unlimited webpages products, transactions etc. you can update as much of the site yourself as you want, simply.They have an excellent designer for flash and the lass that runs it has a great relationship with Business Advisory Service so she may also be able to assist you in getting your products known.

Surely having your own website to sell products would be a lot more effective. If your going to build a website which i would think you d be using e-commerce engine they have functions directing all payments through various payment system such as Paypal (Paypal.com) or Worldpay (Creditcard gateway). Paypal does take little percentage from the transaction but not as much as amazon or ebay. The POS system on your website would pretty much do everything automatically. I would suggest that you consult with your I.T guy how the website would be build and what payment system would be used.

Have you checked out Microsoft Office Live Small Business? Office Live offers template based website design and hosting. There is an add-in for a shopping cart which will provide secure transactions. Small Business websites can cost as little as $15 a year.Check out some success stories at http://smallbusiness.officelive.com/en-U��Good Luck,AndyMSFT Office Live Outreach Team

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