Your Questions About Doing Business Online World

William asks…
How do you legally start an online business or service?
I want to offer online classes in Religious Studies subjects after I graduate with my degree in Religious Studies. I would charge maybe $10 or $20 per person per class, and offer subjects such as: Introduction to World Religions, Learn to Read and Write Hebrew, Introduction to Judaism, Introduction to Ancient Religions, etc.
I myself took an online Taoism class like this, and really enjoyed it.
But how do you do this legally? Do you have to get a business license? How do you do taxes? What else do I need to know about starting an online business?
Thanks.

Jere answers:
You might try to contact an established school and see if you can offer your course through them.
Barnes and Noble has a line of online courses where this might fit.

Donna asks…
What is the best e business opportunity?
Ther is so much garbage on the internet today. I’m new to the e business world and would like to hear from experienced marketers with a system that really works. First I need an educational platform, with an online “mastermind” group that is familiar with the industry changes taking place. Where do I go from here?

Jere answers:
If we look at some of the biggest companies out there today, they include internet companies such as eBay, Google, Amazon, Yahoo and others. The thing to remember is that just 15 years ago, many of these companies did not even exist. It is amazing what the internet has done for the founders of these companies. The same benefit applies to you if you are interested to in property selling and purchasing you can invest your amount in dubai property i hope its good my personal experience forced me to tell others its good and can earn more than other business.

Carol asks…
how to start an online business & get the trademarks, copyright and register and where to get?
I want to start a giant online business like yahoo, google, ebay and amazon.com. but i do not know about the law of cyber world. I do not know what is trademark, registered, copyright and many more. Besides, what the do and don’ts in online business. Please tell to all running online business.
I want to know about the law of web site business. Please let me know. trademarks, copyright, register and many more. How to get it?

Jere answers:
Just so you know…. More than 75% of the .com industry has failed in the past 10 years. Your chance of success isn’t as high. If you are that computer savey you may want to work as a web page editor, or with an IT staff.

Linda asks…
How to start an online business & get the trademarks, copyright and register and where to get?
I want to start a giant online business like yahoo, google, ebay and amazon.com. but i do not know about the law of cyber world. I do not know what is trademark, registered, copyright and many more. Besides, what the do and don’ts in online business. Please tell to all running online business.
I want to know about the law of web site business. Please let me know. trademarks, copyright, register and many more. How to get it?

Jere answers:
Take a close look at the site below, make sure to change the state you live in to apply. Hope this is of service to you.

Maria asks…
What software is required to design a small commercial website ?
Hi all,
what are the software requirements of designing a small commercial website doing business online. Like taking orders (say dealing in computer parts like HDDs, laptops etc) and processing payments online.
can PHP be used to develop such a website ?
Thanks in advance !
Just to let you all know…I am myself a system’s engineer (Cisco, Linux, Microsoft) wishing to get into the realm of web development.
Have had a brush with Java & OOP in the past & have a fair knowledge of HTML.
Cheers !

Jere answers:
Here’s the reality about “simple commercial websites”. They don’t exist, at least, not in the real world. A website is easy enough to make, if given enough time to complete, but as soon as you add the option to place orders and make payments, the entire process becomes ten times more difficult. Not impossible, just far more challenging. Here’s the bottom line. To make the website itself, you are likely going to need an HTML editor program that will allow you to build the site. Sure, you can use Dreamweaver if you wish, but know that most of the “experts” here suggest Dreamweaver without actually knowing how to use the program themselves. I certainly don’t, it’s not an easy program to use. Look at some of the question in here. A lot have to do with how to use Dreamweaver. I would suggest a simpler program with less of a learning curve. Then you are going to need a merchant account and a gateway provider to handle your online transactions. All this must be done in a secure environment that would necessitate the inclusion of a secure network on your server that will manage all the online transactions. Or, you can go with PayPal to start off. They offer a good startup program for new merchants and the fees are relatively low. As for PHP, forget it. If you don’t know HTML, PHP will leave you lost and frustrated. It’s a complex language to use and some experience is necessary to get this code to work for you.
I would start by doing some simple research to find out if the cost is going to justify building the website in the first place, then start researching what software and services are available that would make the process of getting your online business off the ground. The truth is, the quicker you get the site up, the faster you can offer products, but speed should not become more of a priority than a quality website that people will trust to make purchases from.
Good luck,
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