How to start a web based business?

For the start all you would need is a domain and webhosting. You can buy webhosting at hyped.

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"... cost more than a real shop to set up"? Who are you talking with? Here's what you'll need... A website. I just got another one last night from GoDaddy www.godaddy.com for less than $4.00 for the year. There is a coupon available for a discount to buy a domain at GoDaddy. Don't get any of the offers to add on, just keep declining until the point where you have to pay. A host. I use HostGator. There service has been fantastic, easy to set up, great online support and will work with you on your shopping cart. You can find them here: http://bit.ly/kT6ik. They have several different plans, I'd start with the Hatchling. You can always change it later. The Hatchling is $7.95 a month. Promotional tools. There are a ton out there, but a super easy way to set up a site is to use Wordpress. This is free. And HostGator has a CPanel add on called Fantastico which will install Wordpress on to your site for free and effortlessly. Once your wordpress site is up and running you can add Widgets, Plugins, SEO tools and a whole lot more. Most of which are free. Get those set up then email me at my site listed below and we'll get you going with a automatic email responder. So just do those and you're off to a great start. Good Luck. Terry