what will i need to get started

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iam form ny and was wondering what will i need to get started with my onlione business. i went to a whole sales website and tryed to register and they ask for ein referral etc.... what will i need to obtain an account
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  • Profile picture of the author art72
    Originally Posted by legitstore1121 View Post

    iam form ny and was wondering what will i need to get started with my onlione business. i went to a whole sales website and tryed to register and they ask for ein referral etc.... what will i need to obtain an account
    Hire a writer...

    Now, assuming you're not drunk, lol...

    You can get a domain at GoDaddy.com, and you're website hosting at Hostgator.com

    And since there was a similar question posted maybe 3-4 posts before yours, read my answer, post #4 here: http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...rting-out.html

    - Just kidding of course with my opening lines... couldn't help myself.

    -Art
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  • Profile picture of the author MartinPlatt
    Wow, that was kinda difficult to read!!

    First of all, what online business? What are you planning on doing? Do you have a plan?

    I would advise you if I knew what you wanted to do. Are you going to be creating a service, affiliate marketing, list building, infoproduct creation???

    To your first place to start, is to create a plan, and some goals....
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    • Profile picture of the author andyjbenson
      Originally Posted by MartinPlatt View Post

      Wow, that was kinda difficult to read!!

      First of all, what online business? What are you planning on doing? Do you have a plan?

      I would advise you if I knew what you wanted to do. Are you going to be creating a service, affiliate marketing, list building, infoproduct creation???

      To your first place to start, is to create a plan, and some goals....
      I agree with Martin here. It's kinda hard to tell you what you need unless we all know what your ACTUAL plan and direction is with your online business. There are so many options and roads you could take and the advice anyone gives you needs to be specific to your personal plans.

      Let us all know and then we can help you buddy!
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  • Profile picture of the author troy23
    You will need a website, hosting, perhaps an autoresponder to collect leads.
    Some kind of traffic strategy to get visitors to your site.
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    • Profile picture of the author Andrea82ss
      Mmmm don't make the newbie mistake to treat this internet thing like a game. This is not a game even if it's fun.. it's a business and to run a business you need a business plan... there are hundreds of models you can chose for making money online, just get information, decide which model you prefer and then stick to it.

      Study and learn all you can about that single model and master it. After you start seeing some success with that then it may be the right time to start a new one...

      But really it's so easy to get confused and overwhelmed here...

      Talking about models I mean e-commerce, blogs, media buying, list building, youtube marketing, social media marketing, bum marketing.. etc etc etc....

      Several models, all of them can be successful... just chose one and master it!

      Good luck
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  • Profile picture of the author OrangeBull
    Because you are in NY, Google the term, NY OPAL and you will get the New York Online Permit Assistance portal.

    This will help walk you through the various New York State laws you will need to comply with to run your business and keep the tax man happy.
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  • Profile picture of the author Greedy
    You need hosting for starters check out HostGator, they have a coupon to start for a dollar 99HOSTINGNOW.

    I would highly recommend staying away from GoDaddy, people have lots of problems with this. Just do a Google. If you need a domain name check out NameCheap. They also have free privacy guards with every purchase.

    Check out a site like Legal Zoom and setup a LLC. That will also be needed.

    Once you get your LLC you will have an EIN.

    Then you will be a business as far as USA is concerned?

    What are your specific goal of your business.
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  • Profile picture of the author Shaolinsteve
    I think it would help if you can tell what what your plans are or what you want to start doing to enable others to help give you some decent answers as there is a huge variety of things you can do with regards to online marketing.
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  • Profile picture of the author retsced
    Originally Posted by legitstore1121 View Post

    iam form ny and was wondering what will i need to get started with my onlione business. i went to a whole sales website and tryed to register and they ask for ein referral etc.... what will i need to obtain an account
    First things first:
    What online business? Too many people venture online and delude themselves into thinking they are running an online business, when in actual fact, nothing could be further from the truth. So, the first step is to be humble enough to admit you haven't a ficken clue how to set up or run an online business. It takes education, experience, persistence and results.

    Second things second:
    If you're planning to sell stuff online, you'll need a home base where people can reach, interact and buy from you. Domain, hosting, website, content and a step by step strategy.

    Third thing last:
    If you plan on communicating via the written word to your audience/prospect/customer/whatever, make sure you have an English native write your content for you.

    You want an online business? See you in a couple of years
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  • Profile picture of the author davcon
    First thing you need is a plan. Once you figure out what you want to do online find others who are doing the same thing as you and learn as much as possible from them.

    It takes time, there is no magic button but there are lots of people out there willing to sell you one
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  • Profile picture of the author StevenJones
    Originally Posted by legitstore1121 View Post

    iam form ny and was wondering what will i need to get started with my onlione business. i went to a whole sales website and tryed to register and they ask for ein referral etc.... what will i need to obtain an account
    Hello! More than happy to give you a few pointers. See what you skills are and show the right direction! Send me a PM or hit me up on Skype and let's have chat!
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  • Profile picture of the author WordpressManiac
    You can start for free with wordpress.com, squidoo and many other web 2.0 sites. Blogger even let's you monetize through adsense easily.
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  • Profile picture of the author CatK
    If I understand correctly and you want your own site, then I have written a free detailed guide on how to start a website from scratch. It is for beginners like yourself. Just go through that. In my experience I'd suggest Hostgator as being the best, however Hostmoster is okay if you have a smaller, less complex site.

    BTW the guide for setting up a website is at AffiliateMarketersCollege.Com (which is also in my signature below)
    Hope it helps!

    Catherine
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  • Profile picture of the author legitstore1121
    i am trying to sell physical items from a wholesaler i am looking for popular merchandise
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  • Profile picture of the author wannabeaim
    You might want to build a E-commerce site for your wholesale business. You might have to search to see if there is a plugin that will do it otherwise you got a bit of coding to learn
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  • Profile picture of the author Rebeccha Haase
    It is always important to start a website while you are looking to get started with a online business. After working in your website, you will be able to promote your product through your website or you may become an affiliate of a product. Thus you will be able to earn money.
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  • Profile picture of the author Vadimarket
    Forget all that domain, hosting, autoresponder, mentor cliche crap! It's useless.

    HIRE AN ENGLISH TEACHER FIRST!

    Now, as far as popular merchandise goes, I heard that silver shower heads are really on demand this season. Just hook up with the Chinese folks out there about it, and you're good to go!
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  • Profile picture of the author pawlu68
    hi ... I have posted a Getting Started video on List Building Techniques on my Blog. This should help you in the write direction. It's Totally Free and Gets Your STARTED. Please check it out here.
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  • Profile picture of the author pawlu68
    Here's a Free Ebook which I put together which will help you to Get Started and Up and Running. I hope this helps and look forward to your feedback.
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  • Profile picture of the author ExpertSEOServices
    Agree with the comments above. Re check your spelling and grammer before posting.

    You can start and online business with nothing but a sig link here on the Warrior Forum and a free blogger blog!

    If you can't afford a domain and hosting then put together a service you can offer such as building links, social media tasks, or designing graphics.

    Put together a small description of your service and then some examples on the blogger page and continue to post relevent and interesting posts here on the forum.

    Once you have some orders then list it as a service here for $20 to get more orders.

    You can also do this on Fiverr
    Other forums and other gig sites

    Hope this helps
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  • Profile picture of the author MKCookins
    To have a online business creating your email list is a MUST! You will need 3 items...

    1. Domain Name
    2. Hosting
    3. Auto Respsonder

    Once you have these 3 items - then you want either create a one page website, blog, or both - then have a free gift to offer your future visitors in exchange for their email address.

    Then once they opt in you will give them valuable information on a weekly basis - and promote products sparingly for them to buy.

    These are the core basics to starting an online business
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