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In most states, you can form your company as a sole proprietorship just by registering your business name. Registering your business name can cost you $30 or less.

You can obtain your resellers license, (sales tax license) for as little as $8. In some states including California, Massachusetts and a few others, it's free. New Hampshire, Oregon, Alaska, Delaware and Montana do not need sales tax licenses to buy and sell IT products.

You can register your domain name www.you.com, for $10 per year or less, with web hosting plans starting at $10 per month from companies such as www.godaddy.com . Other web host providers offer professional services which can range anywhere from $10 to $30 or $50 per month with full featured shopping cart included.

You can obtain your own merchant account and accept credit cards online for free with Charge.com, PayPal  www.paypal.com .

Other complete merchant account providers include Charge.com which is the #1 merchant account provider on the net. No application fee so you can basically start off for free. Free shopping cart. 

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Building a computer product “super e-store” (selling all types of products) can be accomplished in less than a month while building an e-store focused on a niche market such as digital cameras can be completed within one week using tools such as Microsoft FrontPage.

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I don’t know anything about computers. How do I learn?

Don’t be intimidated by computer products. When you decide what products you are going to sell, just start reading about them.

For example: Let’s say you decide to open up an e-store that sells digital cameras. All digital cameras work the same. So every time you build a product specification page just simply skim over the information to get a better idea of the extra functions and features of that camera.

Who will provide technical support?

Who provides the best technical support for Microsoft products? That’s right, Microsoft. We’ll show you how to kindly send your customers directly to the manufacturer technical support team. Your customers will thank you for it later.

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Do I need to open up a business bank account?

Yes and no. You can have the merchant account provider deposit the funds directly into your own personal bank account. However, there will be times when businesses may want to pay with a company check. They will be expecting to write out the check to your company name and not your personal name.

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Does Inet Start provide the web site?

No, Inet Start does not build the web site for you. Instead, we show you how to quickly and easily build your own internet storefront with easy to use software such as FrontPage, Dreamweaver, ColdFusion and downloading professional storefront templates from TemplateMonster.com.

UPDATE: Inetstart.com has partnered with i-Tech WebDesigns in
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• Complete database driven shopping cart

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• Easy site / catalog navigation

• A unique front-end design

• 'Best Sellers', 'Specials', 'Upcoming Products'

• Displays Member Product Reviews

• Critical data is encrypted

• Easy to use administration page offers complete control of your catalog and processing of orders using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) functionality of your web browser,

• And much more...

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Get your online storefront up and running FAST with i-tech web designs! Visit i-Tech WebDesigns www.itechwebdesigns.com

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How do I build an Internet storefront?

Building an Internet storefront is easier than you think. You only have to make the main design “one time”. Then use that template over and over again through out your whole site to stay consistent.

And now you can build your own internet storefront quickly and easily with easy to use software such as FrontPage, Dreamweaver, ColdFusion and downloading professional storefront templates from TemplateMonster.com

Forget about html, psp, asp, xml etc. You don't have to know any kind of html code or use any high-tech software. Microsoft FrontPage, Macromedia Dreamweaver or any low priced web building software will do just fine. Once you have the software manual in your hand, simple open it up, skim through it and follow the tutorials.  

Once you build your first specification page, the rest of the pages will be easy to duplicate within minutes because now you'll have a master template.

In our members section we show you how to make a clean yet simple web site which will download quickly. That's the real key to all successful e-stores on the internet today. Don’t be intimidated of building your own site. We'll help you every step of the way.

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How will I promote and advertise my e-store?

Inside the Inet Start members site, we provide the most effective step-by-step marketing action plans, including; a search engine positioning super-course.

“How to” guides on link popularity and link swapping campaigns, e-mail marketing campaigns, discussion forum marketing, ezine newsletter marketing and publishing, press release marketing and effective banner advertising. We provide all the tools you need to help get you off to a fast and profitable start.

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Can I set my own prices on the products?

You decide what price you want to sell the products at. As a basic guideline, you can mark up the products 10% to 15% to 17% of the price that you are purchasing the product from the distributor.

With specialty products such as Medea Video Raid’s you could mark up the price as much as 20% or more. In general, the higher the price of the product, the bigger your profits will be.

“Do not” look at this business venture as just earning a 10% profit margin on just one product. Instead look at it as earning 10% or more on your total daily sales. It is very easy to produce $5,000 in computer product sales on a daily basis in your first few months.

>10% of $5,000. = $500. net profit per day.
>$500 x 5 business days per week = $2,500 per week net profit.
>$2,500 per week x 4 weeks = $10,000 per month net profit.

Your e-store will be open 24 hours, 7 days per week allowing you to take more orders on Saturdays, Sundays and even while you sleep.

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You can easily list these products on E-bay. Once the product has sold, you can have the distributor drop-ship the product directly to your customer.

Plus, we´ll send you a list of over 50 computer products liquidators offering new, used, over stocked, refurbished, leased and surplus liquidated computers products, hardware, systems, laptops and more.

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Furthermore, we have teamed up with the ASCII Group - the worlds most largest community of independent computer resellers with over 2,000 members and over $850,000,000 worth of purchasing power at your disposal.

All ASCII members are placed on a premium pricing level, regardless of volume. The ASCII Group is known as the secret weapon for computer resellers.

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Our partner distributors provide many flexible payments options:

 

IM Credit Departments: Qualified resellers can sign up to receive payment terms of prepay, COD and net terms.

Credit Card: Resellers may also place orders by using personal or company credit cards (Discover Card, MasterCard and Visa). (This is the most fastest and most convenient form of payment).

EFT: The Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) program withdraws funds automatically from participating resellers' designated checking accounts within 10 business days. By then your merchant account will already have deposited your customers funds into your bank account. Using the EFT program allows you to use the moneys from your sales instead of using your own money.

Escrow Account Program: Extends participating resellers' lines of credit, letting them purchase additional products.

Financial Services Company: Our partner distributors are able to offer a variety of useful financing options for eligible resellers. IFSC programs currently available include:

• Leasing
• Lending
• End-User Financing
• Credit Card Services
• HR Solutions
• Purchase Order Financing
• Dun & Bradstreet Exclusive Offer

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Our partner distributors offer more than 1,300 IT training opportunities to all computer resellers – beginners and advanced resellers.

 

Manufacturer-certified, self-study and instructor-led training courses are designed to improve the skills of field engineers, sales staff, and marketing and technical support personnel.

 

Computer resellers can also resell training, providing customers with total solutions. Types of certifications and training programs offered include:

Self-Study Training: Many manufacturers offer a mix of self-study methods, including computer- or Web-based training, textbooks and videos.

Technical Training Webcasts: From software licensing to technology services to SAN solutions, solution providers can participate in training via Webcasts offered by our manufacturer partners. Webcasts are accessible through the our partner distributors Web site.

Instructor-Led Classroom Training: Our partner distributors offer product and application-specific classes at training centers nationwide. Our SKUs include everything from basic application and programming training to certification and advanced CTI training with beginner and advanced classes available.

Membership Programs: Our partner distributors comprises more than 2000 professionals in more than 250 dedicated reseller locations who work together to provide service solutions for end users regionally and nationally.

Members enjoy benefits such as call management, Services For Profit seminars, and upon joining, receive a membership tool kit. Select members of NSN may join the distributor Systems Group (ISG), a network of resellers providing global enterprise internetworking solutions.

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For example: You sell a laptop today. Your merchant account will deposit those funds into your bank account within 48 hours. Deduct what the product costs at wholesale and separate the profits.

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