This is a complete guide for turning your personal style into a successful online boutique. Nuts-and-bolts information on business planning, website design and funding is supplemented with real-world advice from new startups, offering you a prime view of what it's really like to startup in today's online environment.

Are you creative? Interested in taking your favorite hobby or inventive attitude to a new, more profitable level? Would you like to work from the comfort home, making money around the clock? Thanks to today’s turnkey technology, in just a few clicks and a few days you can build a virtual gift store selling your favorite items to millions! Choose from today’s hottest online gift businesses, including food, pets, hobbies, home goods, and holiday items, or debut and sell your signature goodies. In just one week, break into the billion-dollar gift industry, create a fully-functioning website, tap into millions of eager online shoppers, and more! • Design an attractive, multi-functional website using inexpensive, turnkey solutions that require no programming knowledge • Tap into the newest gift trends, and choose your specialty and services • Use easy, automated solutions that work 24/7 to accept orders and handle payments • Skillfully manage inventory, order fulfillment, customer service, and all other operations • Create repeat shoppers with online deals and promotions • Drive traffic using search engine optimization, social marketing, and other online marketing techniques

Unlike traditional gift shops, online shops can be immediately profitable with minimal startup investment. This book provides several, unique business ideas within today's hottest specialities: food, pets, hobbies, home goods and holidays.

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