New in the business?

[supergo6o]

Hello!I'm from Europe and I want to start ecommerce business,but I have heard that I need many things to start selling online in USA!Could you tell me what I must do to be legal online seller?

[rfresh]

What products or services do you want to sell online?

[supergo6o]

I want to be related with Bedding!

[StarrHorne]

Hi there -

It shouldn't be too much of a problem. You'll want an international payment processor. I've heard good things about CCNow.com, even though the fees are higher than a real merchant account.

You will have to fill out more paperwork than if you were shipping locally, and be prepared for extra fees.

Good Luck!
Starr

[supergo6o]

What is paperwork-filling forms?If yes,which documents I must fill?

[rfresh]

Have you made a business plan? If not then you should write that first.
How you will execute your sales and marketing campaigns will be critical to your overall ecommerce success.

Do you have a sales and marketing budget?

Have you formed a company and picked a company name?

Have you picked out your all important domain name? Try to get it to match your company name. This will be most difficult.

Select you web hosting provider and start to design your website.
Will you create your site or will you have to hire someone to do it?

Select your ecommerce application - Linux hosting providers usually have several free ones to choose from.

When you jump into ecommerce your website will also need a dedicated IP address because SSL requires it. Of course you will need a SSL Certificate.

You will have to sign up for a merchant account - I suggest you stay away from banks as they tend to over charge. I know a merchant provider with zero setup and zero application fees - PM me if you want their name.

And finally, you'll have to get educated on SEO so your website can be found when people search for bedding, etc.

[supergo6o]

Yes,I know that I must do those things,but I'm non-resident of USA!I've learned that I must get ITIN and EIN first,after that to make LLC,then buy a business license,make a bank account,merchant account and finally upload my site!Is that all or I'm wrong about these things that I must do!

[rfresh]

That sounds about right - now make your to-do list and then start checking each item off as you do them.

[opensourceforce]

You will need a supplier, such as dropship supplier source for bedding, unless you own your own products. You can get a bedding wholesale supplier source based in the US.

From here they will let you know what they need to see you products. Some allow card payments or other credit terms.

You can also get a merchant account. This will be harder to find one that works easily for someone outside the US....most searches on the web seem to be for US based users...but obviously there should be plenty out there that work for people who have non-use credit standings such as through your bank. Paypal Payment Pro is another option for you to use on your site.

If you can buy from a supplier and collect payment from a client, then you just need to pick your shopping cart platform like Yahoo Stores, CRE Loaded, osCommerce, etc...and get it hosted and loaded with your wholesale dropship bedding products and you are good to go. You can also upload your products to Amazon, eBay, Price Grabber, etc