Hello All,

I have an e-commerce issue that needs solving. I have a blog that is about 4 months old. I get about 30-50 visitors per day. My blog is growing slowly, but it is growing. I also want to open an e-commerce store but I'm not sure if I should open it on my blog or create a stand alone site.

There are several issues here.

1. Branding. If I have my own e site I can create its own brand and appeal to non blog readers as well.

2. Cost. Opening a stand alone site is much more expensive - but doable.

3. If I had a stand alone store I could also cross promote and use the blog as a means of soft selling.

I have experience with both blogs and e-commerce sites so running the e-commerce site is not a mystery to me.

Also, my niche is not huge. The main keyword brings in about 2000 hits on Google per day. I'm just not sure if the investment of a stand alone site is worth it. Wondering if an affiliate store on my blog is a better choice.

What to do?