I sure will let you guys know once it's up! I'm just not sure I'm Ready to do this.....I've had an idea for an online business for over a yr now. I think it has potential to be very successful, but I don't know a thing abt ecommerce! Is there a book ecommerce for dummies? I could use it, I don't even know what a SEO is, that people mentioned. I have no clue where to start, I don't wanna give away my idea to other people but id for sure need help whether it's investors or techies. Also I'm a little nervous to give up my steady job, for this risky one that I don't know much abt...... Any suggestions or advice is more than welcome!
I would recommend you hire a professional to build and optimize your site. (Obviously you could invest many hours of your own time DIY, but that's not what your business is about -right?)
You should have a budget of how much it will cost in the first year and how much will be the maintenance going forward. Minimum first year to start would be ~10k.
I'm saying all this not as an ecommerce guy. Just what I hear around from business owners.. I could be off.