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Starting An Online Business All-in-one For Dummies Is The Compass You Need To Navigate The Exciting World Of E-commerce. You'll Discover The Latest Web Trends, Learn The Basics Of Designing A Website, And Get Tips For Creating A Compelling Online Presence. Plus, The Guidance Inside Helps You Stretch Your Marketing Muscles To Boost Your Brand's Visibility, From The Basics To More Advanced Strategies. This Updated Edition Also Shows You How To Build A Print-on-demand Business, Generate Opportunities With Ai, And Break Into The International Marketplace. Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table Of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used In This Book -- Beyond The Book -- Where To Go From Here -- Book 1 Start-up Essentials -- Chapter 1 Starting From Scratch -- Creating Online Businesses For Today And tomorrow -- Finding A Business That's Your Type -- Chapter 2 Turning Ideas Into A Viable Internet Business -- Thinking Like An Online Entrepreneur -- Putting Your Business Idea Under The microscope -- Using Informal Research To Verify Your Idea -- Applying A Swot Analysis To Your Idea -- Creating A Feasibility Study To Validate An Idea -- Identifying Your Market And Target customer -- Classifying Your Customer -- Going To The Source -- Competing To Win: Analyzing Your competition -- Chapter 3 Getting Real: Creating A usable Business Plan -- Understanding The Value Of A Plan -- Recognizing That The Parts Of The Plan Make A Whole -- Getting Help To Write The Plan -- Determining When To Hire A Professional -- Knowing What To Expect From A business plan Consultant -- Using A Business Plan Today, Tomorrow, and Always -- Chapter 4 Funding Your Online business -- Bootstrapping The Low-cost, No-cost Site -- Making The Leap To The Bootstrapping lifestyle -- Saving Money To Make Money -- Getting Resourceful -- Looking At The Pros And Cons Of bootstrapping -- Finding The Perfect Investor -- Turning To Your Friends And Family -- Finding An