I had a brilliant idea for a website. I really believed that it would be successful and that people would take interest. With affiliate programs I could make some money. In the past I had built a website for the small business I managed. I did some research on the subject, looked around for competitors, checked out the market. Then I purchased the domain and web hosting. I wrote “terms and conditions” and my “privacy policy”. Everything was going smoothly. When I tried to check what I needed legally to open an eBusiness I hit my first wall. Everything was related to real (not that eBusiness isn’t real) businesses - where you need an office and customers physically coming to see you. Seriously, with my laptop I can work from home or any location that offers free Wi-Fi. This doesn’t mean I’m less committed.
This is when the questions started piling up. I stumbled upon all types of sites trying to sell me information and services I could get or do on my own with a little more research and putting the pen to the paper. Ex: “how to get a business license, pay us and we’ll do it for you”, or “want to have a successful business like us? Pay $$ and we tell you how we did it! (Don’t you just love that one? They are still out there…)” That was all the information available back in 2005, it completely stumped me. I was confused and felt stuck. I had no idea what to do. Life goes on, time passes… I started questioning my own availability. Was this really worth the trouble?
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