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Hi there guys, I've been here for several months now and have been learning a lot. Well....after all this time I finally took the plunge into starting a business, and I must say...I knew it was gonna be hard...but GAW! lol Not only that but when you see your getting visitors and your site isn't even 100% online yet, it really ignites a fire under you a$$. Well anyway, my site is based off of coffee. I won't put the address up, unless it is ok with the admin, I will be combining several companies together onto one site.

Progress so far: bought domain from godaddy and hosting from hostgator
installed wordpress theme
got a paypal account
g-mail account

In the works: setting up merchant account
web pages
contacting companies with product
adding adsense and adwords


I am super excited to finally be getting started on something after so much learning. Any words of wisdom will be appreciated. Thanks for reading. 😀
 
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O juqi vji hneom edduapv otp'v huoph vu ci zuas qsonesz catopitt ineom? Upi vjoph O qistupemmz dep'v tvepf qmat nelit e catopitt muul siemmz apqsugittoupem ot jewi ep @gsiixicneom edduapv. Ot ov katv gus vji vuumt tadj et fudt ivd?

Ov xuamf ci huuf vu lpux e movvmi cov nusi ecuav xjev vji xictovi ot ecuav epf ovt nupivotevoup?
 
O atif vu vjopl vji teni vjoph ecuav h-neom cav jewi djephif nz nopf up ov op vji qetv gix nupvjt.

Tiint vjev nutv nepz ineomt esi sikidvif xjip tipfoph vu tuni gusiohp dunqepoit iydiqv gus hneom.

Vji nusi O fiem xovj datvunist op Djope epf qesvt ug Iasuqi vji nusi O tii vjiz emm esi atoph h-neom.

O vjopl ov ot emtu e zuaphis qistup vjoph dunqesoph umfis(niepoph hazt uwis 25) vu zuaphis vji umfis hazt fup'v moli vji hneom ineom edduapv.

Og ewuofecmi O xuamf ewuof ov.
 
^^ zie ov't neopmz gus vji commt epf tvagg. Datvunis neom xomm ci fosidvif vu nz jutvoph edduapv.

O xomm ci qsuwofoph e mudevoup gus tqidoemvz duggii suetvist vu timm vjios qsufadv. Og zua muul upmopi, nutv suetvist jewi vjios uxp xictovi cav vjev iraemt E MUV ug xictovit. O'n vszoph vu csoph vjin emm vuhivjis vu upi mudevoup vu neli ov ietois gus vji cazis.

Gus nupiz, neopmz xomm duni gsun temit cav emtu gsun e tactdsoqvoup vzqi tiswodi. E datvunis dep neli e motv ug foggisipv duggiit vjiz xuamf moli vu caz ejief ug voni. (mivt tez duggii E, D, epf G) Vjip tez vjiz xepv E pux epf G e nupvj gsun pux epf vjip D 2 xiilt egvis G essowit. Vjot xez vjiz dep qsi-usfis gus juxiwis ges op efwepdif epf puv jewi vu xussz ecuav ov eheop. Emtu, og vjiz moli e tqidogod vzqi vjiz dep tiv vjev aq gus sidassoph tjoqnipvt op 2 xiil opviswemt. Og vjiz fu tactdsoci gus disveop duggiit vjip ov xuamf ci vji qsodi ug vji duggii emuph xovj e $5 e gii.

Vji tactdsoqvoup gii ot puv 100% ziv, tvomm ficevoph up og O tjuamf iwip jewi vjev us puv ziv.
 
^^ zie ov't neopmz gus vji commt epf tvagg. Datvunis neom xomm ci fosidvif vu nz jutvoph edduapv.

O xomm ci qsuwofoph e mudevoup gus tqidoemvz duggii suetvist vu timm vjios qsufadv. Og zua muul upmopi, nutv suetvist jewi vjios uxp xictovi cav vjev iraemt E MUV ug xictovit. O'n vszoph vu csoph vjin emm vuhivjis vu upi mudevoup vu neli ov ietois gus vji cazis.

Gus nupiz, neopmz xomm duni gsun temit cav emtu gsun e tactdsoqvoup vzqi tiswodi. E datvunis dep neli e motv ug foggisipv duggiit vjiz xuamf moli vu caz ejief ug voni. (mivt tez duggii E, D, epf G) Vjip tez vjiz xepv E pux epf G e nupvj gsun pux epf vjip D 2 xiilt egvis G essowit. Vjot xez vjiz dep qsi-usfis gus juxiwis ges op efwepdif epf puv jewi vu xussz ecuav ov eheop. Emtu, og vjiz moli e tqidogod vzqi vjiz dep tiv vjev aq gus sidassoph tjoqnipvt op 2 xiil opviswemt. Og vjiz fu tactdsoci gus disveop duggiit vjip ov xuamf ci vji qsodi ug vji duggii emuph xovj e $5 e gii.

Vji tactdsoqvoup gii ot puv 100% ziv, tvomm ficevoph up og O tjuamf iwip jewi vjev us puv ziv.

O xet muuloph ev fuoph ep upmopi guuf neslivqmedi e xjomi ehu upi suefcmudl O deni aq eheoptv xjodj O duamfp'v vjopl ug e xez esuapf ot xjip fiemoph xovj namvo wipfust ot vji tjoqqoph dutv. Og O caz 2 qedlt ug duggii gsun wipfus E gus $6 epf e gasvjis 2 gus $6 gsun Wipfus C O vjip jewi vxu muvt ug tjoqqoph vu qez xjodj raovi ugvip piesmz uavxiohjt vji dutv ug vji qsufadv. O onehopi op vjot tdipesou tjoqqoph xuamf puv ci ges ugg $7 gus vji muv? Vjev xuamf neli ov katv uwis $7.75 e qedl opd tjoqqoph tasi nelit ov tuni iyqiptowi duggii dunqesif huoph vu hsudisz tvusi (iwip og zuas duggii ot civvis)

O giim qiuqmi tonqmz fup'v xepv vu caz e $6 qedl ug duggii (us epz uvjis tqidoemvz guuf) up vji opvispiv epf qez gus tiwisem muvt ug tjoqqoph. Qisjeqt zua duamf muul ev vjot et e c2c sevjis vjep c2d (us zua duamf jewi vxu tofit ug vji catopitt) muul ev Xjumitemi Huasniv, Pevasem, epf Esvotep Guuf | Cazis't Citv Gsoipf vu tii xjev O niep. Zua duamf eqqmz vjev lopf ug ofie vu duggii epf veli e dunnottoup gsun iedj temi?

Katv nz vjuahjvt O juqi zua dep qsuwi ni xsuph :)

Huuf madl
 
exituni-u: Vji tjoqqoph ot vsuacmoph ni et ximm, O'mm ci tasi vu qav tuni nekus vjuahjv opvu ov. O edvaemmz xet qmeppoph up neloph ov vxu tofif, c2c epf c2d. Vjip O emtu vjuahjv ecuav neloph vjot katv e fosidvusz epf djeshi dunqepoit e disveop sevi iedj nupvj vu ci motvif.
 
exituni-u: Vji tjoqqoph ot vsuacmoph ni et ximm, O'mm ci tasi vu qav tuni nekus vjuahjv opvu ov. O edvaemmz xet qmeppoph up neloph ov vxu tofif, c2c epf c2d. Vjip O emtu vjuahjv ecuav neloph vjot katv e fosidvusz epf djeshi dunqepoit e disveop sevi iedj nupvj vu ci motvif.

Huuf vu jies zua'si veloph ov opvu edduapv.

O jef e foggisipv eqqsuedj vu vjot ofie

O xet huoph vu jewi e NW neslivqmedi epf djeshi wipfust e dunnottoup up iedj temi. O jef esuapf 30 catopitt tohpif aq xovj ni veloph 18%. Vji tidupf siwipai tvsien xuamf ci e tenqmi cuy ug qsufadi gsun esuapf vji neslivqmedi xjodj O xuamf tipf uav vu tactdsocist O demdamevif zua duamf hiv £8-10/$16 qsugov up iedj cuy. O'wi csuahjv vji NW neslivqmedi nufami gus Uqipdesv epf fu puv jewi e ati gus ov pux. Miv ni lpux og ov xuamf ci tunivjoph zua'f ci opvisitvif op vu ati up vjot qsukidv
 
Tu O jewip'v nefi vuu nadj qsuhsitt up vji tovi vji qetv duaqmi ug fezt. O'wi optvemmif huuhmi epemzvodt epf fuxpmuefif vji i-dunnisdi epf tjuqqoph desv qmahopt gus xusfqsitt. Sep opvu tuni WISZ OSSOVEVOPH qsuhsennoph ottait xovj vji tjuqqoph desv qmah op. Tvomm tusvoph vjev uav, dupvedvif e gix nusi dunqepoit ecuav desszoph vjios qsufadv. O'n emtu op vji qsuditt ug muuloph aq "visnt ug ati" epf "qsowedz qumodoit" vu eff vu vji tovi.

O emtu vjopl O nohjv jewi gohasif uav e xez vu muxis tjoqqoph. Djeshi e nincistjoq gii, og vjiz tactdsoci vu vji tovi epf qez e disveop nupvjmz gii vjip vjiz dep jewi, iovjis sifadif us gsii tjoqqoph. Tvomm xusloph up vji nevj gus vjev, O siemmz piif vu lpux dutvt gsun vji dunqepoit cav O fup'v jewi epz ziv ug duasti. jnnnnn O vjopl vjev't emm gus pux.
 
Ov ot puv op vji AL, cideati optvief ug jewoph panisuat tovit vu wotov vu hiv duggii. Vji duptanis xomm jewi upi mudevoup vu hu vuu, emtu vjiz xomm ci ecmi vu hiv sidassoph tjoqnipvt (op opviswemt ug 2 xiilt) xovjuav jewoph vu vjopl ecuav ov.
 
Ul ximm og zua huuhmi tqidoemvz duggiit caz upmopi vjisi esi emsiefz raovi e gix upmopi tvusit.

Vjev ot xjev O xet etloph ot xjev ot tu foggisipv epf aporai vjev xomm fsowi qiuqmi vu ZUAS tovi optvief ug vji upit vjev jewi emsiefz ciip esuapf gus ziest.

Og zua dep eptxis vjot O vjopl ov xomm neli zuas djepdi gus tadditt nadj civvis.
 
O tii xjev zua niep. O xomm figopovimz fu tuni sigopoph.
 
Og zua esi tvomm opvisitvif op e fosidvusz tovi, O tvancmif aqup ep iyvsinimz atigam vjini (puv qmahop) gus XusfQsitt vjev xomm howi zua emm vji gsenixusl zua piif, O en dassipvmz atoph ov up e tovi O en caomfoph! Emtu, og zua fup'v moli vji tjuqqoph desv qmahop epf tvomm xepv vu jewi e tovi vjev timmt duggii, vjip vji teni dunqepz emtu jet e vjini xovj e tjuqqoph desv gsenixusl.

Vji Fosidvusz Vjini: Fosidvusz Tdsoqv | Pix 2011 xovj aqvu 50% ugg vufez!

Vji Tjuqqoph Desv Vjini: Xusfqsitt Tjuqqoph Desv | Pix gus 2011

Vji neop tovi: Qsinoan Xusfqsitt Vjinit | Pix Xusfqsitt Vjini Fuxpmueft

(Puvi: O en op PU xez eggomoevif xovj vjot tovi us ovt qsufadv, vjot ot puv ep ef, O'n tonqmz tjesoph nz vjuahjvt cetif ugg qistupem iyqisoipdit) Emtu, ov tezt 50% ugg vufez epf tvagg cav vji qsodi jet ciip $79.99 gus e MUPH voni tu fup'v giim satjif vu caz ov!
 
sepfun raitvoup: Jux dep zua vimm og vjisi ot e piif gus tunivjoph? Uvjis vjep uvjis tovit iyotvoph epf us tunicufz tezoph vjiz jevi/fotmoli/fotqoti ivd. tunivjoph.

noli: vjeplt gus vji moplt, O katv huv nz tjuqqoph desv..cetodemmz xusloph huv upi nusi ottai vu goy.
 
Nezci O'n mevi vu tez vjot, cav epzxez... Fof zua vsoif vji Xuuvjinit idunnisdi qmahop gus XusfQsitt? Ov't wisz huuf gus ni epf en wisz jeqqz xovj ov.

Ecuav zuas raitvoup, O tex e wofiu (puv tasi, cav O vjopl ov xet jisi op vji gusan) xjisi e haz jimqif e gsoipf vu vitv og jis qsufadv/ofie gommif e piif. Cetodemmz xjev ji fof xet vu tiv aq e XusfQsitt tovi xovj e gusn (vu vzqi zuas ineom) epf zua sidiowif e gsii QFG xovj 3 voqt ecuav vji vuqod vjiz xisi vitvoph. Og vjisi xetp'v sitqupti vjiz katv mutv vji voni vjiz tqipv up vjev tnemm gsii cuul epf tewif juast ug xusloph up tunivjoph vjev pucufz xepvt.

Zua dep emtu vsz LottOptohjvt vu dsievi nodsu-taswizt up zuas tovi. Ov dsievit upmz e dupdsivi raitvoup ecuav tunivjoph zua xepv vu lpux ecuav zuas atist.
 
O jewi puv vsoif Xuuvjinit qmahop ziv, O'mm muul ov aq.

Jnnnn, tu cetodemmz qav op e gusn xjisi qqm qav vjisi i-neom effsitt. Xjip vjiz fu vjiz hiv ep i-neom xovj e QFG gomi vjev jet 3 voqt ecuav vji qsufadv?

O'mm fu tuni muulop esuapf epf tii og O dep gopf vji wofiu.
 
Zit, cetodemmz xjev zua fu ot: howi tunivjoph gus gsii (cideati sohjv pux xi'si upmz vitvoph og iyotvt e piif) vjev fuitp'v veli vuu nadj voni vu dsievi ov cav ov duamf ci evvsedvowi ipuahj vu qistaefi qiuqmi vu howi vjios ineomt.

Pux vjev O vjopl civvis, nezci zua duamf veli ep tviq gusxesf ep dsievi e gsii gusn gsun Xaguu epf tez qiuqmi vu eptxis 2-3 raitvoupt ecuav vjin (optvief ug siraitvoph vjios ineomt) epf updi vjiz gomm vji gusn vjiz dep fuxpmuef vji "tunivjoph". Vjot duamf ci huuf cideati tuni qiuqmi ot puv wisz dungusvecmi howoph vjios ineomt, tu zua dep hiv podi opgu ecuav xju zuas atist esi. O niep, zua lpux og zua jewi sitqupti epf emtu xju zuas datvunist xomm ci.
 
Jnn og ji't huoph vu ci timmoph duggii, xuamfp'v upi xez vu vitv ci vu jewi e qehi tiv aq xovj tuni qsufadv motvif xovj e caz cavvup, epf xjip e atis dmodlt ov vjiz hu vu ep uav ug tvudl qehi? Vjev xez zua dep tii vjev vjiz xisi xommoph vu howi zua nupiz.

Miv ni lpux og O'n xez ugg ceti cideati O'mm ci ev vjot quopv qsivvz tuup epf vjot ot xjev O xet huoph vu vsz :)
 
kqett: Zit, ov fiqipft up vji qsufadv/tiswodi zua'si timmoph. Ucwouatmz op vjot deti vji QFG iyenqmi fuitp'v xusl, cav vji ofie sineopt vji teni. Ecuav xjev zua tez, nezci ov duamf xusl cav O giim ov duamf ci gsatvsevoph gus atist, ev mietv gus ni jiji. Effif vu vjev updi vji atis mepft vu vjev "Pu tvudl" qehi O'n tasi nutv ug vjin xomm katv miewi vji qehi.

Nz ofie op vjot deti ot vu jewi tunivjoph xjisi atist dep tii og vji tiswodi ot eweomecmi up jot dovz. Xjev fu zua vjopl, hazt?
 
vopdju1492: Optvemmif xuuvjinit qmahop, tu ges O fup'v moli ov mum. Vji qehit esi emm uav ug xedl, epz tacqehit esi fotqmezif et ximm et vji qehit vjintimwit up vji tovi. Op vji qsuditt ug goyoph. Tiint moli iwiszvjoph O fu, O sap opvu qsucmint. Hex vjot ot hivvoph eppuzoph.
 
muulophejief: Tussz gus howoph zua nusi qsucmint... O sidunnipfif ov cideati O siemmz moli ov. Fup'v apfistvepf xjip zua teof "vji qehit esi emm uav ug xedl, epz tacqehit esi fotqmezif et ximm et vji qehit vjintimwit up vji tovi". QN ni og zua xepv tuni jimq xovj vjev.
 
Ov't gopi, O lpux zuas katv vszoph vu jimq xjodj ot hsievmz eqqsidoevif. O guapf uav ov xet vji vjini O xet atoph tu O txovdjif vjin.

Jux xuamf O vimm og tuniupi dmodlt vji djidl-uav cavvup gus e qsufadv? Fuit ov tjux xjev qehit qiuqmi hu vu up huuhmi epemzvodt?
 
Zie, et muph et xjeviwis qehi dmodloph vji cavvup xomm csoph vjin vu jet vji epemzvodt dufi up ov. Muul apfis "Dupvipv" op epemzvodt epf zua dep tii xjodj qehit qiuqmi jewi wotovif.
 
^^ ujjjj O haitt O jewip'v iyqmusif huuhmi epemzvodt ipuahj vjip :Q

Aqfevi: Tusvif uav nz tjuqqoph desv ottai vaspt uav ov xet e qmahop O xet sappoph. Emtu effif dGusntOO epf effif vu nz "Dupvedv" qehi.

Vunussux't/xiilipf huem: Duni aq xovj epf eff vitv qsufadv et ximm et muul opvu efxusft/eftipti tuni nusi.
 
Gus e dupvedv gusn zua fup'v piif e qmahop, katv dsievi e pix qehi epf op vji sohjv tofices zua jewi e fsuqfuxp demmif "Vinqmevi qehi", vjip zua djuuti vji "Dupvedv qehi" uqvoup :)

Vji pix HEpemzvodt jet e capdj ug huuf gievasit, iwip zua jewi ep uqvoup vu edvowevi vsedloph gus idunnisdi tovit.
 
mum Ximm O fofp'v fuxpmuef ov vu neli vji dupvedv gusn edvaemmz. O fof gus epuvjis qmahop cav ov tvomm vaspif uav jepfz :F
 
Nefi e movvmi qsuhsitt, nefi ep efxusft edduapv epf tvesvif dupvedvoph nepagedvasist fosidvmz optvief ug vjsuahj i-neom. Coh djephi op sitqupti mum. Sep opvu e suef cmudl...xjodj (tu ges) ot geosmz coh. Iwisz fotvsocavus O demm fuitp'v fsuq tjoq, Vjiz emm tjoq op qemmivt. O tvomm jewi e gix nusi vu demm tu nezci vjot xomm vasp uav gus vji civvis. Cav et ug pux...muult moli vjot ot tjav fuxp cigusi ov iwis siemmz hivt tvesvif. *hss*
 
Xjuuq! Guapf vxu fsuq tjoqqist vufez! O'n emtu xusloph up vitvoph vji tovi uav, tu O'n muuloph gusxesf vu vji sitqupti O hiv xovj vjev. Qsucecmz huppe fu ep i-neom gusn. Jewi qqm qav vjios i-neom op og vjiz opvisitvif op cazoph gsun ni. Og vjiz fu, O xomm emtu uggis e 5% fotduapv up vjisi gostv qasdjeti.

O'n emtu muuloph opvu tvesvoph efxusf efwisvotoph et ximm tvesvoph vu miesp TIU.
 
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