Who can successfully work an online business? I used to say "anyone!" as the answer to that question, but over the years I've changed my mind. I've taken several people by the hand and guided them through starting their own business and I learned that not everyone can do it.
You will NOT be able to run your own online business IF:
- you are afraid or terribly intimidated by technology. If you hate the computer, hate sending emails, this is not the right business for you.
- you are easily distracted by every shiny object that comes into view, or you plan to 'try this out' and then disappear and not check email for weeks. (There is a certain level of focus you must be able to maintain - being around to respond to customers and fill orders is critical.)
- you are broke right now and need some way to earn hundreds of dollars by tomorrow or else you get evicted from your apartment. Nope, this won't be the thing that bails you out of an immediate jam. It will take just a little longer to build up a successful business.
Barring those cases mentioned above, anyone else who can operate a computer and has the tenacity to stick with this absolutely can sell online. You may not make it your life's work, but even if you have some books gathering dust on your bookcase, you can sell them online and make a few extra bucks if you want to.
There are many bookselling venues online (more on the different ones later) - but the biggest site that has the most traffic and the most book sales is, of course, Amazon.com
For the purposes of most of this bookselling blog, we'll focus on Amazon.com.
There is a certain level of work on your part that has to be done like creating an account on Amazon, entering your information including bank/credit card info, and reading and signing the Participation Agreement. Find these plus Community Guidelines and other great information here.
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