Okay, I have a storefront application, now what? There’s a lot more to a web store then a slick application. Below is my list of other things that I’ll  need to start a store:

1. Web Address – I’m using Solutions4Tech.com– A site I registered with GoDaddy.com‡
2. Company Name — I’m using the web address
3. Inventory — Initially, that’s my closet.
4. Regulatory Issues — These are already setup through Solutions4Stuff,LLC.
   -Business License
   -Sales Tax
   -Business Organization
5. Payments — (My Favorite Part) – I’m going to use Paypal for now because I have an existing account. The down-side is  cusotmers will have to leave my site to pay, and it may be confusing. (Even with integration PayPal usulay requires you go to their site)  Luckily I sususpect my customers are used to buying stuff with paypal and won’t be too discouraged.
6. Shipping — I’m using my UPS Online account which integrates with Acutiva Commerce very well.– I’m happy about this

Lucily since my last post, Auctiva fixed most of the issues that I had, and now I have my own Terms and Conditions and I’ve put them in the header instead of on the front page.

“Fun”  Stuff that’s left to do:

1. Entering more inventory –Entering  Inventory is very tedious,  you need pictures, and descriptions — but at least it pays off in the end
2. Entering sales tax info — The state of Georgia has more than 70 different sales tax jurisdictions (mostly counties) . Auctiva lets me setup tax by zip code, but I still have to set them each up and each county doesn’t necessarily follow a zip code perfectly.  Georgia is not the most  Internet business friendly state.