A Beginner's Guide to e-Commerce: Easy Tools for Profit

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Here are just a few:


www.hotmail.com	www.gmail.com	www.yahoo.com

Once you have identified an e-mail host, follow the instructions for signing up for a new account.
Here are some simple tips.

Please make sure that you sign up with the name that you will be using while be doing business.
It is important to remember that that the e-mail address will be a key image that you will present to the public and potential buyers.

Chose the address very carefully so that it suggest the nature of the products or something about your business.

Here are some examples:

JPPottery@yahoo.com
QuiltsbyJen@gmail.com
Jansjellies@hotmail.com

Your business email should not carry inappropriate innuendo or attempt to be funny or hostile, or suggest an association with another company or business.

Once obtained, the e-mail account should be included in all your business related communications so that people interested in the product or business will know how to contact you.

As people learn of your e-mail address, you should plan to check the address at least once per week. One solution may be to team with a trusted friend who may have easier access to the Internet.

The attached e-Commerce Check List form is for you to keep track of all your online accounts. Please keep your information in a safe and secure place.

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These materials were developed as part of the Southern Rural Development Center’s National e-Commerce Extension Initiative. They are based upon work supported by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Award No. 2005-45064-03212

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or the Southern Rural Development Center.