Opening a simple online store?

I've been selling things on ebay for a while now but, as my items are cheap, the fees are cutting into my profits too much. I have quite a few regulars so am thinking about opening a simple online shop they can buy from instead.





The problem is I don't know how to use html and I don't want to spend too much money.





Can anyone tell me what I should do? I really don't know where to start.





Do I need to register as a business?

Opening a simple online store?
Well, starting a simple online store is quite easy now


a days. There are few good free shopping carts available


to use. Currently, Im in a web hosting business (www.siterepublic.net) and i too are selling my business online.





First you need to have a domain name for your business.


like www.yourdomain.com. Second have your site


hosted on a web server. Third, have your design done


and Finally, If you are residing over US you can apply


for a merchant account using paypal.





Paypal do have a solution that does not need to much


technicalities when setting up your online store.





Hope this would help
Reply:Good idea. Sell direct over the phone or e-mail to those special customers. E-mail and fax are cheep.
Reply:You can build your own website by using website editors


and not incur a lot of expense.





Have a look at the site below for free website editor reviews and free internet marketing guide downloads.
Reply:You could hire someone to do HTML to make your website (just pay them and tell them what you would like). Or on ebay you can make companies. You know how to use ebay, so you should be able to do it. Just come up with a company name and set Buy It Now prices and Delivery fees. Advertise your company and you should earn a profit.





If you need a break from ebay start a website (pay 10 - 30 pound every month/6months/year) and then put details and your prices on.