You probably know someone who sells on ebay or has an ecommerce website that they make money from. You may have even thought to yourself, ?How can I get started with a business on the internet?. There are 4 general ways to start on the internet.

#1- Auction sites (ebay, amazon, craigslist) ? Auction sites are one of the easiest ways to get started on the internet. Many people make money selling things from home on auction sites. This does turn into, for some people, a full business selling new products on auction sites. If you want to make it to that point on an auction site, it will take a bit more time and learning on your part.

#2 ? Template websites (3xpweb) ? Another option to make money online is with a website, however most people do not understand how to build a website and the the very idea scares them to death. They would like to have an internet store but just do not want to learn how to make it themselves. If this is you, then a template site is a great solution. In this scenario, you make some choices in terms of the look and feel of the site, products, etc and then a company will build it for you.

#3 ? CMS (Droopal, Bluevoda, Joomla) ? CMS is an acronym for content management system. This method of building a website is probably the most used method used in ecommerce websites today. CMS offers a lot of flexibility to the user, giving them more control over their website without having to know how to implement website code. However, it gives even more flexibility to those who can use some website code. That is what makes it so popular.

#4 ? Build it from the ground up ? This one is likely not for you if you are reading this article. This is for the real geeky, code building, people that just have to have total control and so they will build the website from the ground up in pure code.

Now that you have that basic understanding, you need to decide for yourself which one is going to be best for you. If you have very little or no experience in internet business, then you may want to consider either the auction sites (ebay, amazon, craigslist) or the template style website (3xpweb) as a way to get started.

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