If you want to sell books online, then you are in the right place because in this article, I will take you through the process of getting your own book to sell online.

Sell books online – step 1 – research

If you are going to start selling something online, you first have to make sure that there is an audience for what you want to start selling. This is done by using a keyword research tool and you can find one at Google Adwords, or you can find one at WA. The one at WA is much more advisable because it gives you more quantifiable details than the one at Google Adwords. Another point about the one at Google is that one is more geared towards someone wishing to start a PPC campaign. If you do not want to pay for your traffic, then this would not be the best keyword tool to use. Research your keywords and then choose the ones without much competition and also choose the ones with a substantial amount of traffic.

Sell books online step 2 – Set up your store

I would advise that you start your own website and if you are going to use the keyword tool at WA, you might as well use some of the excellent tools they have to build your very own website. You can choose between site rubix and WordPress Express. Both are very good and very easy to use. Anyway, you should go and buy your own domain name over at Namecheap or Go Daddy. After you have bought your domain name, you will then have to simply stick it in the WA systems and then choose the theme for your site and voila! You have your very own website set up!

Sell books online step 3 – setting up a payment system

You also have to set up a way for users to pay you if you are going to sell your own product online. If you want to sell someone else’s books there are many places where you can source such books. Anyway, you can use systems such as PayPal or you can also use my recommended payment provider in Moneybookers. The reason I would prefer you use Moneybookers is that it allows anyone around the world to make a payment to your store. That means more money for you! You can also use PayPal simulatenously if you want

Anyway, there is more information about selling items online than meets the eye. You should find out more about this before joining WA and selling your books online.