Starting up a website
@sassygirlanne007 (4517)
United States
February 7, 2008 7:41pm CST
So me and my friends are planning on making up or own website to sell out crafty things we make. Does anyone have any pointers for us to make sure we don't get scammed. How do u suggest we get payment? Do you have any really good website builder that we should use. We don't know allot about making a site so this will all be new to us.
2 responses
@naokokensaku (529)
• Malaysia
8 Feb 08
With regards to payment, you might want to look into implementing a policy which says that you have to pay before your item gets shipped out kind of thing. That's the norm now and it should protect you from being scammed. You might also want to look into getting paid via Paypal and such, though I'm not sure if they have adequate seller protection.
Sorry I can't help you with regards to making your own site though. Good luck with your business!
@sassygirlanne007 (4517)
• United States
8 Feb 08
ok thanks. Ya I think that is what we are going to do for payment. We don't want to get scammed.
@naokokensaku (529)
• Malaysia
8 Feb 08
Good luck! I'd also recommend getting a lawyer or at least someone in law school to help you guys draft out a seller's protection agreement to put on your site. Basically this will tell your buyers that you're serious about the business and what liabilities you will cover and so forth.
@Sungolian (377)
• United States
10 Feb 08
Hey Anne, I would be willing to help you set up a site for free. I'm really serious too because I'm a relatively new webmaster and I would like to get some more hands-on experience. You can send me a PM if you want.
