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<h1 style="text-align: center;">CREATE-article# - # - how to build&nbsp;your webstore in (x) steps</h1>
<h2>[previously]</h2>
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<li>[2014-mm-dd] recall reading an "inspirational"&nbsp;reddit post about a guy who built a web store/online business&nbsp;in i think it was something like&nbsp;24 hours, he listed out all the steps he taken, everything was automated, so once it was up an running, he didnt have to do anything ...</li>
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<li>] thinking - how about we build a "system" for creating a web business like this</li>
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<li>[00:00] misc</li>
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<li>] 11-7, src=r/startups post,</li>
<li>]&nbsp;items = ] tshirt,(ex prayer, slogans, ...)&nbsp;] print, ] mugs, better items ] nuts, ] polish-spice ]&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
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<li>[2014-12-18] recall </li>
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<li>] the store that he builts&nbsp;was a t-shirt store,</li>
<li>] the tshirt designs were kind of crappy,</li>
<li>] some of the steps were kind of vague</li>
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<li>[2014-12-18]&nbsp;find the "inspirational post" r/ POST re i built a web store in 24 hours</li>
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<li>] thought it was in r/startups, but I browsed through my saved collection, nothing</li>
<li>*]&nbsp;possibly -&nbsp;its bookmarked OR in sospep OR</li>
<li>] search reddit for ..."build web store"+"24 hours", nothing, reddit search sucks</li>
<li>] google - &nbsp;above terms - returned link # 1, google is evil BUT there search engine&nbsp;still rules!!</li>
<li>] <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/2csubx/how_i_built_an_online_business_in_24_hours_with/">http://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/2csubx/how_i_built_an_online_business_in_24_hours_with/</a></li>
<li>] BLOG POST <a href="http://www.abetterlemonadestand.com/how-to-start-an-online-tshirt-business-24-hour-guide-challenge/" target="_blank">How I Built An Online Business In 24 Hours With $24 That Made $347 The First Day</a>&nbsp;- that</li>
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<li>[2014-12-18] reddit response - mixed - a bit on the negative side</li>
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<li>] its a tshirt store, overpriced tshirts</li>
<li>] what about the photoshop skills required for creating the designs</li>
<li>] he got lucky because his store e was picked up by a local blog that drove the sales</li>
<li>] what about the proprietary aspect of the t-shirt designs</li>
<li>] OP is affiliated with Shopify and uses affilate links on his blog post ...</li>
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<h2>[currently]</h2>
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<li>[] before we begin - full disclosure</li>
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<li>] this is about the process</li>
<li>] building the web store/online business is the easy part</li>
<li>] the web store i built, is an example</li>
<li>] more to come ...</li>
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<li>] this is about "the process" of building a web store </li>
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<li>] it is guided step by step for "how to do it", it is intended for _, i use/showcase some of the web tools from my company to do that,</li>
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<li>] building&nbsp;your web store is one of the easiest parts, </li>
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<li>]&nbsp;getting/selling/keeping&nbsp;customers for your product is the hard part -</li>
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<li>] the store that i built is an example -</li>
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<li>] if you like it and want to order some product, awesome, it is an actual operating store and you will get your product</li>
<li>] if you think it sucks&nbsp;OR the prices are too high or too low OR store XyZ is better,&nbsp;thats awesome too but please remember that&nbsp;this isnt about the &nbsp;</li>
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<li>] followup articles planned ....</li>
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<li>] marketing - how to get customers to your online store</li>
<li>] sales - a look at the profits / losses generated by our online business, year 1</li>
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<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;] test</li>
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<h2>[next]</h2>
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<li>[01.00] step 001 - the plan</li>
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<li>] i am not certain at this point</li>
<li>] i have a couple of ideas for "some things" that "i think" might work, let's call them idea #1, idea #2 and idea #3, for the time being</li>
<li>] type of businesses i am considering - ] physical products, ] digital products ] affiliate products</li>
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<li>[00:15] step 002 - ett</li>
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<li>] choose a platform - i am going to use sospep.com, you can register for a free account, there are countless other ecommerce platforms out there to choose from OR you can roll your&nbsp;own solution,&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>** VS **</li>
<li>*] buddy choose ] shopify platform &amp; ] printful tShirt provider</li>
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<li>[01:00] step-003 - platform basics - intro and practice</li>
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<li>] spend a bit of time reading up, understanding and practicing with the platform you have chosen, here is an approximately&nbsp;1 hour guide to learning about sospep, with a focus on the sospep objects</li>
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<li>[01:00]*[#-skus]&nbsp;- step-004 - create an online&nbsp;product catalog</li>
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<li>] if you have a single product -</li>
<li>] if you have ad copy -</li>
<li>] if you have photos -</li>
<li>** VS **</li>
<li>product design] * took buddy 6 hours to create 60 designs - that is 10 designs per hour or 6 min per design</li>
<li>] bought a t-shirt template for $8 from creativemarket.com</li>
<li>] applied each "design" to the tshirt, saved the file</li>
<li>website]&nbsp;build the website -&nbsp; signed up for 14&nbsp;free trial($ after,) * re;shopify - basic plan $29 mth, + reports, ] includes their PP 2.9%+.30 per</li>
<li>] already had purchased a theme()</li>
<li>]&nbsp;decide on business name - in 3 minutes - same as the name of his previous business, ** you probably want to give this a little more thought</li>
<li>] website - simple, same color scheme as previous</li>
<li>] most time consuming part was uploading the photo/files</li>
<li>]&nbsp; mentions 14 hours in, - assuming&nbsp;that this is total with with the 6 hours for design, ] bal = 8 hours spent on ] get tshirt template, apply designs to template and</li>
<li>]&nbsp;some examples <a href="http://griffii.com/" target="_blank">http://griffii.com/</a></li>
<li>integration] with printful</li>
<li>] install printful shopify app, it automatically pulls in all of my products</li>
<li>] upload design file, select shirt style</li>
<li>marketing] recalled that the subway had its 60th anniversary</li>
<li>] googled who covered the event, found 1 prominent local blog, found the author via twitter, asked for his email address&nbsp;</li>
<li>] emailed him - went to bed</li>
<li>[order proceessing] -</li>
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<li>[00:00] step-005 - orders</li>
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<li>[00:00] step-006 - order fullfillment</li>
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<li>[00:00] payments</li>
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<li>] !=</li>
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<li>] use guide post to advertise your new store ()</li>
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<li>] find</li>
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<li>] book summary site - /startups, /sites, desc= list of startup books, summary of book,</li>
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<li>] +++</li>
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<li>] advertise our product on&nbsp; -</li>
<li>] blog -</li>
<li>] email -</li>
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<li>] the takeaway</li>
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<li>] sospep is awesome</li>
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<li>] agree - sign up, tell someone,</li>
<li>] not - tell us,&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] you did it!</li>
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<li>] you got started, you built it, now the real "work" begins,</li>
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