Steps to Setting Up an Online Business

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Task 1: What needs to be planned and considered before a business sets up an online presence?

Is the business well suited to online activity?

Before a business goes online, the first question is whether it should have an online website at all, is it suited to online activity? They have to think about what they can offer their customers and what they will benefit from setting up. For example JD Sports is the leader in the British Clothing Industry, they retail in sports clothing and accessories such as designer trainers, so it would be suited for an online presence.

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Whether to set up your business yourself or get outside specialists?

This is if you already have a specialist (website -designer) to actually create the website. If they don't, it would be best for the business to hire a specialist to create the website. If you wanted to create the website yourself you would be saving a lot of money because you don't have to pay anyone to create the site. The only drawback is when you would not know how to create a website and may be unfamiliar with the software and end up starting with an unprofessional ...

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