 TITLE: How to Start an Online Business CONTENT: Decide on a Business Idea That Fills a Need\n-------------------------------------------\nThe right online business idea matches your skills and interests with what people want to buy. There are two basic types of online businesses (selling a product or selling a service) and two basic markets (consumers or businesses).\nPopular online businesses that sell products may try to find buyers for handmade crafts, commissioned art, used items (such as vintage clothing or collectibles) or new products you purchase and resell.\nPopular online services include freelance writing or editing, website design, graphic design, photography, virtual assistant services, tutoring, coaching, personal training, accounting\/bookkeeping or teaching skills (such as giving music or art lessons).\nYour options will be limited only by your own abilities and market demand. How do you determine the latter? To assess whether there's a market for your business idea, conduct market research. END