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Book Description

The Yahoo! Stores have grown into one of the largest online shopping destinations on the Web today. The nearly 20,000 Yahoo! Stores have a 71% reach among online consumers, the highest on the Web. Many of these stores have become so successful that they have grown from small 'mom and pop' or part time businesses into full time money-making ventures. A whole new set of skills and knowledge are needed to operate a Yahoo Store like a full time eCommerce business.

Succeeding At Your Yahoo! Business teaches you how to customize a Yahoo! Store using the basic elements of the popular web design program Dreamweaver, including architecting an eCommerce web site. It then takes three different types of Yahoo! Stores and deconstructs them, showing you how they are formed and how they sell the products or services they offer. There is also an entire section on how to position a Yahoo! Store, acquire customers, and retain those customers. Finally, the book will show you how to set up the necessary accounting and operations systems, and how to hire the staff necessary to successfully run your business.

Book Description

The Yahoo! Stores have grown into one of the largest online shopping destinations on the Web today. The nearly 20,000 Yahoo! Stores have a 71% reach among online consumers, the highest on the Web. Many of these stores have become so successful that they have grown from small 'mom and pop' or part time businesses into full time money-making ventures. A whole new set of skills and knowledge are needed to operate a Yahoo Store like a full time eCommerce business.

Succeeding At Your Yahoo! Business teaches you how to customize a Yahoo! Store using the basic elements of the popular web design program Dreamweaver, including architecting an eCommerce web site. It then takes three different types of Yahoo! Stores and deconstructs them, showing you how they are formed and how they sell the products or services they offer. There is also an entire section on how to position a Yahoo! Store, acquire customers, and retain those customers. Finally, the book will show you how to set up the necessary accounting and operations systems, and how to hire the staff necessary to successfully run your business.

Table of Contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Contents at a Glance
  4. Table of Contents
  5. About the Authors
  6. Dedication
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. We Want to Hear from You!
  9. Reader Services
  10. Introduction
  11. Part I. Yahoo! Store to the Next Level
    1. Chapter 1. Can You Make a Living from Your Yahoo! Store?
    2. Chapter 2. Plan to Succeed
    3. Chapter 3. Architecting Your Online Storefront
  12. Part II. Customizing the Yahoo! Store
    1. Chapter 4. Storyboarding Your E-Commerce Site
    2. Chapter 5. Customizing Your Yahoo! Store
    3. Chapter 6. Yahoo! Store Features and Advanced Techniques
    4. Chapter 7. Yahoo! Store Tips and Tricks
    5. Chapter 8. Designing Your Customized Yahoo! Store to Sell
  13. Part III. Deconstructing a Yahoo! Store
    1. Chapter 9. Digital Product Store
    2. Chapter 10. Manufactured Product Store
    3. Chapter 11. High-Volume Product Store
  14. Part IV. Growing Your Online Business
    1. Chapter 12. The Power of PARM: Positioning Your Business
    2. Chapter 13. Acquiring Customers (Part 1)
    3. Chapter 14. Acquiring Customers (Part 2)
    4. Chapter 15. Retaining Customers
    5. Chapter 16. Monetizing
    6. Chapter 17. Monitoring Site Sales and Performance
    7. Chapter 18. Public Relations
  15. Part V. Operating Your Yahoo! Business
    1. Chapter 19. Customer Service
    2. Chapter 20. Warehousing and Inventory Control
    3. Chapter 21. Financial Planning
  16. Part VI. Manning Your Yahoo! Business
    1. Chapter 22. Finding and Hiring
  17. Appendixes
    1. Appendix A. Launching Your Yahoo! Business Quick Start Guide
    2. Appendix B. Business Plan Elements
    3. Appendix C. Important Resources on the Web
  18. Index