The Business of Working Online
Daveybot / Foter / CC BY-NC-SA Do a quick search on your favorite search engine, and you’ll find dozens of ways to “make money online,” and thousands of people who are doing it. You’ll also find plenty...
View ArticleThe Importance of Maintaining Separate Business Accounts
futureshape / Foter / CC BY Nearly every small business owner has done it. Your business starts out so small – really only a hobby that you hope earns its keep – that you put no thought into paying...
View ArticleChoosing a Business Structure for Your Online Business
s_falkow / Foter / CC BY-NC One of the things that attracts people to online business is how easy it is to get started. Buy a domain, set up a hosting account, install WordPress and you’re in business....
View ArticleThe Mysterious EIN
DonkeyHotey / Foter / CC BY Don’t let the name fool you. EIN stands for Employer Identification Number, but you don’t have to have employees to need one. In fact, even if you never plan to have...
View ArticlePayPal – the Payment Processor of Choice for Online Businesses
iliveisl / Foter / CC BY-SA Once upon a time, if you wanted to receive payments online, you had to apply for a merchant account, coordinate that with your bank, and pay the associated fees. Today,...
View ArticleThe Whys and Hows of Tracking Business Expenses
tychay / Foter / CC BY-NC-ND Like any business owner, when you run an online business you have to keep good records of your earnings and expenses. Not only will the IRS want to know how much you made...
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