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Get a website
There are many tools out there that can help you get a professional website up and running in no time for a low cost. You don't have to spend thousands for a professional looking website these days. How to choose? Innucopia has already done the research for you and can recommend excellent tools, depending on the work you've already done and your knowledge of building websites. Contact Innucopia if you'd like a website where all you have to do is learn how to add new text once in a while, or if you want some custom web design. Top three DIY suggestions:

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Cost: For a website, you must 1) purchase your domain name which can be very inexpensive, 2) pay monthly hosting costs (can vary, but can be as low as $10-50), 3) pay any related fees for extras such as a shopping cart or SSL Certificates, and 4) pay development costs, can be low ($0-500) depending on your level of expertise.

Accept Credit Cards Online
Businesses that want to accept credit card orders online can set up a PayPal account for no setup or monthly fee (which is not common). The customers do not have to have a PayPal account, and the transactions are handled on PayPal's secure server for extra security. The merchant pays only low transaction fees when the service is actually used. Account setup takes a few days.

Cost: Around 2-3% processing fees plus $0.30 per-transaction fee).

Incorporate your Business
If you want to protect your personal assets, you may want to think about incorporating. SmallBiz.com offers a lot of information and a great service where you can do it all online.

Cost: Depends on type of incorporation and state.

Don't Forget the Tax Man
Are you selling products or paying employees in Illinois? Here is the Illinois business tax portal. If you're selling products you'll need to register to pay sales tax.

Cost: Varies

Logo Design
I highly recommend Logoworks to get a great original logo. $20 off Professional Logo Design

Cost: $399 for the Gold Package which includes unlimited revisions.

Online Newsletters
Sending an online newsletter is an excellent way to build relationships with your existing customers. It's important to have a good tool provided by a knowledgeable provider that will get your messages through and follow all the rules. Innucopia has chosen to partner with Addemar, and can provide all the information and expertise you need to be successful with online newsletters. Contact Innucopia for more information.

Cost: One-time Setup Fee and Monthly Fee

Send a Press Release
Press releases are an excellent way to get word out on the web about new products, company news, and other announcments. Innucopia recommends PRWeb for online press releases, where you can get press release advice and do the press release for low cost. Build Online News with PRWeb.

Cost: Varies, minimum $80 for a wide distribution.

Affiliate Programs
You can earn money from your website traffic by linking to other websites' products or paying other websites to link to yours.

Cost: Contains both free and pay options.

Blog
Blogging is an important tool for websites to keep their website fresh and up to date, their content relevant, and to increase the number of sites linking to yours. Blogger.com provides a free and easy tool to set up a web log.

Cost: Free

Online Video
Online video is hot and growing. Google Video provides a great way to host and syndicate your content.

Cost: Free

Online Community Building
KickApps provides a really cool tool for building online communities.

Cost: Free

Additional Tools for Do-It-Yourself
The more you know about all of the above, the bigger the benefits to you and your business. Innucopia recommends a number of books and software tools, and refers you to our News page, where you can find links to recent online news articles on the subjects.

Cost: Varies


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