What do I need to start an online clothing website? ?

I want to sell clothing I make. Also I need to know how to get set up with a wholesale account for materials. paypal

Pay $10 at godaddy.com and buy a name. Then go to Weebly.com or SynthaSite.com so they can "host" your new website. Not expensive and they help you. It's easy. You can be open in 24 hours. You can't accept credit cards yet until you see if this is a big success. You can accept personal checks and not ship the clothes until they clear in 3 days. Or accept wire transfers which are as good as cash.
Once you are open, the wholesalers will bombard you with offers. Until then you have to call all the manufacturers of materials you want to sell and ask how you can get them to ship to you. This can work.

You need to have a plan first.

Write down your step-by-step plan on paper. For example;

1.Create your company name with your main clothing keywords in it.
2.Register your name.
3.Form your business structure; Sole Proprietorship.
4.Obtain your business/occupational license.
5.Obtain your resellers license (sales tax license).
6.Get signed up with the material distributors. For this you need to go to your local material provider and find out who is the manufacturer for the materials and then call them and ask them who are their main distributors. You may also be able to find materials at outlet stores at really good prices.
7.Choose which clothing lines you are going to specialize in.
8.Read about the clothing lines
9.Decide if you are going to build your own e-store or have a design firm build it for you.
10.Choose your domain name and make sure you have your main clothing keywords in it.
11.Register your domain name with godaddy.com
12.Choose a webhost provider and a hosting plan.
13.Choose your web development software.
14.Start building your e-store.
15.Set up your merchant account.
16.Complete your e-store.
17.Promote, market and advertise your e-store.
18.Then wait for the orders to start rollin in.

Of course it's not that simple but it can be if you just take it one step at a time. Write a simple step-by-step business plan just as you see here. Then follow each step and then scratch it off of your list as you complete it. Before you know it you'll be taking your first order.

You want to start off selling your clothing on eBay and then build your store and then use eBay traffic and bring them to your estore.

Hope this helps.

Jorge Fernandez
Start an Online Store
www.estorefrontguide.com