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To help get
your online business started, we've put together a
checklist to guide you through the process before you
start using
our application.
Register a Business/Company Name:
To
start trading online you will need to register your
business/company name in the state or territory you
intend to operate. Click
here for more information on how to
register
your business or company.
Tip: Try and come up with a Business Name that
matches an available domain name (For example: My
Online Business Pty Ltd has a domain name:
www.myonlinebusiness.com.au) To see if your
domain name is available, click
here.
Once you have created a Company/Business Name, you
will be given an ACN/ABN.
Register a Domain Name:
Your
domain name is your address on the internet and
gives you an online identity or brand. It's a
valuable part of your business identity and an
important marketing tool.
If you wish to buy a .com.au or .net.au domain name,
you must be a commercial entity and possess either
an ACN or ABN.
To see if your domain name is available, click
here.
My Online Business has various website plans to host
your domain. Click here to
view our plans.
Create a Bank Account:
All
online businesses MUST have a bank account.
Please contact your bank to setup a business account.
You will need various forms of identification (i.e.
Passport, Drivers License, Bills etc) as well as
your ACN/ABN.
Setting up a bank account will enable you to accept
Cheque/Money Orders, Direct Deposits & Credit Card
payments if you have this linked to your account.
My Online Business can integrate credit card
payments through your Bank's Payment Gateway
service, if your bank offers this service.
Create a
PayPal Account:
The
majority of buyers on the internet prefer to use
PayPal as their preferred payment option, so it
makes sense to setup a PayPal account.
To setup a PayPal Account, click here:
www.paypal.com. Make sure you have your
bank account setup before creating a PayPal account.
My Online Business integrates directly with PayPal
and can automatically match payments with auctions
to generate orders.
Choose a shipping service:
There
are many shipping services to choose from:
Australia Post,
Toll IPEC,
DHL,
TNT,
FedEx,
Australian Air Express,
Star Track Express,
Couriers
Please, etc and it's completely up to you which
shipping service you want to use.
My Online Business directly integrates with
Australia Post eParcel & Toll IPEC Road Express
services, so if you choose one of these services,
please follow these steps to setup your account:
How to setup anAustralia Post eParcel Account:
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
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Call Australia Post on 131 118 to setup
an eParcel contract. Australia Post will
assign an Account Manager who will look after
your account.
Once you have an account setup, your
representative will provide you with a Request
Form or you can simply click
here to download the
Australia Post New Client Setup Request Form,
fill it out and fax it to us on +61 3
8368 2499 and post back the original to us
(My Online Business, PO Box 518, Altona North,
VIC 3025).
We will submit your request form to the
Australia Post eParcel support team where they
will process your request.
As soon as we hear back from the Australia Post
eParcel support team, we will contact you with
the details you need to enter into our system. |
How to
setup an Toll
IPEC Road Express Account:
Step 1:
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Call Toll IPEC Customer Service on 1300 TOLL
IPEC (1300 865 547) to get in contact with a
representative in your state.
Your representative will create an account for
you and give you a pricing schedule. |
What
ever service you use, request their Rates Table
which tells you how much it will cost you to send
your items. My Online Business allows you to
enter these rates into the system so you can keep
track of how much you are being charged for postage.
Register Shopping Comparison Site:
There
are many popular shopping comparison website to
advertise your products. The 3 most popular
sites are:
Shopping.com,
Myshopping.com.au &
Getprice.com.au.
My Online Business automatically generates Data
Feeds for all of the above price comparison websites
for the inventory displayed on your website.
System Requirements
My
Online Business software has a minimum hardware
requirement. Please make sure your system will
be capable of running our software.
Single User / Stand-alone Computer with under 500
SKU’s
Prerequisites
Please ensure that your computer is up to date
with the latest patches and service packs
provided by Microsoft’s windows update website.
In addition to the above updates we will require
the following be installed on your system.
Minimum Requirements
CPU: Intel(R)
Core(TM)2 Duo E4500
Memory: 2.0 GB
HDD: 60MB*
LAN: 10/100Mb Ethernet Controller Card
Screen Resolution: 1024x768 pixels
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
Windows Vista Business (32 Bit)
Windows 7 Professional (32 Bit / 64 Bit)
Recommended Requirements
CPU: Intel(R)
Core(TM)2 Duo E8400
Memory: 4.0 GB
HDD: 60MB*
LAN: 10/100Mb Ethernet Controller Card
Screen Resolution: 1280x960 pixels
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
Windows Vista Business (32 Bit)
Windows 7 Professional (32 Bit / 64 Bit)
Multi User / Stand-alone computer with over 500 SKU’s
For Multi
user environments we recommend the use of a
dedicated server / computer to run the database.
Minimum Requirements –
Workstation
CPU: Intel(R)
Core(TM)2 Duo E4500
Memory: 2.0 GB
HDD: 60MB*
LAN: 10/100Mb Ethernet Controller Card
Screen Resolution: 1024x768 pixels
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
Windows Vista Business (32 Bit)
Windows 7 Professional (32 Bit / 64 Bit)
Recommended Requirements –
Workstation
CPU: Intel(R)
Core(TM)2 Duo E8400
Memory: 4.0 GB
HDD: 60MB*
LAN: 10/100Mb Ethernet Controller Card
Screen Resolution: 1280x960 pixels
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
Windows Vista Business (32 Bit)
Windows 7 Professional (32 Bit / 64 Bit)
Server or Dedicated Computer –
Recommended Requirements
1 to 5 Users with or without 500
to 1000 SKU’s
CPU: Intel(R)
Core(TM)2 Duo E8400
Memory: 4.0 GB
HDD: 60MB*
LAN: 10/100Mb Ethernet Controller Card
Screen Resolution: 1024x768 pixels
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
Windows Vista Business (32 Bit)
Windows 7 Professional (32 Bit / 64 Bit)
Additional: SQL Server 2008 Express Edition (Microsoft
Website)
DHTML Editing Control (Microsoft
Website)
.Net 3.5 Runtime (Microsoft
Website)
5 to 10 Users with or without 1000 to 10000 SKU’s
CPU: Intel(R)
Xeon(TM) 3.4GHz
Memory: 4.0 GB
HDD: 60MB*
LAN: 10/100 / 1000 Mb Ethernet Controller Card
Screen Resolution: 1024x768 pixels
Operating System: Windows Server 2008 Standard
Edition
Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium
Edition
Additional: SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition (Microsoft
Website)
DHTML Editing Control (Microsoft
Website)
.Net 3.5 Runtime (Microsoft
Website)
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Please note that all server hard disk requirements do
not include SQL Server / MSDE or Database disk
allowances.
If you are in a
larger environment, or feel that you have a
higher than normal requirement. Please
contact us so that we can assist with the server
requirements on a case by case basis.
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