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The growth of the Internet has sprouted an incredibly large number of business opportunities. A very popular business on the Internet is an e-commerce site. Essentially, an e-commerce store is just a retail store online. There are E-commerce stores for just about anything. There are shoe stores, clothing outlets, and electronics shops. If you plan on starting an e-commerce store, you should realize that you will have to deal with a lot of headaches. Ask just about any E-commerce store owner and they will tell you that it is more complicated then it looks. You cannot just throw products on a web site and expect it to make thousands of dollars. You need to worry about your site administration, billing, and inventory management, among many other things. A major hassle that I personally had to deal with was billing management. It took me a long time to finally find a billing system that would fit into my business structure. I chose to use a WHMCS billing system. While a WHMCS billing system is more geared for service businesses, I needed the ability to handle a variety of payment gateways. With my WHMCS license, I was able to deal with over fifty different payment gateways. Another product I am glad I purchased was a Plesk license. A plesk license allows you to easily create and update your website. Plus, I found a supplier that provided me with all the system administration tools I needed for only $14 a month. Starting any type of website is going to a long and tough process. If you think you can just throw up a website and make money, you are in for a real surprise. You need to make sure you take your time to cover all your bases just like any other physical business.