Ask an Expert: Putting your business on the Web - USATODAY.com

Q: With business slower than usual it does seem like a good idea to check out possibly getting into e-commerce. I certainly have the time! I was hoping you could give me some steps to follow. Thanks — Linda

A: There are so many great things to be said about e-commerce that I am not sure where to begin, but let's start with this one: E-commerce is, even today, a fairly new market; it has really been around for a little more than a dozen years. Being able to tap such a huge market at the relative start won't happen again in our lifetimes...