Chapter 7. Tools of the Trade

What You'll Learn in This Chapter

• Your basic hardware and software requirements

• How to set up a home office

• Get what you need for your office with a home office checklist

Setting up an online store is similar to establishing a store in the physical world. That is, you have to build it. But instead of bricks and mortar and hammers and nails, you will be using bits and bytes and computer hardware and software.

Choosing and having the correct tools is important to building a successful Yahoo! store. Though Yahoo! store will provide you with all the online templates you need to build your online storefront, you have to have the necessary tools to utilize Yahoo!'s storebuilding technology. But not to worry... this chapter will provide you a list of items that you will need to acquire.