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<blockquote data-quote="Bacris" data-source="post: 3397012" data-attributes="member: 42502">Well, the big question I would ask is: why am I entering the RPG PDF industry?Is it to make money or because I enjoy writing RPG material?If it's the former, it's probably the wrong industry <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; Don't get me wrong, you can make money, but the amount of work you're going to put in may not justify the payoff to you.Now, if it's because you enjoy writing RPG material, I have to ask why not simply work for another PDF publisher?&nbsp; Writing material and running business are very, very different things. The marketing, press releases, branding, and everything that comes with that can be very intense, especially if you don't know what you're getting into.What I'd recommend regarding setting up a business is going to your state or county's chamber of commerce (in person or online if available) and learn what needs to be done to form a business - what forms do you need to fill out?&nbsp; Do you have to fill out an Assumed Name Certificate (that tells the state you are operating as the business name).&nbsp; What tax licenses do you need?&nbsp; LLC usually costs a few hundred bucks, but keeps your personal property out of the equation in case of litigation.&nbsp; Sole proprietorship / partnership will be cheaper, but in the case of legal issues, can be messier.&nbsp; Standard corpporation offers tax breaks, but for a small business model, probably won't meet up with the costs associated, so I'd probably recommend against going with that model.Get all that done first so you have your bases covered.Webhosting - there are a huge variety of webhosts available.&nbsp; There are a wide variety of free or cheap e-storefronts available as well.&nbsp; What I'd recommend is look at the sites you like the style of and see what software package they used - ZenCart, OSCommerce, and Virtuemart are the 3 I'm familiar with and all have their strengths and weaknesses.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bacris, post: 3397012, member: 42502"] Well, the big question I would ask is: why am I entering the RPG PDF industry? Is it to make money or because I enjoy writing RPG material? If it's the former, it's probably the wrong industry :) Don't get me wrong, you can make money, but the amount of work you're going to put in may not justify the payoff to you. Now, if it's because you enjoy writing RPG material, I have to ask why not simply work for another PDF publisher? Writing material and running business are very, very different things. The marketing, press releases, branding, and everything that comes with that can be very intense, especially if you don't know what you're getting into. What I'd recommend regarding setting up a business is going to your state or county's chamber of commerce (in person or online if available) and learn what needs to be done to form a business - what forms do you need to fill out? Do you have to fill out an Assumed Name Certificate (that tells the state you are operating as the business name). What tax licenses do you need? LLC usually costs a few hundred bucks, but keeps your personal property out of the equation in case of litigation. Sole proprietorship / partnership will be cheaper, but in the case of legal issues, can be messier. Standard corpporation offers tax breaks, but for a small business model, probably won't meet up with the costs associated, so I'd probably recommend against going with that model. Get all that done first so you have your bases covered. Webhosting - there are a huge variety of webhosts available. There are a wide variety of free or cheap e-storefronts available as well. What I'd recommend is look at the sites you like the style of and see what software package they used - ZenCart, OSCommerce, and Virtuemart are the 3 I'm familiar with and all have their strengths and weaknesses. [/QUOTE]

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