As a solopreneur myself , my biggest takeaway has been that it’s possible to build a professional, functional business website with little more than an idea and determination. It may seem impossible that you could steal some of Amazon’s sales from them (for example), but trust me when I say you can. And, relatively speaking, it’s vastly easier to go into business today than it was historically. Was it really a “simpler” time, when going into business meant a huge investment in brick-and-mortar before you even started? The Internet has been the great leveler. You can start something meaningful and professional on a few hundred dollars (and that includes stock). It’s important to remember that a project started this way is very unlikely to pay your mortgage for a while. But it is a way to create a professional, functional presence that makes money, on almost no budget. We’ll divide this into two clear sections: Creating a store. Marketing it for free.…