An E-commerce business is a profitable and flexible profession. Like any business E-commerce business also needs some basic things to get started. The following three basic points have to be taken care for starting an E-commerce business. An idea about what kind of products can be sold profitably. Having a basic idea of what kind of products can be sold online is essential to get profit. The best products that can be sold online are the ones that are not found easily online. This is easy to say but sometimes difficult to implement. Normally products that are  self created  or selling the creative products made by friends is a good idea. The creative products can be anything like some painting done on canvas shoes, plain slippers which have been decorated with beads, a plain T-shirt which is altered or designed with some design etc. The creative ideas or E-books are also good products that can be sold online. If someone is good at technical or business ideas,