E-business guides are available in mainly two forms ? free or paid online guides and books. These e-business guides are extremely helpful in handling all kinds of issues relating to an e-business.

These guides provide help answer some questions that e-business training and advice / consultancy often do not?

After one is through with such fundamental questions about an e-business, the guides help in not only developing a business plan but also developing the website from types of graphics files to complete turnkey solutions for website design and operation. The guides generally help with the process of registering a website, finding an ISP (Internet Service Provider) / Web-hosting service, and all other computer equipment needed for a Web site. These guides also offer useful tips to avoid get-rich-quick schemes on the Internet and posting the privacy policies of the business on the website to comply with the minimum legal requirements. There are also tips available to spread the word about your business in a new way -- differentiating your business from your competitors.

Some guides also help in finding a secure online order solution, including shopping cart and payment service. This includes tips on using the site to accept purchase requests and selling software or other downloadable goods. Incorporated in this module are tips to fight viruses and protecting the website and computers with anti-virus software.

The guides also emphasize the quintessential need to promote the Web site, targeting the right audience through various media, which includes not only the Internet but also others like newspapers, radio and television. The guides detail various methods of advertising on the Internet through newsletters, mailing lists, banner advertising, online chats and communities, blogging and podcasting.

Thus, for all e-business owners operating at any stage of their e-business development, these guides can prove to be a good source of complete information and useful tips on doing business online.