[Dleo]

Alright, the time has come for me to go on the web, but i need all the smart people out there to help me out and chime in with some advice.

I want to create a online store, but really have no idea where to start.

Just to get basic things out of the way:

Web address: have a great one in mind and available

my HTML knowledge: basic

merchant account: have a credit card machine already, looking into some of the pricing out there for having an online merchant account looks to be to pricey. My idea would be having customers place orders entering in credit card information, I then do 2 things, making sure product is in stock, and then I can charge the credit card with my credit card machine.

inventory: sky's basically the limit, i have a lot of supplier's and different product's to list. I am thinking starting off with 100-200 products and then adding more as time goes on.

My questions:

Where should I have the site hosted?

Where can I get a format for an online store/tutorial to help me along the way?

Where can I get format for a online store/website?

Can anyone help me create a logo?

Would it be possible to add a forum to the site?

All input and comments will be greatly appreciated.