Starting a business doesnt have to take month, in fact as the title of this report suggests, you can start a business in a few hours. You can complete your setup within one afternoon or schedule it over a period of days. The schedule below is optimized for cost and speed.

Sample Start-up Schedule

Find a digital product. If you've ever read an e-book, chances are you have access to a product to which you can purchase resell rights. You may also conduct a search on the Internet to find high-quality information products. (Estimated time: 60 minutes)

Create a killer sales letter. You can write your own killer sales letter or purchase a product with the sales web page included. In many cases, the product you have have purchased the resell rights to will already come with a sales letter. (Estimated time: 0 minutes)

Add Your Popup. This is really optional and is not required to immediately launch your site. But keep in mind that many store owners who have launched a pop up afterwards have noticed increases in conversion rates. Its quick to add, you just have to create the pop up and then copy and paste the code into the sales letter page. (Estimated time: 30 minutes)

Get a merchant account. Sign up to the merchant account of your choice. The fastest way to do it is to go through ClickBank or PayPal. (Estimated time: 10 minutes)

Download and install an affiliate program. This could take 2 - 8 hours depending on the complexity of the program and your level of skill. Remember ClickBank has an affiliate program built in. The Hot Scripts site has a few programs available for download as well. (Estimated time: 2 8 hours)

Install ad tracking: If you dont have access to your hosts cgi-bin then this program isnt for you. However, you can use your affiliate application to track any ads you are running. For example, you can set up your company as an affiliate and place ads using the links you assign your company. (Estimated time: 20 minutes)

Autoresponders: Time-frame depends on the level of complexity and your level of expertise. The great thing is that whichever affiliate program and merchant account you choose, in most cases they will automatically send your customers and affiliates information upon purchase and signup. So you will automatically have the basics immediately after you set up a merchant account or payment gateway. (Estimated time: 2 - 8 hours)

So what are you waiting for? Get started today! You'll discover ways to free up more of your time so you can spend more time with your family or discovering new business ideas.