Wanted to start free online shop

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  krkrams · Member · Jul 11, 2013 at 11:32 am

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  Hi, I wanted to start free online shop (E-Store) in WordPress.com. Could you please guide me how can i start new online in wordpress.com

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Jul 11, 2013 at 8:19 pm

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  Our free hosted WordPress.com blogs cannot be equipped for ecommerce and affiliate marketing blogs are not allowed here. In case you have not read what gets a blog suspended at WordPress.com please see:
  http://wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/advertising/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/affiliate-links/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/suspended-blogs/
  http://en.wordpress.com/tos/

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  ljkjklqljkhwhljkfqjhklfqjlkqjlh · Member · Jul 11, 2013 at 8:20 pm

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  Hi, krkrams. It is against the WordPress.com T&C to use a wordpress.com blog for commercial purposes. I’d look into installing WordPress on another host, where you can install your own themes and plugins.

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  ljkjklqljkhwhljkfqjhklfqjlkqjlh · Member · Jul 11, 2013 at 8:21 pm

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  Oops, sorry, duplicate post. And I hit refresh right before posting, too.

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  timethief · Member · Jul 11, 2013 at 8:22 pm

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  The only things you can sell on WP.com blogs are things that you, yourself create, like art or books. For ecommerce, you will need an independently hosted blog using WordPress.ORG software.
  For your selling your own creations see http://en.support.wordpress.com/paypal/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact-form/

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  ljkjklqljkhwhljkfqjhklfqjlkqjlh · Member · Jul 11, 2013 at 8:23 pm

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  Gotcha, timethief. Thanks for the clarification.

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  timethief · Member · Jul 11, 2013 at 8:24 pm

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  If and only if you are marketing only what you create and have a online shop with a shopping cart somewhere else online you can create a custom menu and add a custom link to it.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/

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  timethief · Member · Jul 11, 2013 at 8:25 pm

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  @andrewcpht
  I’m multitasking form my business. Perforce I must answer phones and supervise others that means I usually have to post twice to provide full answers.