I'm considering starting a small Internet company. Advice?

[ZombieNixon]

Backstory: I write software for fun. Yes, I'm a nerd, just like "Revenge of the Nerds." So what, wanna fight about it? Anyway, just about all the people I've ever showed any of my stuff to have said that I should a) patend it and b) sell it. I've found a place to host a website and a company that will handle on-line orders so I don't have to. I have the products (mostly games, but a few educatonal tools as well). I don't want to rush into this and end up like ** with his oil companies since I don't have a rich father to bail me out, but owning a software company is what I'm looking toward for a long term career goal and I figure the sooner I get started, the better. What other things should I be considering before I get any sort of startup going? Advice? Suggestions? Anything will help.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. Are you gonna do this shareware?

If so, a good online bank account, that gives you good reports for your taxes.

And remember: every day is a developmental cycle day.

[ZombieNixon]

2. Yes. That's what I was planning on.

Let users download a demo that lasts of 30 days (or so) and then expires, or the full version with only certain features enabled, that lasts for a certain amount of time, then asks the user to purchase a registration code. After plunking down X dollars (depending on the product), they receive a code with unlocks everything.