South Africa, March 22 -- Starting an online business in South Africa can be a tricky minefield. Luckily, Insaka E-Commerce Academy CEO Warrick Kernes, using his 12 years of experience in e-commerce, let us in on his six top steps to start an online business at the Seamless Southern Africa Expo in Cape Town.

While his six steps are useful and helpful when trying to navigate e-commerce here in South Africa. He insists that "This isn't an exclusionary list in which your products must meet my criteria; this is just a guideline to consider when researching the products you're going to sell."

1. Pick a product

Before launching your site, make sure you select a product or service that will have people coming back for more, advises Kernes. "A s...