If I were to start a business selling goods and/or services in exchange for bitcoin and want to promote myself on this board:

- do I need to worry about my post-count or 'join date' as a mark of trust or knowledge?

- is it wise to start a new account separate from my 'personal' account?

- and I register a domain 'privately', does this make me appear 'shady'?

- is it possible to remain somewhat anonymous?

- is it dangerous to post a 'brick and mortar' address, phone number, or my real name (even in a pm?)?

- can anyone point me in the direction of a thread or two regarding BTC start-up do's and don'ts?

- is it better to use a service like bips or bitpay? What are my alternatives to those services?

Thank you for any and all input in this matter...