Any parent who has attempted to focus on a task while also taking care of children knows how challenging it can be. For many work from home parents that challenge is a part of their every day life.
Understanding Consumer Buying Trends – Building Dynamic Product Lines
The ability to detect trends and to interpret that knowledge can tell you what consumers want now, but also help you predict what theyll be looking for tomorrow. This can really give a retailer a big edge, particularly when it comes to selecting product lines.
What is a Trend?
A trend is not a group of popular items that everyone is buying. A trend is an expression of what matters to consumers at the momentits a sign of what theyre excited about. A trend can actuall…
What A Wholesale Supplier Expects From You – How To Ask For Distributor Accounts
You wouldnt think of going to a job interview unpreparedyoud never get called back. Yet many eBiz owners approach wholesalers and manufacturers without any preparation at all. You need to realize it costs a manufacturer time and money to set up an account. If you seem like you wont be a profitable distributor, theyll probably turn you down. Says manufacturer Charlie Hall, owner of Charlies Woodshop, I spend a lot of time helping [online retailers] get going with my pro…
The Great Thing About Virtual Offices
Running a business online is all about flexibility and freedom. One of the keys to this is your virtual office.
The Man Who Makes $1 Million in Affiliate Commissions
Not many can claim to make $1 Million a year in affiliate marketing. And now he wants to teach you his techniques.
Shopping With Uncle Sam – A Breakdown Of Government Auctions
A Retailers Bargain Paradise?
We have all heard about the amazing deals you can find at government auctionsthe planes, trains, and automobiles your neighbors uncles cousin picked up for a song. But how true are these stories? Are government auctions really a good source for purchasing products for resale? The answer to that is they CAN BE, but you have to know what you are doing.
Where do Govt. Auctions get their products?
Government auctions are can be held onli…
One Mans Trash Could Be Your Treasure – 3 Rules Of Thrifty Product Sourcing
Thrift Shops and Consignment stores can be an excellent source for your product inventorythey always have fresh items to pick thru and you can find some great deals!
Consignment Stores, are commission-based. People bring in products for the store to sell on commissionwhat doesnt sell is returned to the owner.
Thrift Stores are often not for profit and get most of their goods via donations.
In comparing the two, Thrift Stores are typically more willing (and a…
Our Town Sourcing Products Locally
Get Creative with Community Resources
If youve ever picked up a trinket for $4 at a yard sale and sold it for $65 on eBay, you know how exciting translating your treasure hunts into cash can be. But yard sales are not your only local source of goodies. Dennis Hester of http://MillionDollarDeals.com has built a successful online business using local providers almost exclusively. Flea markets, antique stores, auction sales, craft shops, Hester attends them all.
One parti…
How To Build Your Online Consignment Business
Get the Word Out!
Consignment is a simple concepttaking other peoples products and selling them for a percentage of the sale. According to Skip McGrath, of http://skipmcgrath.com, a successful eBay PowerSeller, [Consignment selling] is the fastest growing phenomenon on eBay. The key to successful online consignment is marketing your services. You really have to promote your business, and McGrath shares some techniques for doing just that. There are four areas youll us…
Do Definitions Tell You How To Create A Better Business?
When talking to people about what they think is involved in marketing, CRM, ecommerce, direct marketing, web development, web design and graphic design it is quite clear that most people have a confused and jumbled view about what they all are, what they cover, which is most important and which is easiest to understand.
It is nearly always the case that someone understands what is meant by graphic design not a surprise, perhaps, as it has been around the longest and has …
eBusiness – Small Business Necessity
The rapid growth of the internet commerce in recent years presents established small businesses with a serious dilemma. On the one hand, they can stick with the business model that has worked for them for the last number of years. On the other hand, they can make the shift to serious eBusiness.
Choosing to stand pat is usually much easier in the short term. But in the longer term this almost certainly means they will be left behind by technology, and lose many of their mos…
Branding Your Ebiz – Creating A Name Your Customers Trust
If you want customers to spend money with you online, you have to make them feel confident theyre dealing with a legitimate business. Theyre giving you their personal information, as well as their credit card number. If your website sends a clear message you run your business from home, they may not feel comfortable entrusting you with that kind of info. Thats why its important to create a brand your customers recognize and trust.
Whats a Brand?
A brand is what dif…