Archives for November 2008
Should You Sell Retail or Wholesale?
Do you know what type of business you will be venturing in? Will it be b2c (business to consumer) or b2b (business to business). All retail businesses fall into the first category which is b2c while most wholesale businesses fall into the second category which is b2b. There are some exceptions to this of course. Quite a big number of sellers are selling wholesale to the public provided that the customers follow the sellers terms such as ordering the minimum amount or ordering in bigger quantities. So how do you know which business is more suited for you? The following…
Can You Find Reliable Dropship Companies?
Is it really possible to find a reliable dropship company? If you do a google search on the word dropship you will get over 3 million in results. Narrowing down you search terms to dropship companies may bring you more accurate results. However, I think the best way for you to find a dropship company is to first find a list of wholesale suppliers first. Compile at least a dozen wholesale suppliers that you would like to do business with. If you are at a lost at how to find wholesale suppliers you can read my article: 10 sure ways…
How To Increase Customer Loyalty?
Do you struggle to retain your customers? Find it difficult to get your customers to buy from you the second time? This is the question that I would like to address here. How do you increase customer loyalty? Is there a simple strategy for you to implement to encourage repeat purchases and make your customers love to shop at your store. The following points are certainly simple and easy for you to follow:
Smile
Be cheerful and smile. Do it right now :). If you are talking on the phone the other person can hear the “smile” on your voice. Isn’t…
10 Sure Ways to Find Wholesale Suppliers
Have you ever tried searching for a popular product and yet were unsuccessful in your attempts in finding a wholesale supplier? Do you know how others manage to find a reliable wholesale supplier while you were left to just wonder? I hope this article will help you in your search for good wholesale companies. There are certainly some effective ways of finding a supplier which I have tried to elaborate in the 10 ways below:
Where can you find good wholesale suppliers?
1. B2B marketplace
Many wholesale distributors have registered their companies on the b2b marketplace where they can reach more…
Pros and Cons of Dropshipping
Some of you might have heard of the term dropshipping. Dropshipping means that your supplier will ship directly to your customer when receiving an order from you. In short words: you handle the orders and they will handle the shipment. They offer dropship products and keep the stock (and not you!). Dropshipping is highly popular for online businesses and dropship companies are definitely on the rise. Some buyers would only buy from dropship companies and wholesalers. Most people would prefer to join a dropshipping program as they have more to gain than lose. I will be outlining some of the…
How To Speed Up Your Search for Suppliers on Search Engines
If you are looking for suppliers online you may want to speed up your search and increase your productivity. The following are some quick tips on how to do just that:
1. Increase the number of search results displayed
All major search engines allow you to change the number of search results displayed. In google the default number is 10 but you can easily change it to 20, 30, 50 or 100 from the preference page.
2. Prepare an excel spreadsheet with 4 columns: website address, email, tel no and address (optional).
Keeping this file handy will definitely help you become more…