|
 |
It is hard enough to focus on marketing and advertising when you offer 10 products, much less 10,000.
You have heard of small companies who grow too big, too quickly. That can be a real concern when you are a small online business.
The key is to stay focused! It is much easier to become an "expert" in your field if you have a narrow product line to work with. It is better because you are then able to FOCUS all of your efforts on it. You'll want to make your business a niche' market and capitalize on it.
It may seem easy to sell "everything under the sun," but the truth is that specializing in a specific, quality product is much more profitable than attempting to have a little bit of everything in your inventory. Trying to meet all customers' needs by selling to every shopper online is a recipe for insanity.
One proven option is to find a drop shipping source that you feel confident in - one that dedicates themselves to drop shipping specifically. A great resource for finding these drop ship suppliers is http://www.worldwidebrands.com. These drop shippers will send the products to your customers after you've made the sale, and you don't have to house the inventory.
They offer many quality products on their website, and you will be able to learn more about drop shipping in general. Many other businesses offer drop shipping services, but it is not their primary focus. Their drop shipping services seem to be a side business because their primary market is bulk wholesale.
After you begin dealing with these types of sources, you might find that the tools and support that you need as a distributor is not quite adequate to meet your needs.
Worse yet, they may not exist at all! For example, gaining access to their inventory counts, finding quality images and descriptions from digital downloadable catalogs, and online package tracking are things you will need that may not be available.
Here is my great list for finding physical products:
Electronics, DVD's, Books
www.ingrambook.com www.techdata.com
Housewares, hardware
www.housewares.org
www.nationalhardwareshow.com
Vitamins and Consumables
www.expoeast.com www.expowest.com
Thomas Register
www.thomasnet.com
Dropship Source
www.dropshipsource.com
Digital Products
www.clickbank.com
www.cj.com
(Note: this article is part of a mini-course with twenty lessons. You can find that entire free mini-course here: http://brentriggsblog.com/minicourses.asp )
Category: Home Based BusinessOnline Business Brain Dump - Limit Your Sources was written by:Author:Brent RiggsAdded: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:10:24 -0400 This Article Has Been Read 383 times View all Brent Riggs's articlesAbout the Author: G. Brent Riggs, author of "Life Without Debt", "Desperation Station" and SeriousFaith.com has over 20 years experience as an business owner, teacher, personal growth coach and mentor. You can contact him from his main website: http://www.gbrentriggs.com |
More Articles About Home Based Business
Not What You Were Looking For?
 Moxie Drive Expressions
 Submit Articles
 Contact us
Add us to favorites
Hint - Hold "T" button down and right click to open Sphinn and Subbmitt in a new window. 
|