Easy to sell, Crafts and Curtains

January 10, 2010 at 2:49 AM | Posted in Mail Order, Small Business | Leave a Comment
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Craft supplies

There is a large range of possibilities under this heading. The enthusiasts of this craft or that — knitting, jewellery making, pottery, leatherwork, marquetry, painting, toy making, modelling etc — have a continuing need for the raw materials of their crafts, appropriate craft tools and books on the subject. Few people live within easy reach of a shop that can cater for the needs of their particular craft, and it is this that gives such products their mail order appeal. Continue reading Easy to sell, Crafts and Curtains…

High Profit on Selling Coins and Medals

January 10, 2010 at 12:00 AM | Posted in Mail Order, Online Auctions, Small Business | Leave a Comment
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Small, easily handled, easily mailed, coins and medals make very convenient mail order items. They are also very easily described as they need only be named for collectors to know exactly which coin or medal is in question; and although quality is less simply characterised, it is very much easier to define than for most products because of the standard phrases used by dealers and collectors which identify an item’s quality within fairly narrow limits. As a result, coins and medals can be sold by classified advertising and from unillustrated catalogues. Continue reading High Profit on Selling Coins and Medals…

Car accessories, Good Selling Items!

January 9, 2010 at 11:42 PM | Posted in Mail Order, Online Auctions, Small Business | Leave a Comment
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There is a huge range of accessories available for enthusiastic car owners, and once you have attracted customers and satisfied them with your service, you should be able to look forward to a regular flow of orders, though you will, of course, need to stock a suitable selection of items and keep your catalogue attractive and up-to-date. Some of the many possible opening offers are considered below. Continue reading Car accessories, Good Selling Items!…

Why Sell Books and Calculators?

January 7, 2010 at 2:06 AM | Posted in Mail Order, Online Auctions | Leave a Comment
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Books

Many people live within reach of a bookshop, and most people live within reach of a shop selling books, but shops of both kinds necessarily cater for the general interest. It is very difficult for the mail order bookseller to compete with the shops for the sale of the most popular titles; Continue reading Why Sell Books and Calculators?…

Selling Bicycles & Telescopes Now!

January 7, 2010 at 1:48 AM | Posted in Bid or Buy, Mail Order, Small Business | Leave a Comment
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Bicycles

The bicycle as a means of cheap and healthy transport has greatly increased in popularity in recent years. Even so, specialist bicycle shops are not numerous, and mail order is worth considering as a retailing method, particularly for bicycles which are a little out of the ordinary. Consider folding bicycles, for example. These have all the characteristics of bikes in general, but they also have a certain gadgety appeal, a recurrent theme in mail order. Continue reading Selling Bicycles & Telescopes Now!…

Mail Order, Hot Sell Merchandises!

December 30, 2009 at 3:49 AM | Posted in Bid or Buy, Mail Order, Online Auctions, Small Business, eBay | Leave a Comment
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Audio equipment

The mail order appeal of audio equipment is as for many other items which need to be used by the customer before he knows it has the qualities he really wants. Buying any sort of audio equipment in a high street shop is always a lottery: it’s easy to judge which machines look good and have the range of features one seeks, but judging the crucial quality of sound is virtually impossible in the noisy, bustling environment of a shop. The essence of the mail order appeal is Try it in the quiet of your home; return it if dissatisfied. Continue reading Mail Order, Hot Sell Merchandises!…

Mailing Lists, Key to Run your Mail Business

December 29, 2009 at 1:54 PM | Posted in Mail Order, Small Business | 1 Comment
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The quality of the mailing list you use is of paramount importance, and the quality looked for is twofold. The list must be good in itself — well constructed and well maintained — and it must have the right profile for your purpose. Continue reading Mailing Lists, Key to Run your Mail Business…

How easily may the product be advertised?

December 15, 2009 at 1:47 AM | Posted in Mail Order, Small Business | Leave a Comment
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The nature of some products may be clearly indicated simply by naming them, eg wellington boots, wine bottles, handbags, loft ladders, watering cans, and so on. Other less common products may need lengthy descriptions. Continue reading How easily may the product be advertised?…

Good Inducements to buy, Stimulate your Sale

November 2, 2009 at 11:49 PM | Posted in Small Business, Supply Chain Management | Leave a Comment
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Anything that reduces the customer’s cost or risk or difficulty in ordering, or increases the value or rarity of what he gets for his money, is likely to improve the number of orders received. The main inducements are represented by the price of the product itself and the terms of payment. But other minor inducements may just tip the balance your way. Not all of them can be used in all forms of advertising. Your common sense will tell you what is and isn’t possible — you obviously can’t include an order form in a classified advertisement, for example. Continue reading Good Inducements to buy, Stimulate your Sale…

Is there a market for the product?

October 9, 2009 at 12:04 PM | Posted in Small Business, Supply Chain Management | Leave a Comment
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It is unwise to choose a product for which you cannot see an active, existing mail order market in the same or related items. This is the other side of the uniqueness coin. A product without competitors may also be without customers. If you have a unique product that would interest stamp collectors, for example, then — on this score at any rate — you have no problem because you will easily find a number of magazines that carry mail order advertising for stamp collectors. But where would you advertise a product for illiterate left-handed grandmothers, however useful it might be? Continue reading Is there a market for the product?…

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