Security Matters, Fire and burglar alarms for Every House, Cut the Middleman

January 16, 2010 at 1:35 AM | In Mail Order, Online Auctions, Small Business | Leave a Comment
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Devices to give warning of fire or break-in vary considerably both in their degree of sophistication and in their prices. Some are lightweight, easily mailed and cheap. As mechanical products, they can of course go wrong and so give rise to after-sales problems. Choose a good quality product from a manufacturer who will service and repair faulty equipment. Continue reading Security Matters, Fire and burglar alarms for Every House, Cut the Middleman…

Easy to sell, Crafts and Curtains

January 10, 2010 at 2:49 AM | 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…

Why Sell Books and Calculators?

January 7, 2010 at 2:06 AM | 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?…

Mail Order, Hot Sell Merchandises!

December 30, 2009 at 3:49 AM | 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 | In Mail Order, Small Business | Leave a 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…

Selling Online

December 12, 2009 at 11:56 PM | In Online Auctions | Leave a Comment
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If one of your objectives is to sell on-line, there are several issues you need to consider. The first of these is how to have secure credit card or debit card transactions. This is relatively easy, but requires specialist knowledge to set up properly Another issue is that your business should be structured to process these new orders and to take care of the extra workload associated with the many e-mails (some of them junk ones) that are inevitable. Continue reading Selling Online…

Working from Home

December 12, 2009 at 2:01 AM | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
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This is an easy and cost-effective way for many businesses to start. Working from home can be ideal for a number of service businesses, particularly those that are computer-based. If you go to others’ premises to supply your work – if you are a consultant or decorator, for example – it is also easy to work from home since you will mainly need your office for administration. Continue reading Working from Home…

Are you satisfying your selling products’ price to weight rate?

October 30, 2009 at 10:51 PM | In Mail Order, Small Business | Leave a Comment
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The more your product weighs, the higher your delivery cost; the larger it is, the more packaging it will need. Both weight and size put up your price without putting up your profit.

Most carriers charge more for their services than the Post Office; and the Post Office has a rate scale that increases with weight, and a maximum weight for parcels of 25kg. For higher weights than this you are obliged to use non-Post Office carriers. One way or another, the heavier your product, the more it will cost to despatch. Continue reading Are you satisfying your selling products’ price to weight rate?…

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