Hi there.. Im planning to start a new Online Store where I will selling things starting from Pen Drives to Flowers and Gifts and Books, DVDs,bla bla bla.. So, like an All-in-One Store. Well, I have no experience in eCommerce Business management yet. What Im going to do now is, Develop the whole site in Magento and then start adding all of the products from different sites . Since, this will be a new site, I will copy products from different sites in India. Then when someone places an order, I will just buy it from that other website and send it to my customer. Will this work ?? Or do I need to make it some hardcore way ? Like getting connected with retailers and suppliers and getting a tie up done with some courier companies ?? I have a client, who can buy products from China and ship it to me, which I can add in my store and sell as well. Another question.. How does those live Online Stores manages the whole business ? Like from getting the orders, how do they get the product, from where and how they get the profit of that product and how do they ship it to their customer, bla bla bla.. Anyone got any experience in this ?? Also, do I need to consult a lawyer or CA or some eCommerce management MBA guy before I can proceed ?
thats a lot of product to start with, and most of them are competitive. you have good product sourcing you may have good chances. you can start with a simple site see how it goes first.
Site is not a problem. Doing it, developing it, SEOing it, bla bla. Im just worried about the Whole Workflow needed for an eCommerce Store. (How to manage offline stock, shipping, inventory, products import,etc) Got an idea ??
sounds like you are looking for a fulfillment house, someone who takes care of delivering the product. There are a few out there you could use but fulfillment houses connect with the actual distributor. If you have a distributor I would say get a fulfillment house and go to town!
for products it really depends. some companies buy their products wholesale from their local downtown. And others import products from over seas. Maybe try googling articles related to this and you will better understand.
Ok.. Im thinking to get in touch with the local distributors and then wait for orders , so that I can buy it from them and the ship it. I think, thats the best way.
To stock so many products from the start, perhaps a dropship solutions is the best idea to being with?
If you start Amazon Store (Affiliate Site) you can focus only on your site & traffic. Other things like accepting payments & shipping will handle by Amazon.
Yeah, I will be using the Drop-Ship method only! Thats the only best thing! Im from India. So, dont think, its possible.
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