is ecommerce hard to get into

Discussion in 'eCommerce' started by webspider20, Jan 23, 2010.

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    I am looking for a way to make at least $75 per week, is ecommerce sites the best for this or what would you recommend. Do you think adding a ecommerce page on All-Most.com would be beneficial?
     
    webspider20, Jan 23, 2010 IP
  2. SubmissionFC

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    E-commerce is better then making a site with affiliate ads.

    maybe start out by trying to import products from different countries overseas.
     
    SubmissionFC, Jan 24, 2010 IP
  3. joelchrist

    joelchrist Banned

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    You are right, Ecommerce shopping cart will help you to earn more than what you expect. Get AJ Shopping Cart script to start your ecommerce solution. you can get all the ideas and implementation procedures from customer support of AJ Shopping Cart. Earn lot from your ecommerce business. Good luck.

    http://www.ajsquare.com/products/ecom/index.php
     
    joelchrist, Jan 25, 2010 IP
  4. webcosmo

    webcosmo Notable Member

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    and what kind of products would you be selling. you can earn well if you have good product sourcing. i suggest you figure that first along with what you would sell.
     
    webcosmo, Jan 25, 2010 IP
  5. PaymentMaven

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    You might think of buying an existing ecommerce site. DigitalPoint forum has dozens for sale.
     
    PaymentMaven, Jan 26, 2010 IP
  6. pgopalan

    pgopalan Peon

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    You'll need a solid understanding of your market, if you don't have that, then setting up a business is pointless.

    Before you even jump in to start a business, do some research. Which country do you plan to open up your business in? What market do you want to serve? Are there government grants that you could qualify for?

    Many businesses have failed, or have come close to failing, because they haven't conducted a thorough inquiry into the market conditions that they look to enter.

    Case in point, one of my cousin's former colleagues at work left to join a company called Wishabi Inc. These guys had a great idea for a shopping platform business with which they wanted to target the American market.

    There's just one problem.

    The American market is saturated with competition. Shopzilla, Fatwallet, SlickDeals, eBay, Kaboodle, Swoopo.....aargh I can't even name them, there're just too many!

    So these guys realized, and they were lucky they did so fast, that they'd better bail. So they did, and they chose to focus on the Canadian market instead.

    And now, they're doing pretty well.

    Hope this helps.

    Cheers :cool:
     
    pgopalan, Jan 28, 2010 IP
  7. csn123

    csn123 Peon

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    I agree with pgopalan;s points.

    Ecommerce is great fun but there's a lot more responsibility than say being an affiliate. Plus, you'll need to hold stock (or drop ship) and will need to factor the costs of this into your math. Check out potential competitors and see whether you stand a chance.

    Make sure you get payment processing (PayPal to start?), shipping and customer service right from the start and the rest will slot into place.

    As with all web projects, it can take time to make a decent amount of money so apply some patience.
     
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  8. debbie-ewriter

    debbie-ewriter Greenhorn

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    $75 per week is not so much as I am making about $500, optimizing some health affiliate sites. And, having your own ecommerce will give you much more problems than you think.
     
    debbie-ewriter, Jan 31, 2010 IP
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    It really depends on your SEO background, and how much knowledge you have of the field. If you are not in the US, you will have to set up a US entity to be able to work with dropshippers. It costs money to get started.

    If you are in the US, you have to apply for a business/reseller ID in order to drop ship from wholesalers and what not.

    Over all it can be pretty complicated, but definitely pays off in the end because you don't have to deal with any 3rd parties, you get the money straight to yourself :D
     
    DustinX, Jan 31, 2010 IP
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    Online cross-border trade is an important direction of e-commerce.However,it is important to the choice of goods because of high cost of shipping.
     
    swtexans, Jan 31, 2010 IP
  11. pgopalan

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    Of course, thanks for the compliment. And remember, patience is also one of the cardinal rules of any e-commerce activity.
     
    pgopalan, Feb 2, 2010 IP
  12. wounded1987

    wounded1987 Well-Known Member

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    I think today the best ecommerce solution is a very small niche or even 1 single product to sell, there is too much competition, and most likely ecommerce digital products is the way to go these days.
     
    wounded1987, Feb 2, 2010 IP
  13. vivideye.ca

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    I've just on the first step of the e-commerce. Registered my company name and waiting for a reply from the BDC.
     
    vivideye.ca, Feb 2, 2010 IP
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    yea ecommerce seems pretty intimidating at first but if you can manage to build up some reputation then it will start to pay off.
     
    nubbin99, Feb 3, 2010 IP
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    from what i hear, it varies alot.. depending on lots of things.
     
    smackdown_fan, Feb 4, 2010 IP
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    Its a good idea to start e commerce website but you your website must have a page rank in google with a good keyword. You can also buy a website which have that earning.
     
    gudiyakeshari, Feb 5, 2010 IP
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    Does anyone have more info on how to get reseller id?
     
    ProTalker, Mar 12, 2010 IP
  18. webcosmo

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    go to your city hall, fill in the form with the fee. they will mail the certificate to you.
     
    webcosmo, Mar 12, 2010 IP
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    Before jumping into internet business one should have concrete understanding of the market that what are happening there. What product he has to sale and where to sale. If you don't have that, then setting up a business is pointless.
     
    witsols, Mar 13, 2010 IP
  20. webcosmo

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    thats a very good suggestion. lot of people think they can earn money just opening a website. hmm thats far from true. proper research necessary to plan out how every aspect of the business would be handled including inventory, shipping, returns, payment processing, stock inventory etc etc.
     
    webcosmo, Mar 14, 2010 IP