Hi All, I've posted a little bit on here and will be starting my project forum very soon but have been talking to my dad and he had a little business that made him a nice side income, so as I can get all his previous clients it will be pretty easy to get started again and contact them. I have the product which I have a specific type of shop I will sell to as this is where the product sells best, also the area of the shop is key. My profit margains are about 114% on sale of each product, but this does not include any expenses I will pay out. One this is why I have decided to do this is because my dad didnt have access to the internet and travelled to all the places to sell the books/find new customers etc. So it was very time consuming for little money compared to the time that was put in. All clients were in around a 50 mile radius so didnt cover much area. I feel I could definitely make this work as now I have - 1). use of the internet - market product/sell product 2). because of the internet I can market the whole UK 3). because of internet I dont need to travel to find customers/post goods etc. 4). work can be done solely from home. What I will be doing is contacting old customers, finding new customers expanding further across the UK, selling on ebay, and also would like some advice on marketing the product on a website/forum. I feel it would be nice to market the product on a website and add a small forum for people interested in the niche. What do you guys think, any advice welcome?
Off course, if you plan to work online, site is a must, forum is a good idea too. If you need any help running and promoting the site and forum you can find plenty of information here on DP. If I understood correctly you would sell books, and actually a forum can be a magnet for passionate readers and thus potential customers, so you could keep them close and informed. At this point , everything is in a developing phase, so I think we can't help you more than saying that it is a good idea, so start doing something about it and when you encounter some problems come here and post. Cheers
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