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Building eCommerce Websites that work - Part 3
Copyright 2005 Richard Keir An interesting eCommerce success factor that isn't precisely overlooked, but which is often thought about more in terms of being a way of feeding the search engine spiders has to do with providing content. In a very...
Drop Shipping Is Ecommerce Snake Oil
Drop shipping is not for everyone. Even though it is pitched as a cure for everything from starting up withoutmoney to being able to sell without investing in inventory, it does not cure the main problems that want to be drop shippers have.
Want...
Getting Started In Ecommerce - Part One
In 2004, Enquiro.com conducted a study of the search behaviors of men vs. women. They found that women spend more time in their searches and at specific sites. The study also revealed that women tend to be more deliberate in reading search...
Meeting the UK Ecommerce Regulations
Many UK small businesses with ecommerce web sites are failing to meet the legal requirements of the following acts and directives: Ecommerce Directive 2002 Data Protection Act 1998 Distance Selling Act 2000 This is often due to...
Why Ecommerce is Not Ready for My Daughter or Me
As the mother of a teenage clothing fanatic I'm often at my local mall. It occurred to me that the shopping experience for my daughter is attractive to her not because she wants to spend my money, but because the experience of buying itself is so...
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Ecommerce Turnkey Sites
Turnkey host sites normally offer the complete package, which
normally includes hosting as well as products. Turnkey means an
already stocked business, depending on the store it might be
stocked with from 10 products to thousands.
These hosts usually charge a setup fee to create your store. A
domain name may or may not be included in the price and there is
usually a monthly fee for maintaining your store.
Some stores provide you with products at a base price and allow
you to add your own markup. Others charge a fee for each product
sold while others simply pay you a commission off each item
sold. You choose what best suits you, but you will make the
largest profit from those that you can markup yourself.
Do not be lured buy quick promises of up to 50% commission.
Often times months down the line you are still waiting on your
first cheque as you have not sold anything. Sometime these
products are very expensive or of such a quality that your
customers will not buy.
Another thing some hosts fail to tell is that you have to
promote the store yourself. So
get ready, in addition to paying
a monthly fee, you will have to start driving traffic to your
website. This can prove costly but there are ways around it,
such as through site optimization and site submissions.
One of the greatest things about these turnkey hosting packages
however is that you do not need to hold inventory. All your
products are pre-stocked and for some hosts, you do not even
need to worry about accepting payment. Everything is taken care
of, these services are usually all included in the monthly fee.
This does seem to make your transition into the world of
ecommerce a little easier but does not guarantee you the best
monetary remuneration.
So the choice of E-Commerce Turnkey host is yours, only you and
your business idea will determine the best host for you.
About the author:
This newsletter is written and copyrighted by K Valentine, owner
of Web Hosts Value a
web hosting site and Jamaican Stores Jamaican
Products. mailto:valencia@valenciastores.com
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