Trying Out New Things

One of the perks of selling online is that every once in a while you get to try new things, things you probably never would have purchased had you not thought of selling them. That's what happened to me two years ago when I decided to work with a new company. In order to drop ship with this particular company, I had to purchase $500 of their stuff to either review and sell, or keep as part of educational studies. Well, I did buy that stuff and some of it is still in boxes.

However, the other day, I took out my box cutter and opened two of the boxes. I found that I had two very nice wall clocks that I would never have purchased since, one, they cost too much and two, they didn't really fit in with my decor. Anyway, after opening one, I found that it didn't work. Bummer! I'm glad I didn't sell that one. It's too late to return it too. Lesson learned. That's the reason I opened the second box. That clock worked just fine and as I said, it's beautiful.

So, if nothing else, once you get a little profit under your belt, it's nice to benefit from those types of perks.

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Detoxing Your Websites

Have you ever been on a detox program for your health? I mean, for example, that the Orovo detox pill assists in cleansing the system so that it can lose the toxic buildup over a period and thus assist in losing unwanted weight. Have you ever submitted your body to a program of that sort? I have and so has my husband. It does actually work for a time as long as you support it and back it up with proper eating habits that work toward the ultimate goal of the pills to begin with instead of sabotaging it by not changing the way you put toxins in your system.

The reason I mention this is that I find it very helpful for business to go through a toxic products review and then a detox program to get rid of products that don't do your business any good. It's almost like hulling out the bad stuff to make room for new stuff to try out. Oh, would you also call that spring cleaning?

Either way, if you have a website or websites and haven't continuously made changes to keep the toxins away, so to speak, then now is the time to do it. That's my plan for the next week or so after I get my W-2s and 1099s done.

What do you think?

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Lot's to do, but no business.

I can definitely say that my websites are on a serious business diet. It looks like they've taken the best diet pill on the market and left me hanging. The nice thing about being in business during the first quarter of the year is that, since it is slow, I can catch up on some serious organizing. I have so much to do and no motivation. I'm burned out.

Let's see. I have to go through my inventory and update my out of stock list. I have to prepare 1099s for my independent contractors. I have to complete my bookkeeping. I have to organize and file my sales receipts.

In short, I'm drowning in stuff to do, so much so, that I don't want to do any of it. I want to pretend it doesn't exist. However, the fact remains that the work must be done. I'm going to make it a point to make a serious start on Monday. Let's see how I end up at the end of the week.

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How to Capitalize on Selling a Popular Product

One of the biggest ticket items on my car website is the Ferrari. These cars are just awesome. I also have this great Ferrari FXX Go Kart that I love and wish I had one too. Maybe I should start selling Ferrari parts too. Well, when you see that you are selling a particular item or items more than the other items on your site, how do you capitalize on that?

What I have done is made a page that highlights just this product. I have also put a link to that page on my home page and written a blog about it and added a "Best Sellers" list to my home page featuring said product as well. All of this has made selling more of that product more possible. For instance, as it is in more places for customers to see while browsing through your website, the idea of it is presented more often, planting the seed to buy. It is also more easily found by search bots.

I'm no expert and I have said that before, many times, but I can tell you that these little changes have worked for me.

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