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E tailing is for SUCKERS

Discussion in 'General Business' started by IamNed, Feb 3, 2006.

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  1. #1
    E-tail is for sucjers

    The dotcom bubble taught us that shipping out big expensive itesm isnt a good business model.

    Dont fall into the etail trap. Tryto sell goods that dont require a big inventory space or expensive shipping.
     
    IamNed, Feb 3, 2006 IP
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  2. Cutter

    Cutter Peon

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    #2
    I hate to be an asshole, but you should be posting a lot less and spend more time reading.
     
    Cutter, Feb 4, 2006 IP
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    #3
    A confession?

    :D
     
    TommyD, Feb 4, 2006 IP
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    lorien1973 Notable Member

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    Yeah, I agree. I'm in "e" tail and barely eek out a meager living. No one else get into, please ;)
     
    lorien1973, Feb 4, 2006 IP
  5. anthonycea

    anthonycea Banned

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    #5
    Yeah, Amazon and eBay have proved to be giant failures.......
     
    anthonycea, Feb 4, 2006 IP
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    Smyrl Tomato Republic Staff

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    #6
    Contrary to what has been posted above I was one of the webmaster for a start up onlline business for over a four year period. The groth in sales was phenominal in that time frame. The business was an old established brick and mortar store that had branched into catalog sales and hence e-commerce fit into their business model. The were already known nationally in their field and were involved in marketing through trade publications.

    A start up e-commerce business would probably be slow to build up.

    Shannon
     
    Smyrl, Feb 4, 2006 IP
  7. T0PS3O

    T0PS3O Feel Good PLC

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    #7
    Full of shit... That's all there is to say on this one.

    But in all fairness... Do indeed stay out of it ;)
     
    T0PS3O, Feb 4, 2006 IP
  8. Crazy_Rob

    Crazy_Rob I seen't it!

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    I guess the $million$ we made on the web last year was monopoly money. :(

    More words of wisdom from IamRed!
     
    Crazy_Rob, Feb 4, 2006 IP
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    lorien1973 Notable Member

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    SHHHHHHHH.. E-Tail is impossible. Spread the word :p
     
    lorien1973, Feb 4, 2006 IP
  10. Crazy_Rob

    Crazy_Rob I seen't it!

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    Nah, I'm not concerned about people, especially someone like Red getting into it. Even if he becomes a direct competitor. The dude is a T-O-O-L, plain and simple. :D
     
    Crazy_Rob, Feb 4, 2006 IP
  11. jestep

    jestep Prominent Member

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    I've seen a company do a million in revenue the first year on th web, and over 2 million the second year, with a staff of about 3. I'm sure that they would also agree that etailing is for suckers.
     
    jestep, Feb 4, 2006 IP
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    anthonycea Banned

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    Yeah man, but give him credit for starting the thread and give him some green too, no one deserves to die the RED DEATH :D
     
    anthonycea, Feb 4, 2006 IP
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    Riboflavin Well-Known Member

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    But wouldn't you rather not be a 'sucjer' than have $3 million dollars? :rolleyes:
     
    Riboflavin, Feb 4, 2006 IP
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    IamNed Peon

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    Revenue is not the same as net profit, moron.

    Most of you people dont have the faintest grasp of how business works. Everyone has their own success story, But for every success story there are 10 failures.
     
    IamNed, Feb 6, 2006 IP
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    lorien1973 Notable Member

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    But this goes for any business and any business model. Singling out retail is naive and kinda silly.
     
    lorien1973, Feb 6, 2006 IP
  16. Crazy_Rob

    Crazy_Rob I seen't it!

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    But only one of them is you!

    Chump! :rolleyes:
     
    Crazy_Rob, Feb 6, 2006 IP
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    anthonycea Banned

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    Rob can you loan me some money so I can start an internet retailing business :confused:
     
    anthonycea, Feb 6, 2006 IP
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    Mister Tut Guest

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    Has IAmRed ever started a thread on a positive note?
     
    Mister Tut, Feb 6, 2006 IP
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    Crazy_Rob I seen't it!

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    Ask Ned. I'm just a poor sucjer !:p
     
    Crazy_Rob, Feb 6, 2006 IP
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    lorien1973 Notable Member

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    I think he started one positively that was something like - I don't wanna be Red anymore LOL - too bad, it descended into the usual...
     
    lorien1973, Feb 6, 2006 IP
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