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Re: Shopster.com.... Advice?
Posted By: Mel. White In Response To: Shopster.com.... Advice? (Mike)
Date: Thursday, February 15, 2007, at 4:14 p.m.(pst)
>> I purchased a business opp magazine and they did a story on this site.
I hope you realize by now that the stories in bizop magazines are usually written by the company that's featured in the article. Of course the report will be glowing.
The real bottom line is that you're promised a storefront of some sort with product of some sort (perhaps from them) for $30/month. Googling for "online storefront" reveals that there's a whole bunch of these around, including Yahoo's own storefront site.
>> Anyone know if this is a good business opportunity? Any information would
>> be appreciated. I am considering signing up for a site.Before rushing off to build a site, do you have any product? More to the point (not trying to be insulting, just asking an honest question) have you ever run your own business before?
Many folks run out to do a "me too" site without a clear notion of who they're going to market it to, how they're going to ship product (or make sure the dropshippers are reliable), where they need to advertise, and how much it can really cost to build a retail business. Bizop mags (and sites) sell the idea that all you have to do is just build a site and your business will be off and running in seconds. Within months, you'll be in the black. Within a year you can fire the boss.
T'ain't so, McGee.
I think that if you've previously owned a business and know who your target market is and how to reach them, that storefronts like that are an excellent idea. That one's nicely priced and seems to have a reasonable amount of features.
I think that if you're starting a business with no previous experience, that you could spend a whole lot of time and money and end up far in the red at the end of the year.
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