Friday, September 26, 2008

I am a small business

I am one of the new small businesses that are trying to make a go in the bad economic times.

The Internet is my only touch with the rest of the world. I am happy that I have eBay on which to sell products from wholesalers. I use them as drop shippers. I pick a product and put it on eBay. I have no product in my house. When I sell an item, I get paid and then order the item from my drop shipper. They send the product out to my customer.

This is a nice way to do business without owning inventory or a brick and mortar store.

With the slow economy, it takes longer to sell an item. This is of course not as important to me since my overhead does not change.

With the holiday season coming up, I offer music instruments at a very low margin. I am currently repricing my instruments and including free shipping. Then the true cost to the customer is obvious to them.

I carry a great selection of guitars both electric and acoustic on eBay.

I also offer a FREE website at http://www.gotogails.com/new371934.html These web sites are great for starting a business, giving as gifts or using for personal fun.

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