Comments on: How to Choose a Product for eCommerce

By: John Fishman

John Fishman — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 07:13:13 +0000

I think eCommerce approaches only for small business and inexpensive goods.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 23:23:55 +0000

Unique things you make–Hmmmm, to sell more, you must make more, and there are only so many hours in a day. Instead, create a booklet with the plans to make the unique thing, and sell the booklet. Be a publisher. No or only a little inventory. Print it when you get money in hand for an order. If it’s fancy, sub out the printing and binding to Kinko’s. Or sell it (for an upcharge) in electronic form via downloads.

By: AlexW

AlexW — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 00:26:04 +0000

Another “no duh” post from Beasley. Jeez, hope he’s not getting paid much at all to post this worthless stuff.

Keith, in the end, you’re apparently reading his blogs. I wonder if Chris is at yours?

By: aneitlich

aneitlich — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 13:01:29 +0000

This is a fantastic blog. Keep it up!

By: » Venturing into e-Commerce - Web Publishing Blog

» Venturing into e-Commerce - Web Publishing Blog — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 00:31:26 +0000

[…] Lucky for you, Chris Beasley made a very comprehensive post about this on his Sitepoint Website Revenue Strategies blog! Besides being a very successful content site owner Chris also runs a successful e-commerce site and is expecting lots of sales this Christmas season. I often recommend people to first try to find out what is made in their area. If you can work with a local manufacturer you’ll have a tremendous advantage. You will be able to save on freight costs, thus making it easier to compete on a price basis. You will also be able to keep less inventory on hand, because the manufacturer will be so accessible to you. Finally you might be able to cull a special relationship with the manufacturer to get further discounts and or first notice of new products. […]

By: z0s0

z0s0 — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:38:55 +0000

I’ve been trying to find a good, well priced LCD mount for > 12 months!

By: aspen

aspen — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:29:07 +0000

Yup Matt, thats exactly the type of item I’m talking about. Its fairly expensive, easy to ship, hard to find locally, durable. My only concern would be if the mount failed and the expensive TV crashed to the floor if you’d be liable… but some sort of disclaimer could cover that.

By: Matt Mickiewicz

Matt Mickiewicz — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 21:40:08 +0000

Great blog post Chris!

Another item example: Wall mounts for Plasma or LCD TV’s.

I found a couple of eBay sellers that seem to do very well selling this item at a price point much more competetive than what the local electronics chains charge…. About $80-$100 CDN including shipping vs. about $350 retail.

By: MystaMax

MystaMax — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 21:29:21 +0000

Thanks Chris. Great post, and interesting topics you bring up. Things like this help “think outside the box” sometimes.

Gamermk, Its a blog, he can blog about whatever on his mind at the time.

By: Octal

Octal — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 19:41:51 +0000

Ya this wasn’t really a blog entry so much as it was an article and really should have been classified as such.

Incredibly useful none-the-less. Thanks Aspen