Starting An Online Or Any Other Business
August 25, 2008
Some years ago when the dot com boom was in full flow, everyone thought that the internet was a sure fire way to become a millionaire overnight. Then came the big crash which left most of the start ups with burnt fingers, or worse. There are many reasons why this happened, but the biggest one was that people were so involved with the potential of the internet and the incredible business opportunities it offered that they forgot the most basic issue.
Running an Online Business – A Checklist
August 21, 2008
Before you take the plunge into online business, you need to be aware of the complexities of it. It may appear to be as simple as setting you a website and offering goods for sale, but it is not. It is a business and you need to run it like one. Everyone thinks of marketing and sales, but people often overlook the procedural basics of running an online business.
Ecomic down turn might not be such a bad thing
August 17, 2008
With the US economy rebounding, a lot of the major retailers are predicting that feudal buying by consumers will continue into the later half of 2009.
I think that when there is an economic down turn, people start to be careful with their expenses and this becomes a habit that continues into better times.
Economic down turn might not be such a bad thing after all, eh?
Fighting Price Wars
August 14, 2008
I was reading a great post by Seth Godin on offering intangibles to beef up your service. He lists a few ideas on how to add value to your service instead of cutting prices. Prices wars is an issue that I have been thinking about for a long time and after reading that post decided to post about my own experience with cutting prices to increase sales.
Olympics 2008 Kicks off in China
August 8, 2008
A superb inagural ceremony marked the official kick off of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. The light show, the various other effects and finally the fireworks were mind blowing. It goes to show that China has improved so much over the years and had come of age.
