Online Business Brain Dump - Limit your Sources

Posted by Writer at 4:21 AM

There are lots of companies out there that claim to have 100,000 or even 1,000,000 products for you to sell. WARNING...be careful!



It is hard enough to focus on marketing and advertising when you offer 10 products, much less 10,000.



You have most likely heard of smaller companies who grow too large, too quickly. That can be a real problem for a small online business.



It is essential for you to stay focused! It is easier to become an "expert" in your market if you maintain a narrow product line and focus all of your efforts on it. GUARANTEED! You'll want to create a niche' market and capitalize on it.



It may seem easy to sell "everything under the sun," but the truth is that specializing in a specific, quality product is much more profitable than attempting to have a little bit of everything in your inventory. Trying to meet all customers' needs by selling to every shopper online is a recipe for insanity.



One proven option is to find a drop shipping source that you feel confident in - one that dedicates themselves to drop shipping specifically. A great resource for finding these drop ship suppliers is http://www.worldwidebrands.com. These drop shippers will send the products to your customers after you've made the sale, and you don't have to house the inventory.



You will find a lot of quality products to sell on their site and you can learn more about drop-shipping in general. There are many businesses that offer drop shipping services, but unfortunately, it is not their primary focus and it shows! Their drop shipping services seem to be an afterthought because their primary business is always going to be BULK wholesale.



After you begin dealing with these types of sources, you might find that the tools and support that you need as a distributor is not quite adequate to meet your needs.



Sometimes, these tools and support don't even exist at all! You might want access to inventory counts, online package tracking, or quality images and descriptions from digital downloadable catalogs and they may not be available.



Here is my great list for finding physical products:



Electronics, DVD's, Books



www.ingrambook.com www.techdata.com



Housewares and Hardware



www.housewares.org



www.nationalhardwareshow.com



Consumables and vitamins



www.expoeast.com www.expowest.com



Thomas Register



www.thomasnet.com



Drop Shipping Sources



www.dropshipsource.com



Digital Products



www.clickbank.com



www.cj.com



(Note: This article is part of a mini-course with twenty lessons. You can find that entire free mini-course here: http://brentriggsblog.com/minicourses.asp)