Comments on: You need to have an eBiz http://www.jimcockrum.com/blog/2007/07/31/you-need-to-have-an-ebiz/ Creative Internet Marketing and eBay strategies Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mark http://www.jimcockrum.com/blog/2007/07/31/you-need-to-have-an-ebiz/comment-page-1/#comment-6599 Mark Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:01:44 +0000 http://www.jimcockrum.com/blog/2007/07/31/you-need-to-have-an-ebiz/#comment-6599 Hi Jim, found your blog through sources at engineseeker and thought I'd take a moment to comment. Agreed, people are moving steadily toward using the internet. Having my own travel site is fun, and still challenging since most people are not aware that deals and bargains can be had by going outside traditional sources (read websites) and visiting sites such as yours and mine. We're definitely a presence, but gaining that foothold even with the traditional sites can be an uphill battle. Still I enjoy being online and making a living from it. Thanks for your post, I enjoyed my visit. Hi Jim, found your blog through sources at engineseeker and thought I'd take a moment to comment. Agreed, people are moving steadily toward using the internet. Having my own travel site is fun, and still challenging since most people are not aware that deals and bargains can be had by going outside traditional sources (read websites) and visiting sites such as yours and mine. We're definitely a presence, but gaining that foothold even with the traditional sites can be an uphill battle. Still I enjoy being online and making a living from it. Thanks for your post, I enjoyed my visit.

]]> By: Steve Dougherty http://www.jimcockrum.com/blog/2007/07/31/you-need-to-have-an-ebiz/comment-page-1/#comment-6008 Steve Dougherty Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:29:57 +0000 http://www.jimcockrum.com/blog/2007/07/31/you-need-to-have-an-ebiz/#comment-6008 Hello Jim, I agree 100% with your article. Internet Marketing can only increase, and as the "security" fears subside we will see major increases in marketing needs. From the products to sell, the infrastructure to sell them in as well as the people to keep the "machine" maintained. The world is getting smaller, thanks to the Internet. In 1984 it cost me around 10k to start my "offline" information business. I had to open in a major city with a population of 500k or more for my biz to work. Unfortunately all I could afford with that 10k was an office in the crappiest part of town... I did rather well with those meager beginnings, but after losing everything in the divorce, I started a global business with less than $100 (one hundred dollars). "Global" sounds big, but all it was, was a store on Ebay. Now I do as well as I did in the Brick & Mortar without the high cost or high risk. Yes, Internet Marketing has come a long way, but it is still just a baby. I'm looking forward to seeing it grow up. Steve Dougherty <a href="http://www.how2info4u.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.how2info4u.com</a> Hello Jim,

I agree 100% with your article. Internet Marketing can only increase, and as the "security" fears subside we will see major increases in marketing needs. From the products to sell, the infrastructure to sell them in as well as the people to keep the "machine" maintained.

The world is getting smaller, thanks to the Internet. In 1984 it cost me around 10k to start my "offline" information business. I had to open in a major city with a population of 500k or more for my biz to work. Unfortunately all I could afford with that 10k was an office in the crappiest part of town…

I did rather well with those meager beginnings, but after losing everything in the divorce, I started a global business with less than $100 (one hundred dollars). "Global" sounds big, but all it was, was a store on Ebay.

Now I do as well as I did in the Brick & Mortar without the high cost or high risk.

Yes, Internet Marketing has come a long way, but it is still just a baby. I'm looking forward to seeing it grow up.

Steve Dougherty
http://www.how2info4u.com

]]> By: Diana Ratliff http://www.jimcockrum.com/blog/2007/07/31/you-need-to-have-an-ebiz/comment-page-1/#comment-6004 Diana Ratliff Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:59:28 +0000 http://www.jimcockrum.com/blog/2007/07/31/you-need-to-have-an-ebiz/#comment-6004 Jim, your facts about the growth potential of online shopping square with my own research, available at <a href="http://www.SavvyOnlineShopper.com/facts.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.SavvyOnlineShopper.com/facts.html</a>. As the author of a book about how to shop online, I can also suggest that ANOTHER way to help businesses who want to get online would be to help them get their internet security measures into place. 68% of Americans are afraid their credit card info will be stolen if they shop onlin - even though customer satisfaction with online shopping is higher than with brick-and-mortar shopping. So anyone who can help website owners reassure their customers about SAFETY and SECURITY should also do well Thanks, great newsletter as usual! Jim, your facts about the growth potential of online shopping square with my own research, available at http://www.SavvyOnlineShopper.com/facts.html. As the author of a book about how to shop online, I can also suggest that ANOTHER way to help businesses who want to get online would be to help them get their internet security measures into place. 68% of Americans are afraid their credit card info will be stolen if they shop onlin – even though customer satisfaction with online shopping is higher than with brick-and-mortar shopping.

So anyone who can help website owners reassure their customers about SAFETY and SECURITY should also do well

Thanks, great newsletter as usual!

]]> By: John Bradley http://www.jimcockrum.com/blog/2007/07/31/you-need-to-have-an-ebiz/comment-page-1/#comment-5936 John Bradley Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:24:11 +0000 http://www.jimcockrum.com/blog/2007/07/31/you-need-to-have-an-ebiz/#comment-5936 I am a member of worldwide brands and on a 10 scale, I give ONESOURCE a 3. It's a cumbersome site, hard to navigate, and full of MIDDLE MEN who are so called companies. I found a couple of good Middle Men companies that I delt with in the past. The ones that are real wholesalers either don't get back with you or the fees are high, etc. A very frustrating interface. You are better off getting the info from the product and calling the manufacturer for wholesalers, phone numbers, etc. There's my two cents worth.... John [[reply from Jim]]: I'm sorry you found it cumbersome! I've had a membership for several years and I think they are doing an amazing job...especially when you compare them to ANY other resource out there. I'll grant you that doing your own research is a good option though...not everyone has the time or the skills to do it! I appreciate the feedback though. I am a member of worldwide brands and on a 10 scale, I give ONESOURCE a 3. It's a cumbersome site, hard to navigate, and full of MIDDLE MEN who are so called companies. I found a couple of good Middle Men companies that I delt with in the past. The ones that are real wholesalers either don't get back with you or the fees are high, etc.

A very frustrating interface. You are better off getting the info from the product and calling the manufacturer for wholesalers, phone numbers, etc.

There's my two cents worth….

John

[[reply from Jim]]: I'm sorry you found it cumbersome! I've had a membership for several years and I think they are doing an amazing job…especially when you compare them to ANY other resource out there. I'll grant you that doing your own research is a good option though…not everyone has the time or the skills to do it! I appreciate the feedback though.

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