Are You Cashing in Online?
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February 26, 2008
Issue 185
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If you don’t already have a website you’ve surely fantasized about owning one.
If you do have a website, are you cashing in on all the sales potential that a website offers?
In either case, here are a few benefits of owning a website.
The world is your market.
Even if your gift basket business is small or home-based, a well-done website puts you on a level playing field with larger companies. In addition to getting customers the old-fashioned way, the whole world becomes your market.
It was pretty exciting the first time I received an international order. My customer was in Australia. Her recipient was in Fullerton, CA, just a few miles away from my studio.
Corporate clients know what they want.
Your website may not come up with the top companies on a search engine search, but corporate clients can be patient. They are willing to research to find just the gift basket business that offers the value and services they want.
One corporate client told me she spent over an hour going through all the links under gift baskets before she found my company on the seventh page of listings.
Your online gift basket business is open 24/7.
With different time zones, you can earn money while you snooze. (Now tell me that doesn’t appeal to you.)
These are just a few of the benefits of owning your own gift basket website. Watch for more benefits in the March 4th issue. I’ve also prepared an e-course and e-book giving you many step by step details for operating a successful gift basket website. Look for a separate announcement of the launch of these exciting new success guides.
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