| I loved Happy Days when I was kid. Who didn't? If I'm | | | | people but rather find a product related to some small |
| being honest here, that is all I can think about when I | | | | niche of people. In this case actually the smaller the |
| see "Howard" on the infomercials early in the morning. | | | | niche the better. Horse training, fish tank cleaning, |
| Specialty Marketing Corporation is actually a cool thing. | | | | plumbers or whatever. Then focus your advertising on |
| I know quite a few people that make serious cash at | | | | places that those specific people would frequent. |
| flea markets and different events traveling around with | | | | If you place an ad in the Plumber's monthly online |
| there products. For that purpose, and I am sure for | | | | newsletter for a product that claims to seal a pipe ten |
| many other purposes, I think SMC is a good source for | | | | times faster and easier than conventional methods for |
| purchasing items to be re-sold in some capacity. | | | | a reasonable price I would bet that you will sell some |
| Now in my opinion only, when it comes to doing | | | | sealer. |
| business online you can not afford to have 1,000 | | | | Any way, that's the idea when it comes to marketing |
| different products. You really do need as they say a | | | | this kind of product. SMC and Tom Bosley (Howard) |
| good niche, I mean unless you are Wal-Mart or | | | | are pretty cool in my book. Specialty Marketing Corp. is |
| something like that who can afford to catalog, index, | | | | a reputable company to purchase product from and |
| monitor and bill out all of these products. | | | | that is so important in finding a good wholesaler as |
| Now with that being said I do understand how a drop | | | | searching, especially online can be endless. How do |
| shipping business works as I use a company for printer | | | | you know who to trust? |
| and copier supplies that I sell through my copier | | | | I have also heard that there pricing even for those just |
| dealership to drop ship directly to my customers. | | | | starting out are at a point where it is possible to |
| However, online advertising is a tricky sort of thing and | | | | achieve a nice mark up. As always you just have to |
| just trust me here, 1 or 2 products alone can be very | | | | know how and where to sell. |
| difficult to promote let alone thousands. | | | | It is not as easy as the infomercial and all infomercials |
| Maybe you could pick only those products related to a | | | | like SMC would have you believe and I am glad that I |
| certain niche and put them up on a site. Then advertise | | | | do not have to worry about selling thousands of small |
| like crazy and see what happens. I don't know. If you | | | | ten and twenty dollar items just to make a couple |
| are going to move forward with the Specialty | | | | grand. |
| Marketing Corporation or any similar program I would | | | | By the way that is a huge draw back to this business. |
| at least limit myself to a few of what seem to be the | | | | How many orders do you think you would have to |
| best and most appealing products. | | | | process of a $20 item to make an extra 5 grand a |
| You do not need to appeal to the largest group of | | | | month? A lot I would say. |