by Dan Nickerson on 01/03/2010
Seeing as a lot of my readers are Internet Marketing newbies I thought this would make a great blog post. So many of them want to start an online store to sell their stuff, but they have no idea where to begin.
And to be perfectly honest, I wanted to write this post because I’m looking for feedback and comments to help us determine the best shopping cart software.
I launched my first shopping site for a friend in 1998 and to be honest, I can’t even remember what I used for software. I switched it to OSCommerce a few years later and have done very little with it since. One of the reasons why I’m writing this post, is because they want to do a much needed overhaul of their site (Flagstore.com) and I’m looking for recommendations for them.
In fact, if any Shopping Cart software owners are looking for a perfect showcase site, the Flagstore.com domain could be it. (hint, hint)
Over the years I’ve used 1ShoppingCart.com, GoldBarOne, Infusionsoft and Magento and they all have their good qualities.
Of course there are other great services like Yahoo Small Business Merchant Solutions.
I could keep rambling on about all the different ecommerce platforms and shopping cart systems, but it all boils down to one thing.
Confusion.
The average newbie has no idea…
- where to start
- how much they should be paying
- how to get a merchant account
- if they need to a hosted or self-hosted solution
- how to get up and running quickly and affordably
And to be honest, I don’t know what to tell them.
If they want a self-hosted solution I usually tell them to start by playing around with the free shopping cart software that comes with Cpanel’s fantastico, and see if that suits there needs. Or I tell them to use 1ShoppingCart.com for a quick to setup hosted solution.
What are your thoughts an opinions on choosing a shopping cart? Please comment below.
by Dan Nickerson on 12/30/2009
If you follow my blog, you know I tend to tell it like it is… So I’m not going to tell you that this is my new traffic system.
However, I recently purchased rights to this new traffic generation system which I quickly private labeled and put on Clickbank.
I didn’t create it, but I know the creator. He puts out great stuff and there are some really great ideas in this package.
There are others selling it, I just happen to be selling it for $10 less than most of them are, and I have a 75% affiliate payout on it.
As I’ve stated in the past, there are a number of reasons to buy high quality PLR products. Not only do you get the product, and salespage but you usually get the PSD (photoshop files) and other resources like an Affiliates page.
So let’s say you’d like to spruce up your own Affiliates page, why not modify a PLR product’s template for you own? This one came with loads of promotional resources/links etc.. easily worth the price of the product. (hint: someone should create an Affiliate’s Page template product)
So next time you’re contemplating buying a PLR product, don’t just think about how you can resell it. Think about how you can integrate its features or functionality into an existing product for more profits.
Anyhow, that being said. If you want to learn more about this traffic generation system click here.
[To clarify, this product does not come with PLR or Resale Rights, I just used it for example purposes]
(This product is now part of my blog promotion affiliate program)
by Dan Nickerson on 12/23/2009
Earlier this year I listed one of my domain names for sale on Flippa.com, I didn’t get the price I was looking for so I didn’t renew my listing.
However, over the last few months I’ve been approached by a variety of people who were interested in the domain.
So when I received an email from “Joseph Sullivan” (sullivan@domainsecondhand.com) that read..
Hello,
Our company is in online business for several years. We are investing in
domains and web sites. What is your price for the domain name?
We have a solid budget but we offer reasonable offers only. We will not
overpay. If you have other domains for sale feel free to send your list.
Looking forward to do business with you.
Regards,
Joseph Sullivan
President
Domain & Web Site Brokerage
I didn’t think much of it and sent him my old Flippa listing and told him my minimum price.
He comes back a few days later and says he’s interested but wants it appraised
Do you sell domain with a web site or just the name?
Domain without content is ok with me. Web site is not necessary.
Have you had your domain names evaluated in the past? I mean domain appraisals. Without valuation we cannot be sure in the sale price. It’s very important for me in terms of reselling too. But we must engage a valuation company with REAL manual service. So I will only accept valuations from independent sources I and my partners trust.
To avoid mistakes I asked domain experts about reputable appraisal companies.
Please check this blog with suggestions from other sellers and buyers:
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If, for example, the valuation comes higher you can adjust your asking price accordingly. It will be fair. I also hope you can give me 12% – 15% discount.
After you send me the valuation via email (usually it takes 1-2 days to obtain it) we’ll continue our negotiations.
What is your preferred payment method: Escrow.com, International wire transfer, PayPal.com or something else?
Hope we can come to an agreement fast.
Looking forward to your reply.
At this point I’m a bit suspicious, because for an Irish name like Joseph Sullivan, it doesn’t read like English is his first language.
But I was considering getting an appraisal done anyway, so figure what the heck, I’ll get an appraisal. However the links he gives me are crap. So I locate my own professional appraisal service and get one done.
But when I send him the appraisal I get this bonehead reply.
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