| In our scramble to find a way to offer
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| | that. If you sell more than 3 boxes a
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| the lowest prices on the Internet, we
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| | year, I'll EAT some.Unique is Rain
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| often overlook the basic steps that we
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| | Barrels made in Maine. It's Exotic
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| should be taking BEFORE we even offer a
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| | Cheeses imported from Italy. Silk
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| product for sale.We also overlook
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| | Parisian Lingerie. Things you don't see
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| something even more important: you don't
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| | every day, but would be proud to give as
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| HAVE to have the lowest price in order to
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| | a gift.Then there's "common". Everybody
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| make great sales. Following are some
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| | and their grandmothers are selling
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| things I do before and after determining
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| | Alabaster Figurines on the Internet. Do
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| my bottom line. I sell by having products
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| | they sell? Sure, in a limited fashion. Do
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| drop-shipped for my sites, which works
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| | you want to sell them? Not if you want to
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| VERY well, but these steps should be
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| | make any real money.In my experience,
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| covered no matter your distribution
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| | unique products, like Rain Barrels and
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| method.Should you be selling this item
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| | Parisian Lingerie, DO sell. So do Coleman
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| now?Snowboards don't sell well in the
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| | Sleeping Bags, and Conair Hair Dryers.
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| summertime. You may have a hard time
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| | BRAND NAMES sell. Look at your potential
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| moving a pair of roller blades in
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| | product, and ask yourself honestly if YOU
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| January. Don't waste your time and your
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| | would buy it on the 'Net.Set your
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| site space marketing products out of
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| | priceTake the five lowest prices you
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| season. Ask your supplier for a little
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| | collected on a product in your list that
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| historical information regarding the best
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| | has survived the above. Calculate your
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| time to sell their products. Believe me,
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| | estimated cost, then subtract that from
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| to everything, there IS a season. They
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| | the lowest price. If you don't see at
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| have the figures. If they don't want to
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| | LEAST 15% profit, don't bother.If you do,
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| share this info with you, find another
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| | there are a couple of ways to proceed.
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| supplier.Identify your costsProfit isn't
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| | You can undercut the lowest price in your
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| just the difference between wholesale and
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| | "venue" by a bit, and hope to "kick off"
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| retail. You have other costs to consider.
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| | the product and get yourself noticed.
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| Think about every penny you spend in
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| | Chances are, though, that the following
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| order to get that product to the
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| | week you'll find that someone has
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| customer's door, and plan accordingly.
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| | undercut YOUR price by just a bit. That
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| For example, your merchant account
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| | becomes a losing game.I generally set up
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| probably costs you about 2.2% plus 30
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| | a couple of "loss leaders". These are
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| cents per transaction. On an item you'll
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| | desirable items (in my general product
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| sell for $20, that's 74 cents. Don't
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| | line) that I sell dirt cheap just to
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| forget that calculation when pricing the
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| | bring in customers. Then I price the rest
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| item. Are you warehousing the item? How
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| | of my products at the second or third
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| much is that space costing you per item
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| | lowest price in my venue. The customers
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| per month? Did you spend money stocking
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| | come in for the loss leaders, and then I
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| up on shipping materials? How much per
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| | can market everything else to them via
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| unit? What about advertising? Monthly
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| | email. I spend a lot of time making my
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| hosting costs? You may need to project
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| | site look better and easier to navigate,
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| some estimated sales in order to arrive
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| | and pay a great deal of attention to my
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| at some of these figures.This may seem
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| | customers.That makes me more reputable in
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| very complicated, but it's really not.
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| | the eyes of the customer. You'll find
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| Just take the figures one at a time, and
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| | that people don't mind paying just a
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| you'll arrive at a wholesale cost plus an
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| | little more if they feel comfortable in
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| amount that, when added together, becomes
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| | your store. They don't like to worry that
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| your initial ESTIMATE of "cost of goods
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| | they're buying from a "hack" who may not
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| sold". Identifying all your costs is
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| | deliver. Nothing says "hack" like a
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| critical if you want to price your
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| | cluttered, confusing storefront.Follow
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| products properly.Check out the
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| | upAfter you've sold an item for a month
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| competitionSearch on the item you plan to
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| | or two, revise that "cost of goods sold".
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| sell. Check out the competitors' prices.
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| | Measuring past performance is just as
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| But DON'T get caught up trying to beat
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| | important as setting the correct price to
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| the wrong competitor. You need to stay
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| | begin with. If sales drop, recheck your
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| within your "venue".My stores are built
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| | competition. If that's not it, drop the
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| in Yahoo Shopping ( 90% of my traffic
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| | product, or shelve it until the "season"
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| comes from there. When I seek out my
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| | comes back around. Don't get sentimental
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| competitors, I look for other businesses
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| | about your products, and NEVER just let
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| like mine ONLY in Yahoo Shopping. Then I
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| | your store sit there in limbo once it
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| compare.If I'm thinking about selling a
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| | starts to make money. This is a dynamic
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| product, and I get 1,500 hits in 400
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| | business; stay on top of it!A last word
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| stores on that item in Yahoo Shopping,
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| | (or three)Retail pricing on the Internet
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| forget it. If I get a hundred hits in 20
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| | is so fraught with permutations that it
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| to 40 stores, I'll look into it
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| | would be impossible to cover everything
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| further.So check out the competition,
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| | here, even if I KNEW everything. The
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| narrow down your product list, make a
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| | steps above are just the basics of a
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| note of the five lowest prices you find,
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| | process that works for me. Hopefully
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| and then ask yourself another question:Is
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| | something here will strike a chord and
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| anybody going to buy this thing?This
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| | work for you as well. Patience and
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| doesn't have much to do with pricing, but
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| | persistence are the keys to a successful
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| it should be said.When considering
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| | Internet business, so hang in there, and
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| products, there's unique, and then
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| | don't quit the day job for at least a
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| there's too unique. Yak Cheese may sound
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| | couple of weeks. ;o)I hope this helps in
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| like something that nobody else has for
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| | your future marketing decisions.
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| sale on the 'Net. There's a reason for
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