Top 7 Reasons to Start an E-Commerce Web Site in Vancouver and British Columbia
By Stephen Beck
The beauty about an e-commerce web site is that it doesn't matter if you live
in Vancouver, British Columbia or even the lower mainland, you can find millions
of customers for your goods ands services. And you don't have to an e-commerce
expert or hire an army of specialists to capitalize on this economic
whirlwind!
Since 1985, I have owned a construction company, a homeschool bookstore, a
web sites development company, an e-commerce coaching company and several other
internet-based companies. Through all of this, I have become something of an
e-commerce expert, but I am always in search of the "perfect" business.
With this quest in mind, I decided to reflect upon my self-employment history
and write down the characteristics of the "perfect" business.
Requirements for the "perfect" business:
#1 - No debt. Debt makes everything happen too fast. It puts too much
pressure on your business. Debt is the #1 reason most businesses fail in the
United States and Canada.
#2 - Something that can start small. You don't want to bite off more than
you can chew. If you have never had one employee, you do not want to start off
with ten of them! Especially with the regulations in Vancouver, BC or the rest
of Canada. Remember, all things need a chance to incubate before they can
grow...and your e-commerce business is no exception.
#3 - Must include my kids. The whole purpose for my starting a family
e-commerce business was to spend more time with my family. If I start a
labor-intensive business in my garage and never see my kids, what is the
point?!?
#4 - Low capital investment If you had a ga-zillion dollars, you wouldn't
need to start an e-commerce business!
#5 - Low time investment Nuff said! Hey, you have a lot to see in
Vancouver and British Columbia. You want a business that will work for you while
you are out seeing the sights.
#6 - Generate passive income Again, I can't start creating wealth until my
passive income exceeds my monthly expenses. I want to earn money when I sleep
(or while I'm on vacation!).
#7 - High reward for little risk Hey as long as we are dreaming, I might
as well throw this one in as well. I do not want to take huge risks, but I do
want a huge upside potential!
Now, I'm not asking much...am I?
Actually, the only thing I know that meets all of these requirements is an
e-commerce business. I know of no other business where you can invest less than
$65 (domain name and a hosting service) and start selling products within 4
hours. And with eBay, it is even cheaper and quicker than that!
Honestly, anyone can set up a simple web site with a product, drive customers
to the site, make the sale and ship the product. This is not rocket science. And
it is not the private domain of "techies", experts or specialists. You don't
even need a merchant account. If you can type a document in Microsoft Word and
check your email, you can do this. Believe me. Oh, you may have to know how to
apply packing tape to a package, but I think you will get the hang of that!
I live in a small town in Idaho. It is a rural community with a small state
college. Of the small population here, one-third is college students. Not
exactly a "booming" economy with plenty of customers beating down my door! So,
in order to make a living, I have to find my clients elsewhere. Actually, I find
millions everyday. Now, not every one of them buys from me, but the fact
remains, I have access to a huge client base through the power of the internet.
And I imagine you face a similar problem in Vancouver, bc and the lower
mainland.
I sell to people everyday that I have never met. This is an amazing concept.
If you already have a business, I hope you see the huge potential you are
missing if you are not making some portion of your sales through e-commerce.
What would you give to double your current customer base?
How much do you spend in a year on traditional advertising methods trying to
win new customers?
I don't care what you sell, there is something related to your service or
product that you could sell on the internet. And the cool thing about the
internet is once you set it up, it keeps selling and selling and
selling…
About the Author Stephen Beck is an expert on teaching non-techies how to start a business on the internet. He has created an electrifying report, How to Find the Right Products to Sell on the Internet. For a FREE copy of this report, visit:
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