Your Questions About Business Online

Jere answers:

E-commerce is the pre-eminent buzzword of the online business revolution. It captures the excitement and focus of this fast emerging market. But it is more than a slogan or glib party line. At its core it embodies a concept for doing business online.

Electronic commerce is the paperless exchange of business information using electronic data interchange (EDI), e-mail, electronic bulletin boards, fax transmissions, and electronic funds transfer. It refers to Internet shopping, online stock and bond transactions, the downloading and selling of “soft merchandise” (software, documents, graphics, music, etc.), and business-to-business transactions.

The concept of e-commerce is all about using the Internet to do business better and faster. It is about giving customers controlled access to your computer systems and letting people serve themselves. It is about committing your company to a serious online effort and integrating your Web site with the heart of your business. If you do that, you will see results!

The Internet’s role in business can be compared to that of the telephone. It is a way for people to communicate with each other. It is also a way for a consumer to communicate with a company’s computer systems without human intervention. In fact, the Internet is a communication medium like the many others we use in business every day.

Think of the ways you communicate with people in business. The best way is face to face. Body language, tone of voice, and facial expressions all help you understand what the other person is trying to say. When you cannot meet face to face, you may use any of a number of different means to communicate: a telephone, a fax machine, Federal Express, the U.S. Postal Service, or maybe even a messenger service. These are all ways to deliver or receive information, authorization, even shipments of goods and merchandise.

The Internet is a reasonable alternative to all of those means of communication. Any place and any way that your business communicates with its customers, you should think about how you could have done it online. That is the power of e-commerce.

Can’t meet face to face? Send an e-mail with an attached photograph. When it comes time to pay for merchandise, use a secured server to pay by credit card, or even digital cash! The opportunities and situations in which online business is possible are limitless.

Jere answers:

You’ll get lots of scammers answering here, don’t fall prey. But, at the same time, please don’t listen to the people saying they are ALL SCAMS. They aren’t ALL scams, just MOST of them are!

I’m a single mom of 2 who’s tried over 15 opportunities over 3 years so I have some great info for you on how to find a LEGIT way to work at home plus a list of top 10 work at home scams!

People are looking for work from home and the biggest problem is they don’t understand that there really are NO WORK AT HOME JOBS. You won’t find hourly pay from home. You can look forever, you’ll never find it. The only way to earn an income from home is to find a legit home business.

Small home businesses have increased in the last 5 years by about 200%. People are starting to realize that if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. The best home businesses to start are those with a proven plan in place like Mary Kay however if you’re like me, you’re not interested in pushing products.

Legit home businesses should have a small cost involved but be careful, all the scams will be charging too so know the business! Talk to a REAL person and ask questions. Less than $500 to start is reasonable and I’d stay away from those wanting $1k – $5k. It doesn’t cost that much to start a home business so don’t pay it. If you’re coming across places that say free then RUN the other way! They never are in the end!

After trying 15 things, I now work about 25 hours per week for a well known and respected company w/ amazing credentials. This company actually helps keep Americans Safe by offering Medical and Dental plans as well as things like roadside assistance, credit repair and National Child ID in partnership with the FBI. We also help Americans save money on things they need and buy every day. The average American household saves $400 a month using these plans.

Anyway, I started with this company 3 years ago and started making $500 a month within 3 months. That income has increased now to $900 a week. No, it’s not $10,000 a day like those scams advertise but this isn’t a get rich quick scheme. If that’s what you are looking for you should think again! The best part is they have 401(k), direct deposit and a health plan from day one.

With this company there’s NO products to sell or store, NO hard selling or pushing, NO Bugging Friends and Family, NO cold calling, NO home parties and NO telemarketing! That was VERY important to me. Figure out what you DON’T want to do as well and make sure you find a company that fits with that!

I work as part of a team with other reps in the company. I had at least 5 of their home phone #’s the day I started. This is a big one: Make sure that you’re going to have others to work with. Don’t find out you just paid a start up cost and you will be trained by someone in a call center who has NO REAL idea what you are actually supposed to do. Make sure you are trained by other reps just like you, and ask for names and numbers! If they won’t give them, walk away!

I was scared at first because there are lots of scams, but this company’s credentials FAR SURPASSED any other I had ever seen. They are members of the National Association of Dental Plans and the US Chamber of Commerce and have been featured in Parent Magazine, Time Magazine, on 60 Minutes and many other places. They are partnered with the FBI on one of their plans that helps American’s protect their kids. This company has an “A” RATING WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU! These are some of the types of national credentials you need to be looking for during your search and make sure they have at C or better rating with the BBB.

My point here is to tell you, YES! There actually are legit work at home options so press forward! You will find them eventually!

AVOID these top 10 work at home scams:

10. Craft Assembly
9. Medical Billing
8. Email/Rebate Processing
7. “A List of Companies Looking for Home workers!”
6. “Just pay for and take this class first” Then we’ll give or find you a job!
5. Envelope Stuffing
4. “Turn Your Computer Into a Money-Making Machine!”
3. Pyramid Schemes (this is NOT the same as Multi-Level Marketing MLM)
2. Chain Letters/Emails
1. Typing At Home / Data Entry (The biggest scam out there. 100% of them are scams!)

As for those of you who say: ”I want to work from home but I don’t want to have to pay for anything”. Well, that’s great! But it’s not realistic. Let’s be honest, there is no such thing as a free lunch. If it is a true honest legitimate home business, you need to expect to pay a little something. Mr. Walt Disney didn’t start the Disney empire “without paying for anything”. Neither did Mr. Sam Walton, owner of Wal-Mart.

Good luck in your search!

If you want to know more, want help deciding if something is a scam, or just want to chat with me click on my profile to the left!

Best Wishes to you!

Jere answers:

Starting an online business is only next to impossible if you are Pobept K. There are ways to get your site to the top through proper marketing strategies. The strategies are ever changing so you have to learn the trends and stay on your toes. You don’t need a lot of capital to get started depending on the business that you desire. You are right, you could run a website and the skills you have will help. I have built my business online and would love to share some tips. I would like to share the advice on a two way basis so I can better assist. Your skills open up a lot of doors so your options on the type of business to build will be greater. I don’t know if I can fill in all the blanks but I can share some real experience.

BEST WISHES!

Jere answers:

A genuine online business offers one of three things in my opinion. Either a product, a service, or information which others channel advertising. You could create your own by choosing a niche that you can be passionate about and one that is a solution to other peoples needs, wants and/or desires. After choosing a niche it is important to study what your target market is and how to position yourself in front of them to create an income. Many are doing this through building a website around their niche and channeling advertising or selling other peoples products (affiliate marketing, click bank) to create an income. If you are not finding what you want in a home based business, I would suggest that you create what you seek. One of my favorite old time sayings is…….”The best way to predict your future is to create it.”

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Jere answers:

Most important part about online is international website even it’s buying stuff. Usually i buy stuff online when we don’t’ have it locally (as in a retail store). I bought a pair of shoes in UK and a few shirts that we didn’t had in North America, what i bought was some Tiesto merchandise, his shoes, 2 shirts, and a key chain.

I also bought a pair of Puma’s Ferrari shoes on Puma’s official website, i could of bought it in Puma Store (downtown), but would be cheaper online. Also i compare prices which is better to buy. Is the item cheaper online or retail.

Usually when i buy something online i look for any special deals, for example if you buy a pair of shoes over $200 CAD = 111.665 GBP, then you get free shipping, except for paying any Border Customs and and taxes of course.

I also look for anything that doesn’t have like 15% charge of restocking if i return and the item that i don’t like then it would be great to charge to back with your shipment account example. If i receive a package via fedex, and i want to return it cause something wrong with the package, then i want to to charge to your FedEx account. Anyway those are the options that i’m looking for if any item i buy that is shipped.

Oh also you should provide a tracking number for your customer so they can track their shipments.

Also, you should get an account system for your customers, like they would register and where they can keep their information, orders and anything else.

You can take a look how adidas online shopping system is like.
Http://www.shopadidas.ca/index.jsp.vr