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Can you survive and sell on the internet without being the cheapest?

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In the offline world, there are many types of stores and not all bet on the same criteria to try to reach the consumer. Not everyone wants to have a low cost supermarket or a discount store in which the main offer are products at low prices. So why is there a certain belief that when selling online you have to sell at a low price? Is e-commerce marked by offers to the point that it is only successful if it is sold cheap? For years, what most worked on the net were the offers. Consumers made the network their main ally when they were looking for things at lower prices. The trips started to be bought online because the internet was able to find the lowest prices, last minute offers of hotels or the cheapest fares of the low cost airlines. Then came the coupon pages or online outlets, which were the entry point for many consumers for e-commerce. And then many large e-commerce companies that invoice millions have made offer low prices a decisive element of their corporate image and the ser

If you aren't on the internet you don't exist and soon you will not be able to sell either

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Many were those who did not want to believe that Bill Gates phrase, when he mentioned that " If  your business is  not  on the  Internet , then your business  will  be out of business" .  That phrase is perfect when it comes to verify the true importance of the internet for businesses. Now, the most immediate future, augurs us a new generational change where electronic commerce and the way of selling will be protagonists. The Internet is an increasingly important part of the day to day and is also becoming a fundamental part of understanding the future. The network is appropriating all the parts of our day to day and is integrating all our needs. The Internet is no longer an element or part of what we are or do, but has become a vehicle element that unites everyone and everything. Therefore, and especially as the penetration of the network becomes deeper and as its importance is touching more and more points (do not forget that the immediate future is undeniably smart and tha

Why Should You Bother Selling Online?

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If you are an owner of a business that produces goods and have been questioning on whether to start selling online or not, then you must have considered whether there is actually any benefit to setting up a seller profile on any marketplace. Thing is, online marketplaces are eerily similar to the shopping mall you might be selling your goods at. Shopping malls tend to be the hottest destinations for consumers, and that is what might have made you consider selling there. Market places that are online such as amazon and eBay are actually reconstructions of the same business model, just put online. So, which one do you choose as a seller?   Established marketplaces, such as Amazon and eBay, and product portals, will attract a lot of new customers to your products or services. Not only that, you will have an audience to sell to which is larger than the combined audience of all your establishments that exist offline. If you are the type of person who is not convinced without statistics, it