Saturday 9 January 2010

Online Retail Business Model

Online businesses are certainly one area that has not been hit by the recession. The number of people going into online businesses these days is continually on the rise.

Many manufacturers from China are engaged in this type of business, especially internet marketing. Through this medium, Chinese manufacturers are able to connect with retailers from across the world who buys their goods in bulk at discounted prices.

It is no longer news that China has one of the lowest production labor costs in the world, allowing manufacturers to mass produce goods at very low wages. They do this by hiring factory workers who work for over 16 hours everyday locked up in a warehouse. A lot of these wholesalers have online presence where retailers can pre-order for bulk quantities of goods to be shipped to them in any part of the world. It does not matter where you live these manufacturers have efficient and systematic ways of delivering these items to their customers.

Almost everything you can think of is produced in China. They manufacture household goods, clothing for all ages of people, shoes, bags, electronics, antiques, kitchen utensils, beauty and hair supplies and much more.

America for one is one of those countries that is greatly dependant on Chinese manufactured good, especially clothes, shoes, bags and antiques. A lot of American designers use Chinese cheap labor to mass produce their clothes at prices unobtainable anywhere else in the United States or elsewhere in the world. The internet has created an efficient way for these wholesalers to connect with retailers to engage in online business transactions.

This has encouraged many people to start online businesses in the United States. With the affordable goods just a -click away from them, all they have to do is to purchase in bulk and also buy those items that are reputed to sell fast.

However, potentials online business owners should bear in mind that not all sellers are credible. They should there be smart enough to conduct a background check on any manufacturer they intend to do business with to avoid being duped or scammed.

Written By Don Pinder
http://learnhowtoeasilyworkfromhome.blogspot.com/

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