Recent content by Basil francis

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    product price vs courier charges

    Thank you for that obvious well contemplated and kindly psychological getup call....it really helped me to see the wood from the trees...quite a reality check. Broke one off my cardinal rules in life...keep it simple...first things first..which equates to your sagely advice of "One Step at a...
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    product price vs courier charges

    Interesting. the concept of hub collections is new to me...thank you for that input...eish I intend supplying a variety of products on request which makes preordering in bulk a non-starter...but I am really interested in knowing how one would go about establishing such a relationship with local...
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    Ecommerce

    I found the article on this site to be an informative read....https://www.thesmallbusinesssite.co.za/category/sales-marketing/your-website/
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    product price vs courier charges

    I found the article on this site to be an informative read....https://www.thesmallbusinesssite.co.za/category/sales-marketing/your-website/
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    Ecommerce

    Thank you so much. U zoned in, to the crossroads, I am presently at. Use an established platform like Shopify or Takelot as the God of thunder recommends or go it alone. While the first seems a more sensible choice given my lack of experience...I am at a stage in my life where I am tired of...
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    product price vs courier charges

    let's hope that conundrum we are all facing with small items are resolved with the advent of drone technology
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    product price vs courier charges

    Thank you for those insights guys...to think I was scrambling my grey matter trying to figure out what u experienced guy okes were doing right that I could not see...great shipping advise so clearly explained...eish I wasted soo much of time setting up products that have to be precluded because...
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    Ecommerce

    you expressed one hell of a truth...would rather not collaborate with these shady characters...they rebranded and legitimised slavery and make billions on the backs of desperate unemployed people...they wield such power that even their clients and customers are not immune to their...
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    Ecommerce

    Hahaha...nice speak...JA I have stubbornly been ignoring those options...just didn't like the idea of leaving my service quality deliverables to others...guess I have to go with the flow...thanks so much...back to the drawing board
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    Ecommerce

    lots really...thought I'd join a forum where most of them would have been addressed at some point in time...why re-invent the wheel...having fun building one using WordPress...a nice new learning curve and past time to keep busy, be of service to others again and if I make a few pennies to...
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    Ecommerce

    Is there a discussion thread specifically around ecommerce on this site...my search was unsuccessful.
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    product price vs courier charges

    Thank you John...and thats precisely one of the major challenges faced by ecommerce newbies...will have to find a creative way to get around that hurdle...
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    product price vs courier charges

    Someone, please help me to wrap my silly head around this question. How does a small eCommerce startup realize a profit if the cost of couriering an item is more than the product price itself? thanks in advance.
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    How to post a new message/ thread/ topic

    thank you so much...also had the same problem...you would think the site would have a simple step like...ask a question...been mucking around...got fed up and googled it...very thoughtful of you to post after figuring it out
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