Recent content by saveferris

The concept here is basically the same as the one laid out in great detail in DS Domination. Sounds great in theory, but there are a few potential issues. While the OP doesn't suggest using Amazon Prime to ship items, many of the people running this system do just that -- including the eBay...

If you live in a city like London, all of the spots may already be taken. They only allow so many photographers in one area. The only way to find out is to contact Google. But if you can indeed get 5 shoots a day, you would probably be their #1 participant. I spoke to the 3 other guys in my city...

I don't think there is anything I'm not allowed to disclose, but I'll leave out the details of how they do things and just concentrate on the broad strokes. The info I've posted here is actually beneficial to them because it might deter the people who think it will be easy money and who are not...

Actually, the way it works is that Google has an app that you have to use before approaching a business. It basically indicates whether or not that business has already been approached; if it has, you're not supposed to try to sell them again. Also, some of the other photographers in the area...

I was in the program about a year or so ago. You don't need a special camera, but you do need a digital SLR that is on their approved list. You also need a special tripod head, a specific wide-angle lens, and some other stuff. Google loans out some of the equipment for a month at a time (if it...

I'm not one to cold call, but this post sparked an idea that I want to pass along. Maybe it sucks, maybe it's doable... your choice. Pick an industry to target... let's say Florists. Either create a site or use a Wordpress template. Leave off any logos or other branding. Now start calling...

Just tell them that these days, the BBB has been replaced by sites like Yelp and Google Local. No one checks the BBB for business reviews, they just Google the business name and Yelp or some other review site comes up. The BBB went out with the phone book, Daddy-O.

$12,000 is a lot of money for doing something you're not quite sure about. It sounds like the scope of the project is well outside of being able to outsource on Fiverr. I've been developing sites for about 10 years. If you need some help with the project, let me know.

Um... isn't that what Salesrank is all about? It doesn't tell you volume, but it gives you a much better idea than the number of reviews. I used to sell books on Amazon, and you could get a feel for how quickly a book will sell (at lowest price) based on its Salesrank. Anything under 100...

I bought a WWB subscription many, many years ago when it was cheap. Now it's pretty expensive but I would say it's still worth it IF you really intend to use it. They are not middlemen like DOBA, they are a directory of wholesale suppliers. It's more than just a bunch of company names and...

Go to sites like Crowdspring.com and enter your designs in the contests people run. If you're any good, you should win about 15% of the contests. If you don't get chosen as the winner, take your design and sell it on Envato's marketplace, ThemeForest.net. You're either going to win the design...

You put scanners in quotes as if you don't believe they exist... ha ha! There are a few companies that provide the software and data you need, and some also sell the PDA/scanner hardware... but you can get the hardware anywhere as long as it is compatible with the software you want to use. I...

If you do this without knowing what you're doing, you'll wind up with a bunch of worthless books. At big book sales, you're competing with professional book sellers who will be using scanners and PDAs. The PDAs have a database of items and prices from Amazon, along with sales rank information...

There's nothing wrong with making $1 an item, assuming that your cost is low and it takes little or none of your time to process the order. If you are spending $10 to make only $1 profit, that's crazy... but if you're only spending $1-2, that's a decent profit margin. Likewise, if it takes you...

Everyone has to start somewhere, so don't worry about zero feedback on eBay and Amazon especially if you're selling low-cost items like mobile phone accessories. You're going to have to compete primarily on price, at least at first. I would try both eBay and Amazon... in general, Amazon buyers...