As you all may have known, I have just recently launched my online store (dogsconcept.com) that sells dog supply. Since I have almost completed everything that needed to be complete, I would like to proudly announce that what I thought I couldn’t do become something I could. I was indeed proud of myself considering I am not a tech savvy person.

The whole experience was interesting and slowly it became something exciting as I began uploading products from Doba to my store. As I was uploading the products, i find it amazing to have so may dog products available in the market. Just on dog beds itself, there are literally 15 different beds for example , dog bed patterns, unique dog beds, orthopedic dog beds, luxury dog beds and washable dog beds.

During the journey, I came across some hiccups and had to contact the technical support team from Instantestore. And I must say they did a good job at assisting me.

All in all, I was really happy with what I have achieved and the whole process was definitely a great experience.

Right now, I am more excited than anybody. I wonder when will I get my first sale?

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Hello All!

If you all have been following my blog, I would like to apologize for not writing for a while. The reason behind my lack of blogging is because , I have finally launched MY OWN STORE  selling dog supplies. Yes, you heard my right. I am selling dog food, dog beds, healthy dog treats and dog clothes.

You all might be wondering why a dog store selling dog supplies?  I came about having this idea one fine day as I was grooming my dog. Normally I would send it to a professional groomer but I was lazy to drive to the grooming center and thought it might be fun to learn to do it myself. Besides, it can get quite expensive to send to these groomers once a month considering I have two dogs with thick coat of hair!

I started surfing the web for dog grooming tools and such. An idea just automatically popped up and told myself to maybe consider selling dog supplies. I went about doing research and apparently the drop shipping company (http://www.doba.com)  I was telling you  a few post back has more than a thousand dog supplies to choose from.

I then discussed it with my husband and he was more than helpful and supportive with the idea. We went through looking for a reliable shopping cart software. Some were charging as high as USD$70 to USD$100 a month. It was no where near our budget.

I was already getting frustrated. I then looked up on Doba again .

How silly was i? If i took time to read carefully on the instructions, it would have saved me time. With doba, there was already e-commerce shopping cart company ready to integrate doba products directly the store. We could even try the first 30 days for free. And if we are happy with the service we subsequently only pay USD$50 a month. It was definitely something i can afford.

So i started building my store and it took me 3 weeks to complete the look and the descriptions of my products. Although the shopping cart was rather easy to use, i still had to juggle between work and my kids. That was why it took longer than it should. But I am sure after a while, I’ll be able to get the hang of it. I guess i should plan my schedule soon.

Please feel free to pay a visit to my store - Dogsconcept.com

If you have any comments or any improvement I should amend on my store, kindly let me know.

Thanks all!

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If someone were to ask you to try out and set up your own home business, what would you normally say? Would it be -” I don’t have the time” or  ”I am not tech savvy enough to learn how to sell online” ? How about turn this around and tell them “I want to learn, can you please teach me?”.   

Before you start anything, you have to give it a try. The word triumph always has a meaning of ‘try’ in it. There is of course a slight risk that your home business may go bust. But if you don’t try, you will never know the outcome.

There is a big difference between those who have positive and negative attitude. Sometimes, people cannot accomplish anything positive because they let circumstances control their attitude. During the first few months of your new home business venture, you can be assured that there may be some pittfalls. During these time, don’t give up.

There are two kinds of people :-

A pessimist -   The pessimist are normally people who gives up easily and tend to exaggerate the size of their problems. Some of them even refuses to find a solution to solve their problem. They normally get disheartened if things doesn’t go their way.

An Optimist - An optimist are people who has a positive mind. This group of people does not give up easily. And if they fail, or their home business does not to turn out the way they want it to be, they will make changes or find a solution to solve the problem.    Normally, this people strive to work harder and they are most likely to be successful in whatever they do.

We as a human being  tend to make choices subconsciously. And yet, we forget that we have choices. Sometimes, we choose not to make a choice at all - not realizing that it is the worst decision we can make. And when the worst comes, you do nothing to solve the problem. It is important to know what attitude to follow because the outcome of our lives is determined by the choices we make daily. You can control your life and destiny by the choices you make. Life is full of problems and the same goes to your home business venture - and when a problem arise, you will only have to solve it yourself. Choice is the starting point to everything that we do in life. With whatever choice we make, the important thing to remember is that it’s not what happens to you that matters, but how you choose to respond.

If you want to be a successful work at home mum, get rid of your negative attitude and replace it with a positive mind. Whatever you say will influence the work you do.  Control your thoughts to maintain a positive attitude.

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Traditional buying and selling of products and services has long been gone. And this has been replaced by selling on the World Wide Web. This is practiced amongst many people today because of the many advantages of buying online. 

If you are a home business mum like me, why not consider setting up your own home business venture and manage it for youself? It could be a way of filling up your free time while your kids are in school or a way to earn your way to financial independence.

To tell you a secret, setting up your own online store  does not need  big financial capital and making money online is easy .  

This is why :-

• Easy Transactions

  Online business can be fully automated. There are some shopping carts (esolved.com / Volution.com) that has all the payment gateways ready  when you sign up with them. It also means that you won’t require much work to look for a secure payment gateway. Once you have programmed a system for your online business, you can sit back and wait for sales. Of course, you will need to think of some web marketing tactics once in a while to keep your business going.   

• Reach Wider Market

  Because the internet is global, you are actually selling your products and service to the whole world. There are no limitation on the internet. Your products and services can reach as far as the other end of the world. This means that you will have more potential customers and sales. This is true especially if you offer services that are not limited to your location.

• Manage Business From Anywhere

  Wherever you have access to the internet, you will be able to check for your performance on your online store. You can still work while you are on your beach holiday in Hawaii with your family and still being able to access to your online store and manage your business from there. You can work whenever and whereever you want to and do not have to answer to anyone. Your “online store” will be up and running 24/7 even while you sleep or play.  

• Increased Sales

  Selling products and services online will give you the highest possibility of getting more sales. Firstly, you will be able to get more potential customers because you are able to reach a wider market. Secondly, if you have an excellent sales page, there will be a higher conversion rate in your business. Thirdly, the more converted customers you have, the higher your sales will be. But of course this must be done with some home marketing ideas such as to develop a good rapport with your customer in order for them to get more referrals to buy from you.

• Easy Marketing

  Do a home marketing plan before launching your online store. Don’t worry but go for something easy for the start. It is easy to market your products and services online and it is a whole lot easier and cost effective than doing traditional marketing because there are not much cost involved.  You just need to optimize the sales page and probably offer some free information or discounts and you are all set.

With all these reasons, there shouldn’t be any doubt in you about selling your products and services online. The internet is highly promising and don’t miss the opportunity of selling your products through it.

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