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Wonder-Working SELLinALL for Online Sellers!!!

It has taken three years of dedicated work for a batch of techies with a decade of E-commerce  experience behind to bring out the wonder working SELLinALL.  When prestigious  Echelon Asia Summit 2015 placed SELLinALL as one of the top ten start up out of the  100 start up company contestants from 14 countries, really SELLinALL has played its wonders. This has aroused the interest of the online sellers all over the world to look into SELLinALL  and made them wanting to know - what is SELLinALL? SELLinALL is a multi-channel posting E-commerce software/website which is made much more interesting, convenient to use and more user friendly to the online sellers with its added exiting new features. The major feature of SELLinALL to list products in the E-market places started with two E-market places has now included more E-market places like Flipkart,  Ebay and Lazada. But this is not the end to this feature. More popular E-market places like Etsy, Snapdeal etc. will

The New methods adopted by E-tailers to increase the Customer reach!!!

Online Selling has taken the shopping in the entire country to a different dimension. But still there are some areas where the buyers would like to have a touch and feel sensation before buying certain products. For instance the parents would like to check out if everything is perfect when it comes to the products related to their kids. If the new parents are planning to buy a stroller for their baby, they would like to check out the product, touch it, check out and make sure if everything is perfectly set so that their loved ones are not hurt. This touch and feel thing made E-taliers like First Cry open offline stores in major cities so that the parents can feel the products and can order online. In most cities coming under 2 tier and 3 tier, there is still no steady internet access available and the delivery to some places is not done by many market places. Building offline stores in such places can make the exclusive products available online in these places and these offline

Will the Tax problems in Uttar Pradesh spread to other states???

The new tax policies on the products bought online which cost above Rs.5000 in Uttar Pradesh is pushing E-market places like Snapdeal, Flipkart etc. to losses. Uttar Pradesh is a densely populated state with many cities. All this began when the Uttar Pradesh government wanted online buyers buying articles to fill the VAT form and declare the registration number of the delivery vehicle. The orders above Rs.5,000 are not being delivered by the E-marketplaces in this state and it is loss to both buyers and the E-market places. This scenario has a direct impact on the E-market places. The current solution to this problem is the establishment of warehouses in the state by the E-market places.  The E-market places say that the similar problem exists in Uttarakhand and was earlier faced in Bihar.  Amazon may have lesser trouble due to this, as they have fulfilment centres all over the country. The E-market places have to plan on the finance side as how the extra taxes laid down by t

Will 'Start Up India' give wings to Online Business???

'Start Up India' is an initiative taken by the government of India to increase the number of  entrepreneurs  and to give support to the the budding entrepreneurs, provide financial, mentor and technical support for start up companies. The best part is that 'start up India' provides a free website, legal support, marketing and accounting support, co-workers, co-founders etc. when needed. 'Will Start up India help in increasing online business?' is the question. The answer is yes. The 'start Up India' program has already supported 26 start up companies in the Internet and Mobile domain out of which 24 are active, 8 are generating revenue. This itself speaks about the kind of support provided by 'Start up India' to the online business. As far as E-commerce goes, the 'Start Up India' is like a boon to an aspiring entrepreneur, a budding entrepreneur or an entrepreneur struck with some kind of trouble. The Indian Start up program can

Will FaceBook Free Basics help in increase of online Business???

The free basics by Facebook is a very good initiative which can be used by people in rural areas who are under coverage of certain mobile networks. This feature can really be very useful to connect people, do some online business, learn new things etc. The FaceBook free basics app. can be useful for  people to reach the world.  Many hidden talents of rural people can reach the world. Empowerment of women and financial independence of women are other important things which can happen because of Free basics. Websites can be created by people using free basics which come under the regulations, can do online business, sell things what they are selling locally and expand their horizons. FaceBook is a very influential media where people can talk, share their thoughts, do free online business, advertise their business etc. FaceBook being one among the free basics can be helpful for people to interact with the rest of the world. Using free basics the people in many places where i

New year resolutions for online sellers!!!

The online sellers will have many dreams about earning a steady income through online selling. The online selling is a good way to earn a steady income or as a source of secondary income. These are some of the resolutions which can make online selling a good source of income. The online sellers should never get disappointed in the early stages of starting the business as it takes time to get orders or to get settled in the business. One way to  improve online selling is to be  constantly visible online. As there would be millions of online sellers, choosing ways like writing a blog about the products or the website would make the products and the website visible online.  The other way to improve online sales is to choose  a simple design while designing the website. Importance should be given to the quality of the pictures. Care should be taken that the website opens up fast and there are no delays in opening the pictures and other information. Maintaining good relation wi

How can E-market places engage online sellers in online Business?

There are instances when an online seller registers in E-market places like Amazon, EBay,  Snapdeal etc. and then they lose interest or they don't upload products after registering. Normally 30% of the online sellers who register are not actively involved in the selling process which is in a way loss to the E-market places. These are some of the problem areas and how these problem areas can be dealt: A seller who decides to sell in E-market place has to go through some procedures to register in the E-market and sell the products. Some sellers who go through half the way find the procedure to be tough and they may need some one who can help them in the registration process. So the best thing to deal with such cases is to have a team who can constantly pursue the sellers to finish the registration process. The sellers after finishing the registration process get struck when uploading photos and the data. This can  be dealt  by E-market places by having some people allocate

How to avoid losses in online selling/E-tailing in times of Natural Disaster

Online business is no different when it comes to dealing with natural disasters. In the offline business its comparatively easy to deal with natural disaster. The reason being the additional and important factor in online business which is shipment from seller to buyer. Shipment plays an important role in online selling/E-tailing as many of the major E-market places have a condition that the delivery of the ordered products should be done in a minimum amount of time like 1-2 days in case of domestic shipping and 1 week - 10 days in case of international shipping. The rating of seller and that way the rating of the website depends on the shipment time. When natural disasters like storm, heavy rains etc. struck then definitely there will be an effect on online business. The shipment can't be done if all sorts of transportation come to a stand still. The E-market places will be responsible for the late delivery of the products. In some cases the order may get cancelled au

Increasing interest towards online home made food!!!

As more and more people are becoming health conscious, the home made food is becoming more and more popular. People who are health conscious and have no time to spend on cooking prefer to order home made food online and it is easy to order through various websites and apps.  The increasing interest in home made food has made many people leave their jobs and start an online home made food catering business. People who are passionate in cooking have got a chance to expose their skills outside by starting their own online home made food catering service. Especially homemakers who are good in cooking are getting a chance to showcase their skill to the outside world by catering online home made food ordering services. Seeing the interest for home made food even many tech companies and many other major companies are having tie ups with online home made catering services. This has given a a new dimension to the home made food catering service. This a good trend that is beneficial

How to do secure online shopping?

E-tailing/Online selling is increasing exponentially over years. People are much interested in buying online.  With increase in online buying there are some adverse factors which makes online buying a bitter experience or which reduces the interest in online buying for some people. Online Robbery or online theft is one among the reasons for some of the people loosing interest in online buying. Almost 25-30% of online buyers are suffering from online theft. There are many ways in which online theft can be avoided or reduced. Most of the people use credit cards to buy online. Securing or not sharing the pin number with others is an important thing to do. While using online transfers for buying online,  the password and other banking details which need not be revealed should never be revealed and if any doubt arises about the details being asked, then it is better not to shop in that E-market place. Being careful about the phishing mails,phishing websites and download links wh

Will Chinese 'Baidu' have its influence on India's online Selling/E-tailing?

Search engines play an important role in increasing the popularity or visibility of an E-market place/ website.There are many search engines like yahoo, Bing. But Google is a very popular search engine till now and from past 17 years the usage of Google  has grown exponentially. Any website or E-market place uses S earch Engine Optimisation  techniques to improve its visibility in Google. Online selling/E-tailing indirectly depends on the Google search engine visibility. This scenario has now changed in China because of Baidu. Baidu is a search engine which is started 13 years ago in China and  now Baidu has overtaken Google in China.  Google is used in China, but Baidu has overtaken the No.1 position by 70-80% of internet users using Baidu. This makes the China's Baidu more popular than Google in China.  The websites/E-market places in China have to design their E-market places/websites so that it is more visible in Baidu. Till now China has proved its potential in th

Does affiliate marketing help E-market places to become popular?

Any E-market place when started will not be a success until it is established and made a known and trusted name among everyone. To win the trust  and to make it a familiar E-market place, it takes a lot of effort and patience. Many of the major E-market place like Amazon, Snapdeal, Flipkart etc. are popular not only with customers for their deals but they are popular in affiliate marketing. The major E-market places like Amazon, Snapdeal, Flipkart etc. have been supporting affiliates or associates paying a good commission to them.  The affiliate marketing is where the bloggers, website owners etc. are paid commission for placing the links from the E-market places.  Amazon is very popular among affiliates as it is easy to enter into its affiliate program,  for the promptness in paying the commission etc. Affiliate programs to some extent play a role in popularising an E-market place or website. People who own a website,blog etc.  indirectly promote products or the market pla

The profitable trend of online grocery selling

Grocery shopping is an essential part of any home and this cannot be postponed or cancelled based on some financial ups and downs of a family. This is the main concept for finding many online grocery stores. The online grocery stores like Bigbasket.com, Grofers.com etc. which are already poplular with in a short span is an example of  how fast the online grocery shopping is increasing in India. The much popular retail grocery stores like reliance fresh which has an online grocery store, the very trusted brand of Godrej having its online grocery store in the name of Naturebasket, the popular E-market place like Amazon starting grocery shopping shows the rising interest of online  grocery shopping among people. There are different ways in which the grocery shopping is managed by the E-market places. One is the direct management  like purchase, delivery of the products by a single E-market place like Bigbasket.com. The other one like the facility to order from a favorite loca

Young Entrepreneurs on rise because of E-tailing/online selling

With the advent of   e-tailing/ online selling, young entrepreneurs are on the rise in India. The flexibility in timings, easy financial affordability  and the freedom from a daily routine is making young people turn towards starting their own online business. Women who want to work from home and students who want to earn some income for their studies are choosing online selling. Online selling has given a new opportunity for people to sell their products who are good in making unique and handmade products. This will also bring their skills out to the world. Especially the interest and demand for items has made online selling a very good earning option for people who are good in making hand made products. Along with this, so many E-market places like Snapdeal, Amazon, Craftsvilla allow sellers to sell hand made products without VAT/CST which is an added advantage for online sellers selling hand made products. With the increasing demand for designer jewelry or designer

New ways of advertsing/promoting a Business

Earlier in 1980s and 90's even up to 2000,  promoting business was done by mainly playing ads on Television and publishing ads in newspaper. For 30 years, we can say that Televison and newspaper played a major role in advertising products. This was because people used to depend on these two media for either entertainment or information. But now from past 5 years internet plays a major role in advertising or promoting a business. As the online shopping has picked up by leaps and bounds so too the online advertising. As most of the People prefer spending time online than watching Television or reading newspaper, so too the shift of advertising to online is happening. Google ads is a major role player in advertising now. Facebook ads, instagram ads come next to google ads. And now with the increasing use of smartphones, the online advertising is going up. The reason behind this is, some People may not afford to buy a computer or laptop, but the easy and affordable price in whi

How can I start an Online Business?

Whether you are a seller already selling in a retail market and want to expand or want to  become an online seller, there are now a days many websites available where you can list the products and start an online business. But it is really important to choose in which websites to list the products or which websites really help you grow or expand your business. Like if you have to choose websites where you can sell your products, let us start with these three websites. The first Website would be Amazon. Amazon is one of the top most E-marketing places with millions of customers and the reach out is huge. Amazon always puts sellers at ease. The new feature called Fulfillment  By Amazon( FBA ) where the seller can store his/her products in Amazon fulfillment centers where Amazon picks, packs and ships the products to customers puts sellers at ease. The second wise choice would be Ebay . Added to the advantage of easy selling on Ebay ...there is another interesting feature

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