CHINESE TAKE-OUT: Oriental Business Principles Demystified For Online Enterprises

Written by Gunnar Berglund


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Chinese people are very good with math. They could calculate ROI without using a calculator. They know their expenditures withoutrepparttar need of accounting software. It is no surprise then thatrepparttar 143220 Chinese came up with an equation that is more profitable inrepparttar 143221 long run.

Chinese businessmen are known for their generosity in giving discounts. They make sure that their clients would feel that they are being givenrepparttar 143222 best deal. This may result in minimal profit for their businesses, butrepparttar 143223 Chinese are looking atrepparttar 143224 bigger picture. A satisfied customer will always come back, thus assuring continuous income. Inrepparttar 143225 long run, this would equate to a higher profit margin than a one time deal involving a larger markup price.

In doing online business, we could learn much fromrepparttar 143226 Chinese’s patience to delay gratification. Remember that people would view us based on how we conduct our trade. If they see that we offer quality products delivered with efficacy and expediency, they would most definitely consider us again. If we manage to reach out to them in a more personal level,repparttar 143227 more that they will never forget us. In so doing, we would have assured ourselves of loyal patrons for our undertaking.

Frugality is a Virtue

Spend only what you could afford.

This is a doctrine prevalent inrepparttar 143228 Chinese culture, and is best manifested in their business affairs. Borrowing money is considered taboo in their society. They would rather start with menial jobs that no one else would dare touch than asking a loan from other parties. They will not consider expenses which they cannot afford. Instead, they look for ways aroundrepparttar 143229 necessity.

In Closing

Online businesses have much to discover from their offline Chinese counterparts. Ifrepparttar 143230 Chinese were able to successfully establish their trade throughrepparttar 143231 traditional methods we’ve discussed in this article, there is no reason why we wouldn’t be able to duplicate their success onrepparttar 143232 web.

Additionally, Chinese businessmen would not be disheartened when they do lose money, for as long asrepparttar 143233 experience have taught them valuable lessons that they could utilize later on. Perhaps it would be wise for us to take heed. Knowledge is power, and in this competitive world of online marketing, we need allrepparttar 143234 weapons we could get.

------------------------------------------- © 2005 Gunnar Berglund Gunnar Berglund has been a "internet- hardworker" for the last five years He publishes The meonit Gazette http://gazette.meonit.com and run http://www.meonit.com and http://www.grabinternetprofits.com/traffic

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Written by Annette Thomas


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