Cuda Apparel Introduces Custom Apparel E-StoresWritten by Zane Troester
Cuda Apparel Introduces Custom Apparel E-StoresFor More Information Contact: Zane Troester General Manager (888) 792-4278 www.cudaapparel.com Spokane, WA, December 20, 2004 – Cuda Apparel Inc. has announced that it has introduced a new online marketing program called “Custom Apparel E-Store” that is getting rave reviews from customers throughout nation. For example, Lynette Fisk, Information Services Manager at CCT/CYT in San Diego, says that, “As a growing, national organization CYT (Christian Youth Theater) needs a branded, professional image and Custom Apparel E-Store is helping us build that image. However, we want to be a great youth theater program, not a retailer. Based in San Diego, we have branches from Spokane to Chicago to Atlanta who will all benefit from our CYT Custom Apparel E-Store.” “CYT now has capability of providing branded, customized contemporary apparel to branches across country - without headaches or hassles of filling orders, shipping packages or maintaining an expensive inventory! Even with whiz-bang technology available to us today, there is no way CYT would have built so many options into our own national website so quickly. Cuda Apparel has been easy to work with, excited about our program and creative in their approach to helping us. I can't wait to see what happens next!” Cuda’s Custom Apparel E-Stores allow businesses, organizations, and schools to sell garments adorned with their logos year-round with no inventory or order fulfillment costs. There is a small set-up fee to activate and create E-Stores, but after that, E-Store owners accrue no additional charges and receive a percentage of gross sales from site. Ron Turner, Recruitment Coordinator at Upper Columbia Academy, notes “The Custom Apparel E-Store is a great way for any school program in need of fundraising to generate ongoing income.”
| | The Down Side Of Using Drop-Shippers On Ebay!Written by Robert C. Potter
Ok, let me just say right up front that I am not against drop-shipping! I love concept. If you are dealing with a particular wholesale drop-shipping distributor that is serving your Ebay ambitions well, then hold onto that company with bonds of steel, for truly good drop-shippers are hard to find! Drop-Shipping sounds like utopian business model. No up front investment in inventory. You don’t have to carry packages to Post Office, United Parcel, or Fedex. All you have to do is set up your own business, auction, or retail website and advertise products that company provides. Once orders come in, you forward it to drop-shipper and they send product directly to your customer.But, devil is always in details. Dropshipping is best suited for a stand alone E-Commerce website, mail order, or catalog advertising venue. If you are considering using a wholesale drop shipper for your Ebay auction, then you might want to take a step back and let me provide you with some “points to ponder.” Back ordered products..The reality is that drop-shipping companies run out of product and will be back ordered. Ebay bidders purchase product in “real time.” They are under impression that item you auction, is item they bought, not a product that is subject to shortages. One or two customers might be understanding about situation, but most will not. If you happen to run out of product on a regular basis then your negative feedback rating will go through roof, and your reputation will suffer. One way to combat shortages is to buy a pallet of product in advance, and have drop-shipper store it in their warehouse so that you are assured of an ample supply. This method sort of goes against idea of Drop-Shipping (buying product in advance) but if you are selling on Ebay, you would be best served by employing this method. Also, if possible, find a drop-shipper in your area, or within a comfortable traveling distance. If you run into any supply or shipping problems, then you could be on hand to visit facility, should any shipping or logistic concerns arise. Fees..Some dropshippers will charge you a sign up, or entry fee of about twenty five to fifty dollars just for privilege of selling their product. You are also charged a “processing fee” for sending product to your customer. The “price for processing” can range anywhere from seven to twenty dollars per item, depending on type of merchandise you are selling. These expenses, plus Ebay fees, can take a big chunk out of your bottom line. Finding a product that can bring you a profit, as well as offseting these types of expenses, can be a delicate balancing act.
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