did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

We're the #1 textbook rental company. Let us show you why.

9780761521303

101 Great Mail-Order Businesses, Revised 2nd Edition

by
  • ISBN13:

    9780761521303

  • ISBN10:

    0761521305

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 2000-01-27
  • Publisher: Crown Business
  • Purchase Benefits
  • Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping On Orders Over $35!
    Your order must be $35 or more to qualify for free economy shipping. Bulk sales, PO's, Marketplace items, eBooks and apparel do not qualify for this offer.
  • eCampus.com Logo Get Rewarded for Ordering Your Textbooks! Enroll Now
List Price: $15.95

Summary

Make a Mint by Mail Order! Sell computers, vitamins, clothing, or gourmet foods. Create and sell newsletters on almost any topic. Make and sell your favorite arts and crafts. Would you like to join the booming mail-order business? You can! Bestselling authorTy Hicksshows you how. You don't need a lot of money, years of experience, or a college educationjust a mailing address and the desire to deliver products and services quickly for the best value your customers can get. Ty Hicks explains in clear, easy steps how to start your mail-order business today, including: Getting started quickly and easily Creating an e-commerce Web site to promote and sell your products or services directly Using proven marketing and promotion strategies Carving niche markets with unusual products and services Expanding your business for maximum profitability And much, much more!

Author Biography

Tyler G. Hicks made his fortune in mail order, real estate, publishing, and other business endeavors. The president of International Wealth Success Inc., he is also the director of a large lending organization in New York City. He is the author of many bestselling small-business books, including Mail Order Success Secrets, How to Start Your Own Business on a Shoestring, and How to Get Rich on Other People’s Money (all from Prima).

Table of Contents

What This Book Can Do for You
Know Today's Multibillion Mail-Order Scene
See Why Mail Order is Such a Great Business
To Start, Let's Get Our Names Clear Ten
Ways to Make Mail-Order Millions Today
Get in on Today's Billion-Dollar Mail-Order Wealth
Pick Your Wealth-Building
Product or Service Select a Product
You Like Choose a Service to Sell by Mail Order Now
Let's Get YOU Started in Business
Printed Products Can Make You Rich—Soon
Books for the Billions—Both People and Dollars
Use Newsletters to Build Your Mail-Order Wealth
Sell Small Pamphlets to Make Big Money Promote
Cardboard Calculators by Mail Sell
Magazines by Mail and E-Commerce for Quick Profits
Get in on the Computer Boom—Sell
Software For Lowest Cost Mail Order, Try Recipes
Self-Improvement Courses Make Big Money Today
Sell Videos by Mail to Prosper Quickly
Serve Hungry People
What They Want Pick the Food You'd Like to Sell by Mail
Find a Supplier for Your Chosen
Food Isolate the Food Feature(s)
You Want to Promote Specialize Your Food Offers and Grow Fast
See What Real-Life Food Marketers
Do by Mail Order Expand Your Food Business As You Grow
Cater to Gadget
Enthusiasts Everywhere Get Gadget Alert Today
How, and Where, to Find Gadgets
How to Recognize the Sales Potential of Gadgets
Pick a Specialty Field for Your Gadgets
Start Selling Your Gadgets Today
Provide Convenience and Earn Big Profits
Pick the Convenience You'll Offer Use Convenience
Features to Ease Ordering from Your Firm
How to Set Up Your Convenience
Features Offer Convenience and Your Wealth Is Assured
Sell the Unusual by Mail
Decide on the Unusual Items or Services
You'll Sell Figure Out If You Can Sell Your Unusual Items
Unusual Services That Can Make Money for You Pricing
Your Unusual Product or Service
How to Promote, and Sell, Your Unusual Offer
Use Catalogs to Sell Year-Round
Catalogs Can Make Millions for You Selling
Fragrances from Home Gives Steady Work and Education
How to Start Your Mail-Order
Catalog Distribute Your Catalog and Make Sales
Get into the Business-to-Business Market
Expand Your Catalog Coverage and Distribution
Use Overseas Sales Agents for Your Catalog
Use a Catalog Distributor to Get Wider
Circulation of Your Catalog Believe Me
When I Say: Catalogs Can Make You Rich!
What You Can Sell in Your Catalog
Make Services Make Your Mail-Order Wealth
Pick Your Moneymaking Service Good Moneymaking Mail-Order Service
Businesses How to Make Big Money in Your Service
Business Find, or Develop, a Needed Service—
Step 1 Figure Out How, Where, and To Whom You'll Sell Your Service—
Step 2 Set Up Your Marketing Plan—
Step 3 Estimate How Many Sales You Can Make—
Step 4 Compute Your Total Cost of Doing Business—
Step 5 Push Ahead to Your Service Business
Success More Service Businesses for You to Consider
Offbeat Services Can Bring in Big Cash
What Are Offbeat Services?
Profitable Offbeat Services for All BWBs
Develop Your Idea for an Offbeat Service
Decide How, and Where, You'll Sell Your Offbeat Service
Become the Leader in Your Field
Mail-Order Marketing Success
Methods for Making You Rich
What's the Best Way to Sell
My Product or Service
When I First Start Up?
Which Is Better—a Display Ad or a Classified Ad?
How, and Where, Can I Get Ad Rates for Various Ad Outlets?
What Unusual Sales Methods Can I Use?
What Kind of Publicity Works Best for Products and Services?
Will Electronic Marketing Pay Off Today?
Will Full-Page Ads Pay Off for Me?
Are Newspaper Ads Good for My Product or Service?
Should I Ask for Money in a Classified Ad? D
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program