| Think about this. You are planning to
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| | So, if your product is bulky or heavy,
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| engage in "eCommerce", to take your
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| | selling outside your locale may not be
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| business online. So, you need to learn a
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| | practical.Furthermore, you need to
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| new set of business rules, a new way of
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| | consider that, whilst most countries use
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| doing things, because online business is
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| | the same Standard International Trade
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| "different", right?
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| | Classification (S.I.T.C) codes for
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| Well, actually, no, not really. You
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| | deciding on how much import duty to levy
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| still have a product or service to sell.
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| | on a particular product, the actual duty
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| You still have a store with a shop
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| | to be paid varies from country to
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| "window" (your website) and you still
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| | country, and such variations can (and
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| need the customers to visit your store,
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| | will) lead to disputes. Again, using my
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| in order to buy whatever it is that you
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| | client as an example, they sold a
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| are selling.The only major difference is
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| | consignment of toner cartridges to a
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| that (continuing the analogy) your local
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| | customer in Finland, which got held up in
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| store window can only be seen by a small
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| | Customs for several weeks on arrival in
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| group of people, whereas your online
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| | Helsinki, because of a dispute over the
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| business can be seen by the whole world.
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| | Import Duties to be paid.Whilst this was
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| By engaging in eCommerce, you can take
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| | not the fault of my client or his
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| your business "global".
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| | customer, nevertheless, the result was an
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| For many businesses, this is truly an
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| | unhappy customer, who obviously did not
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| advantage, representing a wonderful
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| | become a regular customer.
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| opportunity.But that is not the case for
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| | Likewise, if you plan on selling a
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| everyone, particularly for companies who
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| | service online, can that service be
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| sell a physical, tangible product. When
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| | provided outside your local area in such
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| planning to go online, therefore, you
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| | a way that you still make money? Do you
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| should spend some time thinking about
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| | need to have one of your own staff
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| your product and exactly who your target
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| | actually work with the customer (in which
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| market is, because this will be a crucial
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| | case, you need to stay local) or can the
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| factor in determining whether your
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| | work be easily subcontracted on a global
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| venture is a success or a failure.
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| | basis? Would it be easy to find such a
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| What it is that you plan to market on
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| | local subcontractor capable of supplying
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| your eCommerce enabled website, and who
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| | your advertised service in such a way
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| will want to buy it? Some products will,
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| | that both you and the customer are happy?
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| by their very nature, not be totally
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| | How much would such a subcontractor
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| suited to a world wide market. Pork based
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| | cost?Unless you can get positive answers
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| food products for example, will not be
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| | to all of these questions, then, again,
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| popular in Muslim countries, nor will
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| | it may pay you to keep your services
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| wine, whisky or beer. Sales of open toed
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| | local, rather than overreaching, in order
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| sandals may be disappointing in Iceland,
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| | to become a global player.
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| Greenland and the frozen polar
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| | The simple truth is that, whilst the
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| North.Secondly, give very careful thought
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| | global nature of the internet allows you
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| about how you will get your product to
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| | so sell to the whole world, it is the
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| the customer. For example, if you were to
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| | nature of your product or service that
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| make laser toner cartridges in Asia (as
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| | will ultimately decide whether this is
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| one of my client companies does) there is
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| | practical for your potential customers,
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| absolutely no sense in trying to sell one
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| | and profitable for you, or not. Cowan is
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| or two cartridges at a time to a customer
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| | an enterpeneur, businessman & writer. He
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| in the USA, because of the cost of
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| | is also an international racing driver &
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| delivery.
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| | full time father.
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