Business website operators

[Van]

Of our members here who runs a website and makes a decent or better profit off of it and what are you selling or making money off of on the site?

 

[cparker]

you mean something "on the side" or primary business?
I work at a campus computer store. We have a business web site.

 

[Van]

Either or, I'm considering a dropship type of site but have also been considering other things such as the recent popularity of browser based games and also adult content sites. I have an idea for a site that could be a resource for the satellite and cable community but it would be a total build from paper up.

 

[Hall]

I have an idea for a site that could be a resource for the satellite and cable community but it would be a total build from paper up.

Do you honestly think it would make money for this market ? Who would it be tailored towards, D*, E*, and the cablecos, installers, etc ?

 

[Van]

I think it has a good potential to make money in this market. It would be geared towards the consumer partly as a resource and would have revenue from advertisers and provider companies and probably drop shipping of products to the consumer and installer, any further information will give away my idea and I dont want to risk that.

 

[Hall]

I understand not wanting to give away too many details and I'm not asking, but I see and hear of people who start a business thinking it might have more appeal than it really will. Not trying to shoot your idea down, just get different opinions.... There's something to be said for a business that doesn't exist today too. It may mean there's no market, or not enough to be feasible. Of course, it may also mean no one's thought of it.

 

[vegassatellite]

I think it has a good potential to make money in this market. It would be geared towards the consumer partly as a resource and would have revenue from advertisers and provider companies and probably drop shipping of products to the consumer and installer, any further information will give away my idea and I dont want to risk that.

PM me the information. I've had some ideas too about direct to consumer satellite installs, bounty collects, etc.

 

[Van]

It has a direct effect on you Veggas but for you it would be a positive one for you though, give me a day or so to get it out clearly and I'll send you some of the details.

 

[charper1]

I run a custom roast gourmet coffee web-biz on the side and make money off of it; I use a host but do my own website and provide my own payment processing.

 

[Van]

Do you do the purchasing of the coffee beans and everything it entails or is it dropship oriented and how does that work out for you?

 

[charper1]

I buy the raw green coffee beans beans and roast them per the customer's selections and ship. I do not buy pre-made product from a clearing house, add mark-up, and have some 3rd party logistics drop ship; there would be no way for me to ever touch and inspect the product, no way to control the quality, etc.