Archive for August, 2009
So whats the catch ?
Posted by Jason in Uncategorized on August 19th, 2009
I have been asked this several times since we have started the e-commerce website design / drop shipping directory package. So I figured I would answer this question once and for all. Everyone wants to know how we can build these seoe’d websites so cheap when other places are charging three or four thousand dollars for an e-commerce website, and another $1000.00 for seo. The answer is quite simple. In the retail world prices are pretty much set, and their is an expected price. Take for instance you know when you go to the store to buy a laptop that they run anywhere from $300.00 to $1000.00 depending on which model you get.
However online things are different the internet is still pretty new so most people don’t have an expected price range because they just don’t know how much these type of things should cost. It’s the same with drop shipping before we came along people were under the impression they were supposed to pay $50.00 a month and so called drop shipping fees or $350.00 just to access a reputable directory.
The reality is that while building a website is time consuming it is far from the rocket science that people have been lead to believe.
The bad part is talking to someone and listening to all the stories out there from people that have been ripped off by these scam artists. I spoke with a man the other day from Texas, and he had fell victim to one of these type places they promised him this awesome e-commerce coaching package, a website, eBay training, seo and all sorts of other great stuff for $8000.00 and he is a smart guy, BUT he just did’nt know how much this type of stuff really costs. (Although with that place they not only over charged him they also never built his website, and after he paid them they told him he had actually paid to use their website builder program which happened to be a free program anyone can find online.)
So now were in the process of building his coffee website, and you will be able to see it on our newest sites soon. The point is this. It does not have to cost an arm and a leg to have a website built, and the same thing with drop shipping . Their should NEVER be any monthly fees accociated with drop shipping. I don’t care what they tell you. If a company charges you a monthly fee they are middlemen plain and simple. We can give you the exact same products for less, and without any so called fees.
I started as a website designer years ago, and migrated into drop shipping I have built roughly 500 websites in my life time and I can honestly say it should not cost more than 1000.00 for an e-commerce website . Don’t get me wrong their are exceptions to every rule, and their are options, and features that can cost more sure, but the guys that are running around charging outrageous prices for this type stuff are not including those options in their over priced websites and seo.
So to answer the question ‘whats the catch ?” Their is no catch, and were not cheap. If you would rather pay thousands for a website go right ahead. In the meantime we will keep on building websites for our members.