The IMAlliance

Written by Soam | 23 October 2009

I've been feeling bad all day, because yesterday I broke a woman's heart (don't worry, Coralynn, it's completely innocent! ;-) See, I was chatting to a woman while waiting for my car at the service center, when our conversation turned to business... ... and when she found out what I did for a living, she hit me with THE question (the one SO MANY people ask): "I'd LOVE to make money on the Internet, but I really don't want to waste any time on it. What's a FAST, EASY way to get online -- and making profits -- without doing any work?" It's my answer that broke her heart: "There ISN'T one, and if you don't want to do ANY work, then an online business isn't for you!" I admit it... I was pretty blunt about it, but I'm just SO tired of people assuming that you can start a SERIOUS Internet business while sitting around watching television! But of course, when I got back to the office, I began to regret being abrupt... ... and then I started thinking about the ways you actually CAN make money online quickly, without doing too much work (though you still have to be motivated, apply yourself, and spend a reasonable amount of time on it). So ma'am, if you're out there, these THREE ideas for a FAST and EASY online business are for you! :-) 1. Let someone ELSE store and ship the products FOR you One option for getting online and making profits FAST, is to sell products using a drop shipper. Here's how it works... You choose a drop shipper who carries the kinds of products you want to sell on your site. Then, when you make a sale, you charge your customer, and send their shipping information to the drop shipper. The drop shipper sends the product to your customer, then bills YOU for the order, at LESS than what you charged your customer. Your profit is the difference between what you charge the customer, and what the drop shipper charges you. Drop shipping is one of the quickest and easiest ways I know to start selling online, because, with no stock to buy or store, there's very little advanced setup required. And there are other GOOD reasons to consider drop shipping: * Affordability -- There's no product to develop, so no costs involved there, and because there's no stock to buy, there are also NO storage costs. * Flexibility -- You can sell products you otherwise wouldn't be able to stock yourself. * Better customer service -- Your buyers are still your customers, and you remain their point of contact. Really, the only time-consuming part of setting up a drop shipping business is actually finding a good drop shipper where you can get the kind of products you're looking for, at a price you can profit from.