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Anyone got any small e-commerce ideas -

this is example teach gave of one
Red River grad starts e-commerce business in Colorado

Grand Forks Red River High School graduate Megan (Satrom) Gilhooly has launched a cutting-edge business - sending old-fashioned postcards.

Snailers Inc., launched April 20 in Lakewood, Colo., is a Web site through which customers can create and send personalized postcards. Customers can upload photos, type their own messages and choose recipients using the Web site. They can also upload their own address books from Excel or Outlook.

"The functionality of this Web site is as easy as ordering e-cards, but the impression of receiving a tangible card in a physical mailbox is undeniable," said Gilhooly, a 1992 Red River grad and flood-era Herald reporter who now goes by the title of "chief executive snail."

The postcards - aka Snailers - are perfect for holiday cards, save-the-dates, wedding and party invitations, thank you notes and baby announcements, Gilhooly said.

The Snailers Web site is www.snailers.com.

Gilhooly, whose mother Jan Satrom died of cancer in May 2003, donates 5 cents of every card ordered to the Diana Price-Fish Cancer Foundation (www.dpfcf.org).


We have to think of something that could be some type of business. Something that we do everyday that could be replaced by e-commrce? I keep thinking the idea of burning all of your CD's to MP3's but not sure if he knows that exists already -hhmm maybe VHS to DVD? im sure thats done already
 
e-commerce is so passe. If your business model doesn't have an electronic component you may as well not do business at all.

Purely online business' fail at a rate far greater than the food industry, which is damn high. Integrate or die.

That being said we can stray from that mantra and try a small franchised business that picks up where those online grocery stores failed has yet to be fully explored. Essentially, cutting a deal with food distributers for deep discounts in exchange for long-term and constant flow of retail business.

The primary reason this industry flopped was purely logistical, which suggests with proper planning it can be done. Most ventures fail from lack of funding and/or poor execution.

You do nothing but offer server space and shopping apps and the exclusive discount contract to prospective franshisee's. The discount contract being the kicker. Longer term, your brand name will also be a value-added bonus.
 
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I think online schooling is going to be huge in the future. Of course everyone knows about University of Phoenix and it's success but that's just the beginning. Trump is starting his own lol. You could set up niche online schools too, where it's not just "online college" but online chef school... online investing courses... online whatever you are an expert in... where it's not just an e-class you click through but it has real tests etc.. once broadband is fast enough for teachers to sit in front of a camera and you can watch them at your house in real-time video, it'll all be different.
 
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