Where do I start?
Well you ask what are the pros & cons of running an on line shop? right, well I have worked for many years in a shop in the centre of town, loved it, was great to meet and chat with the people, you do not get that with an on-line shop, can be very lonely doing shops that way.
One pro side of an e-commerce shop is that it's very easy if run in the right way, you get automated stock taking, once you sell and item, just click a button and replace item sold, that has got to be better than having to order from a firm that tells you your min order has to be £900 for stuff you know wont ever sell.
Another con with an e-commerce shop is that hardly anyone buys from shops that do not belong to big names, eg Currys Elec/Comet, Sky TV, if your not a trusted name very few will buy.
It can and often does take up to 4 years before you get known as a shop on the net, I know 100s of e commerce shops that were built in 2005 and still going but have sold nothing yet.
Hope this truth helps you ok.
bye
David
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