In our endless search for scalable ways to make money online we are developing Selling-Stuff.com as a place to describe our adventures in selling all the “Stuff” we have accumulated over the years.
Most services and online selling systems seem to be aimed at people looking to grow a business online. There is nothing wrong with that, but their software and systems assume you will be selling the same product(s) over and over. They include things like inventory management for example.
Repeat sales are great and the process scales. Mailing list management is important. However, we have a lot of one-of-a-kind items and for selling stuff like that the systems don’t work so well.
In adition, the people who want to make a business out of selling stuff online, are willing to put in a lot of time, hire employees, etc. Those of us who just want to get rid of the accumulation of decades would rather not do that. In fact, I don’t enjoy the selling process, and would prefer to get it over with as quickly and easily as possible. So I am looking for, or would like to build, a selling system that
- Scales
- Requires minimal time and energy
Google Apps looks to me like it might work quite well for that. Time will tell.