Thread: Do you think?

Do you think that business should just be ran online? Or do you think there should be a rule that states you can't own a business off-line you can't own one online..

I personally think they should make that rule because you are basically skipping over 4years of business schooling.. I know that wouldn't be cool but I think it would help out the online world a lot.. What are your thoughts about this?

both online and offline had their own advantages and disadvantages, i would say if you do business online you can save more money because you don't have to rent a shop, your shop is situated in domain name

I am going to disagree slightly here. I don't think its fair to say that someone that cannot run an offline business should not have an online one. Fact being that is is a lot cheaper to run an online business than an offline one, as franberries has said, but also that ou get some people that never had a day of business schooling in their lives, but have some of the best business "brains" out there, sometimes even better than those who have been to business school.

Originally Posted by Phoenyx

I am going to disagree slightly here. I don't think its fair to say that someone that cannot run an offline business should not have an online one. Fact being that is is a lot cheaper to run an online business than an offline one, as franberries has said, but also that ou get some people that never had a day of business schooling in their lives, but have some of the best business "brains" out there, sometimes even better than those who have been to business school.

i agreed with phoenyx, i have seen many post's idea from noreturn that contradiction with others, i think he think differently from other forumer, however each people have their owns thought,
i have a friend that dropped out from school, many people think he is loser because don't have education at school like normal people, but he can run business well, and even his income more than people that have degree in business admin,

Originally Posted by Phoenyx

I am going to disagree slightly here. I don't think its fair to say that someone that cannot run an offline business should not have an online one. Fact being that is is a lot cheaper to run an online business than an offline one, as franberries has said, but also that ou get some people that never had a day of business schooling in their lives, but have some of the best business "brains" out there, sometimes even better than those who have been to business school.

I agree 100% I feel its personal preference too, I don't think it will matter if its Online or Offline or Both. If its something you want to do you can do it. I know lots of people who can't get through school with great grades but can still make businesses online/offine or both

And don't think that having an education on business or marketing will ensure a successful business either. If your idea sucks your business will probably never get off the ground, no matter how much knowledge you have. Research is more important than education in my opinion. In a way your research would give you all the knowledge you need.

Also, don't believe you can start and run a successful business with all the obsolete knowledge and methods you can find on the net. If those reports and methods would be so effective as they claim it to be....why give it away for free ? I said it before in other posts... Those secrets you read about all the time and what you're expected to believe from hypey salespages is total crap. You don't give away a good secret that makes you tons of money.

It's easy to find the internet marketers or online entrepreneurs who are successful and don't follow the hype. Those are the ones to get your basic knowledge from. And even with the right knowledge you'll still have to work hard to achieve something online.

Offline businesses have to expand online in these times, as the society is almost run by internet. It's a choice you make...online, offline or both. And both require a completely different approach. I've done both and I had to learn the differences in strategies and methods.

Andre

there are many example where dropped out student can run business well, the most wide popular is mark zuckerberg (facebook owner) and not forget Bill Gates, the thing is as andre said, market research is most important

Originally Posted by aps_uk

I personally couldn't have set up my wrestling figures business if I had to set up a physical store, first. The sheer price and licenses and all sorts that you need wouldn't have enabled me to atleast slide my foot in the door.

Granted my business isn't going as well as I want it to, I would some day like to expand it, possibly. Or venture into other real world business related things, but no, there definitely should be no such rule.

If that rule did exist, then I'd demand a rule be made that you can't make websites unless you actually go to school and learn how to code, and I'd say a high 90% of this and every other IM forum in existance would then go out of business if people were forced to do that.

These days I dont think many people can afford to start a business without having an online business, decade ago it was the other way round now it seems to be the other way.

Umm nice topic we got going here I see...

The way I look at it... I know it's harder to succeed online than a real store.. But what i'm stumped on is that the people that own a real buisness had to go to schooling for years like oh 4 years I think.. Plus whatever it takes to master what the store is about... But where as if they just ran a online store they wouldn't have to do anything besides just start their site.. I dont know almost makes me wonder if it's against the law somehow.

real world business need time and hard effort to get success, you can't just simply open the shop and let the customer by on their own, you need to entertain them, persuade them, and then you will get sale.. totally different from online world

Both online and offline need a lot of planning, hard work and long hours of dealing with clients. I don't think there is a real difference, other than the fact that the business online is not a physical brick and mortar building. You would advertise an offline business as well as an online one, only the techniques differ. I have seen people that have no business schooling open really successful businesses, where some with long lists of business degrees fail almost at start up. The one main difference between them I think, is that one has only had schooling and no real world business experience, while the other has learned by trial and error, knowing that whatever they do has to succeed, because it is the only money making avenue they have. Make quite a bit of a difference IMHO.

Originally Posted by Noreturn

Do you think that business should just be ran online? Or do you think there should be a rule that states you can't own a business off-line you can't own one online..
I personally think they should make that rule because you are basically skipping over 4years of business schooling.. I know that wouldn't be cool but I think it would help out the online world a lot.. What are your thoughts about this?

I don't see how it would help online world ..

There are plenty of millionaires and billionaires who had never been to a school but very successfully running a business. Also there are plenty of IM's who earn more without 4years of business schooling than those who spend time in college trying to study full time. It's all about how well you can do things and your will.

Originally Posted by bluearrow

I don't see how it would help online world ..

There are plenty of millionaires and billionaires who had never been to a school but very successfully running a business. Also there are plenty of IM's who earn more without 4years of business schooling than those who spend time in college trying to study full time. It's all about how well you can do things and your will.

Agreed, there is a will, there is a way, even college/private university also make money from their business which is offer people to take their course and also business course (as noreturn said)

Don't forget the people you work with...or the team you'll build when you have the resources.
A good team makes a big difference in your success as well...

Andre

if u running some shop then i hope ur work is good, yes u can start selling online with domain matches to ur shop name. and make some standard for ur online selling site by not using some kinds of ads, just make it pro. site. it will take huge time to get sell ur product but after sometime u will enjoy selling online too

regular paid ads is must.

Originally Posted by gameswala

if u running some shop then i hope ur work is good, yes u can start selling online with domain matches to ur shop name. and make some standard for ur online selling site by not using some kinds of ads, just make it pro. site. it will take huge time to get sell ur product but after sometime u will enjoy selling online too

regular paid ads is must.

and.. make sure when you select the best name for your shop, it is not highly competitive name.. if not, it is hard (take time) for you to get higher ranking on your own brand name

I would say most of the off line business is taking help of internet/online sources so yes, internet is very powerful for any kind of business but you need to use reliable way to promote your business.

Originally Posted by MaryOlson

I would say most of the off line business is taking help of internet/online sources so yes, internet is very powerful for any kind of business but you need to use reliable way to promote your business.

no doubt about it, the business world today is clinging between offline and online.. by relying on one sources can't make your business go further