There is no question that quality loose leaf tea is better tasting and offers more flavors and varieties that bagged tea. But quality loose leaf tea has another feature that appeals to tea drinkers and that is ease of ordering on the internet.Internet shopping or e-commerce as it is often called offers variety, lower cost and convenience and now, with the security safeguards offered by security providers like Verisign and others, e-commerce is absolutely safe.Over the years, e-commerce sites have become easier and easier to use and now orders can be placed quickly and easily. In addition, many e-commerce sites offer a variety of low cost shipping choices that can arrange delivery to the customer’s home, place of work or other locations.Prices are low with e-commerce shopping because the human element is removed and often the consumer can make a purchase without paying annoying and costly sales tax.Loose leaf specialty tea is a particularly attractive product for e-commerce. There are a wide variety of tea choices that can be included on the tea e-commerce site and, in addition to tea products, many suppliers offer high quality accessories.E-commerce sites can also provide value added information that the consumer needs ranging from in depth articles about tea and the history of tea to caffeine levels and compatible menu choice that enhance the tea experience. Some sites even provide for customer feedback that allow the consumer the ability to rate the product and service.Some e-commerce suppliers make ordering and trying the tea even easier by offering packaging that includes sampler packages (avoids the high cost of trying new flavors and blends), attractive tea tins, and ½ lb and 1 pound packages for bulk buyers. Of course, as the quantity of tea increases in each package, the unit cost of the product decreases.Loose leaf tea is also easy to ship and store and has a long shelf life so in these days of rising fuel prices, the cost impact of shipping becomes minimized.Some tea e-commerce sites are particularly good at promoting their products on the market by creating links and providing rich content that is used by search engines that list the sites. This type of promotion is definitely value added in that only new, fresh content about tea is rated by the search engines. In addition, those sites with relevant content links are counted by the major search engines.In the end, however, it is the quality of the product and service that create customer satisfaction. If the product is low in quality or the service of ordering and shipping is substandard, aggressive promotion will not create business in the long run. Successful specialty tea e-commerce sites offer the highest quality products combined with the most efficient, customer oriented service.When buying specialty tea through an e-commerce site always look for quality tea products from a site with a reputation for customer service and satisfaction.
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Here Are 3 Work From Home Tips Everyone Should Think About Before Starting Their Online Business
Working from home is one of the best career moves many people make. It’s especially great if you can make just as much, if not more money than your previous J.O.B.I believe that anyone who really wants to make it happen can make a success of a home based business, even more so if they decide that their home based business is an online business. But, what does it take to earn enough money from your online business to be able to do it full time?If you are the type of person who likes the feeling of being at home, likes knowing that you are literally one room away from your family (just in case of emergency!), likes not having set hours, or a boss, or even a commute, then a home based online business is perfect. There are also a lot of people who feel the thought of staying at home with the family most days is horrifying! For those people, they are better off with the stability and escape of their 9-5.If you are one of the many who would love to be an online business owner, then make sure you understand these 3 tips before you go ahead and quit your day job!ONE – What are your passions in life?TWO – Keep your day job, at least for now. Set your new online business certain goals that mean you do not quit the day job until all the goals are met.THREE – I feel like I say this to people more than anything…you are running an online business. The key word here is business. Treat your online business with the upmost respect, hard work and intelligence as you would do if you were investing your time and money in any offline business.Allow me to briefly summarise each of the above.First one is discovering your passions. This is a great place to start. Simply because if it is a passion of yours then you won’t feel like you are ‘working’ any extra. If you are genuinely passionate about your business then you will enjoy putting the ‘work’ in. I went to a seminar in London not too long ago and one speaker in particular summed this up well. He said if you can think of 10 chapters for a book on your particular subject, then think of 10 tips for each chapter, then you have a great knowledge of your subject and that book would have great value to the reader. If you can’t, then you are probably not passionate enough about that subject.Second one is to keep your day job. If you are going to start up your own online business, then unless you already have a good chunk of money set aside ready to invest in it and be able to keep you and your family afloat, then you are going to need the income of your current job. Put the effort in to research exactly how much money it will take to get your online business set up. After that make sure you have also invested in the right online business systems. Only then can you really figure out how much online money your business needs to make to support your lifestyle so you can finally quit that damn day job!Thirdly was to make sure you have that ‘business’ mind-set. I truly believe this is where so many people fail online. In fact, I have seen it with my own eyes, too many times. Getting yourself mentally prepared to become an online business person is the most important step in my opinion. If you do this then you then you will be prepared for the work you have to put in. This is generally in the evenings and weekends at first, to get your business off the ground. You will also be prepared for any challenges that you will inevitably come across. You see, a real business person even expects these challenges, therefore will overcome them quickly and move on to the next challenge. On the other hand, someone who thinks that making money online will be the ‘easy way out’ and won’t require much hard work, will crumble miserably at their first hurdle.I sincerely hope that you are going to be one of those people that are thriving online. A home based online business can provide you with the dream lifestyle that you have always desired and deserved. I say, get your head in the game and go for it!