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People buying jerky do not think about ordering off the internet, they want it now.
The basis of home based business tax savings will not last long as the IRS looks hard for these type of scam business set ups.
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Ya, great post...just wrong.
A self appointed home business expert because you sold some jerky in stores? I'm sorry...I'm not biting (no pun intended). You make some valid points but please read on...
To broadly say that "people want their jerky now" is very narrow minded and perhaps a little behind the times. In fact, it's just plain wrong.
Can you say Ebay?
How many people are moving jerky on Ebay? Just go there and type "jerky" and you'll see a few results. Like 591 when I last checked!
And, do you know how much this company's (Luther's Jerky) business went up and continues to go up because they went online?
They at one time sold 90% of their jerky mail order only and the rest of their market was local. Since going online their business has grown tremendously and now almost 100% of their business is online. I've spoken with their sales representatives and they struggled to keep up right after going online. They have had to expand their operations big time.
I buy this jerky (in addition to my monthly shipment of Jerky Direct jerky) because it is all natural (no preservatives) and so do many other happy customers. It's much, much better than any store bought jerky including Tillamook's and well worth the wait.
Here is their website:
www.JerkyUSA.com (There is no home business aspect to it and when you add shipping it's as expensive as Jerky Direct). So depending upon what you're comparing to Jerky Direct is competitive even with the online sales site and back office.
There are niche markets (in stores, online, etc.) for just about every product known to man these days so your broad "they want it now" statement is true for people wandering around the convenient store for sure...but there is still a huge market for jerky online. It's indisputable.
Furthermore...
a. The IRS looks at home businesses that never make an attempt to profit and exist purely for the purpose of the tax write off. The tax write off is an excellent incentive to try a home business until you are in profit. Open your eyes...many people are in profit with Jerky Direct.
b. The jerky from Jerky Direct is delivered right to your door and there's value in that...if you cannot comprehend the concept of convenience having value...then such a debate is pointless.
And you know what? I have been getting mine for FREE for months now because my Jerky Direct business is in profit. I have customers in my organization that like their product delivered right to their door aka your "they want it now" statement. In fact, Milton Hurley from West Virginia has several hundred people that buy jerky every month from Jerky Direct so apparently there are some people you just don't "buy it now".
And c'mon...cut out the scam bombs. Really? 1/2 pound of jerky and a sales site for $13.97 per month? You think that's a big rip off or a scam?
I've come to find that people who are mis-informed and under-educated about direct selling tend to throw the scam bomb all over the place in lieu of taking the time out to learn and find out what are scams and what are not so they just label everything they don't understand a scam.
Are there many multi-level scams out there? Of course... Are they all scams? Of course not.
Do your homework before throwing the scam bombs around as well as making broad statements such as "People buying jerky do not think about ordering off the internet, they want it now". You are simply wrong on both accounts.