10 Tips on Choosing a Product or Service to Sell

10 Tips on Choosing a Product or Service to Sell

By Michelle WithaM, published Sep 27, 2006
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It is important that your company decides on whether to choose a product or service to sell. Perhaps your company is interested in selling both. Whichever you decide to do then make sure that it is successful. Here are ten tips on choosing a product or service to sell.

1. Look at the advantages of selling product items instead of services. You need to look at the disadvantages and advantages of selling product items. You need to figure out which will be more profitable for your company between the two.

2. You need to figure out overall how much profit you can make off of selling services throughout the year. Another factor is whether or not your company will enjoy selling product items or to provide a service instead.

3. Perhaps your company is interested in selling both services and products side by side. This method will help your company generate a greater amount of sales since you would almost double the profit due to making at least half more profit.

4. One thing to remember about selling services is that you can only bill for many services within one week. You could accomplish more services each week when you hire more employees depending upon the workload. You could figure out how much more profit the company would make if you raise the price for services by a few dollars or more slowly.

5. Always keep in mind that you sell unlimited amounts of product items within a week. The company doesnt have to worry about billing hours since it doesn't apply to selling product items. Your business could generate more sales in selling products than services depending upon if you generate enough traffic each week.

6. Always look at methods to increase your sells of products or services each month. It is important to keep track of the profit made from inventory products compared to services sold each month. This will give you an general idea of which is more profitable at the time.

7. It is important to keep records each month showing profit and loss. You need to keep these important records each year. The profit and loss reports will show you where you are making money and where you losing money.

Takeaways
  • Figure how much profit you can make selling services throughout the year.
  • Your business can only bill for many services within one week so it isn't unlimited.
  • Your business can sell unlimited amounts of product items within a week.
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Thanks for the great article. I am thinking about starting a business and you gave me some thinking points.

Posted on 02/21/2007 at 8:02:00 AM

 
Me and friend are considering starting our own business, great article! Another one I'm bookmarking, actually I think I"ll add you to my favorites that way I can see other ones you've written. It sounds like you have some great ones on businesses.

Posted on 02/18/2007 at 11:02:00 PM

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