Download or read book How to Build and Develop a Mail Order Business written by Xiang Wen Ma and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-21 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Home-based mail order business selling gift items mainly through Internet advertising and have the products delivered to the homes across the whole United States. The concept of Fortune Star International is to offer refreshing and creative gift products not readily to find at the stores and have them delivered right to the homes of customers. It offers not only the convenience of shopping but also the opportunity to get unique gift ideas at a very reasonable price. Currently in the United States, more and more people are doing mail order business at their home. In fact, mail order business has become one of the most popular money making opportunities for people who want to own their own business. People are doing it full time or on a part-time basis. According to the estimation on the Internet, for every two seconds, there are 800 mail order businesses coming into existence today which makes mail order one of the fastest growing segments in direct marketing. The driving force behind mail order business rush is the fact that it offers people a great opportunity to make money at the convenience of their home without big financial commitment to get started and the fact that more and more people are doing their shopping needs via mail order delivery. Offering products at a reasonable price to interested customers through the mail is not a new concept. Mail order's roots can be traced back more than 100 years ago. Why is mail order growing? For one reason, it's much easier than buying retail. With mail order, customers don't have to experience fighting for parking spaces, swollen feet from standing in line, or pushy sales clerks. For these reasons, shopping via mail order is truly a painless experience. Mail order also offers larger amount of selections than retail stores. Today, with the rapid growth of the information age, people are relying more and more on the telecommunication to get everything done. From getting information for their research to buying gifts for their loved ones. Based on our research findings, today, there are more than 60 million people in America who are connected with Internet. This offers us a tremendous opportunity to set up a mail-order business with the aid of Web promotion to offer the products people always want to buy.