Friday, September 19, 2008

The Shopping Struggle...

I have to tell you, I am sick of going online and searching for products. Not that I am not always looking for new stuff, I am always looking. No, I get sick of sorting through all the crap. Put a search term into Google, and the number of results you get, well you can easily waste a day or two going through it all. And who do you believe? One site says one thing and the next one says the exact opposite.

Now lets say you want to purchase a few things, in the offline world you would get in your car and off to the mall because you know that you can find all sorts of stores offering a variety of products. You don't have to drive from store to store, and if it is raining or snowing, you are inside in comfort. Online you can search for one thing at a time, but how do you know one site is as good as the other, and the time it takes to search, shop and repeat. As well, tracking orders, you will get multiple codes and emails with numbers that you must keep track of in case an order doesn't come. Why couldn't there be a shopping mall online??

Well there are, and if you search for shopping malls, you will find as many as in the offline world. But again, who can you trust, with the offline mall you can recognize most names of stores and know the reputation of them. Online you can't rely on just a name, you don't know how a site handles customers, especially the return policy.

I am sure you have heard of ClickBank, and if you have dealt with them you know that they have a good reputation. But did you know they have a marketplace where you can get digitally downloaded products. It is like a shopping mall but online, and a name you can trust. It is actually called CB Mall.

I recommend checking out any site you visit first, same as you would check out a store or product before you head to a store. Make sure that they are above par, make sure to check out a few reviews to get a fair assessment.

Happy Shopping!!

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