Start a Business Using eBay and Iphone App and SMS marketing

July 20, 2010 By Dwight Miller 1 Comment

Technology is creating all kinds of business opportunities and this is one that really stands out for me. I was recently reading an article on Mobile Commerce Daily about how eBay has just released a iPhone app for fashionista's.

Since I fancy myself a fashionista , I had to try it. Its an interesting app and can be the basis of a great business for someone that owns a clothing store or is running a niche fashion business.

The eBay Fashion App runs on the iPhone and it is a great app. It allows the shopper to search for the products they want, store them in a closet, combine them with other items to create outfits. . Really cool app and a potentially great business.

Here is the business idea

Imagine you have a list (or build a list) of women that have small feet and love designer shoes. (based on my research, designer shoes for women with small feet are hard to find). Lets also assume that you have a bit of information on each c;client including name and address, shoe size, favorite colors, and favorite designer. You also have their email address, Twitter and Facebook info as well as their mobile phone number.

Lets say you find a very limited supply of Jimmy Choo (told you guys I was a fashionista) shoes in small sizes. These are the latest shoes with the most recent design and even women that wear regular sizes are having a hard time buying these shoes and the women that owns them will be the star in her crowd.

So the entrepreneur sends a text and Twitter messages to the list, pointing the women to the eBay iPhone app, the women can see the shoes and buy them immediately.

How amazing, almost all of the parts are readily available and the entrepreneur doesn't need to figure out merchant accounts, shopping carts and the like they can just use eBay, text messaging and iPhone.

Amazing. the idea of this post is to birth the idea, its obviously not fully formed but I belive its doable in some fashion, the goal was to talk about how mobile technology is creating new business opportunities.

Tell me what you think.

Dedicated to your success

D

By the way, the eBay iPhone app is available now at the App store and here is a picture.

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: app store, eBay, fashionista's, iPhone, mobile apps, Mobile Marketing, new business, Sms Marketing, startups

About Dwight Miller

I am an experience business owner and manager that has worked in small entrepreneurial companies for the last 20 years.

I have been personally responsible for starting and selling 3 businesses successfully and profitably including one business to a Fortune 100.

Public Speaking
I am one of the few people that love speaking publicly. I have a variety of topics but my primary topic is always business. If you are looking for a great public speaker, I’m your man

I have been helping people learn to start business and launch new products with a program called Start A Business Backwards. This program is designed to help business owners design their business goals and develop systems to implement those goals.
Specialties:

Online Marketing Consultant and Serial Entrepreneur, I am a specialist at designing and managing business systems including accounting, marketing and customer relationship management systems.

Public Speaking, I love public speaking and am always interested in any opportunity to speak publicly

Current & Previous Experience

* Business Consultant Focused on Online Marketing at Blitz Magazine – The Football Lifestyle Magazine

* Online Marketing Expert at NetReach

* Business Consultant Focused on Online Marketing Business Systems and at Quantum Builders

* Business Consultant focused on Online Marketing at Bottomline Consulting Services

* Real Estate Mentor & Coach at Real Estate Investing Training Company

* Franchise Owner at Geeks on Call

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- Over the last 5 years I have helped my clients use paid search (PPC) to generate leads for their business. I specialize in lead generating strategies and tactics using PPC. I am an experienced PPC and SEO expert that understands the technical aspects of search marketing as well as the direct marketing I have been in the online marketing space since 2004, when as a result of selling my own business I started working with a friend's Network Support company, That company was losing about $100,000 per year on revenues of $2,000,000. My friend asked me to step in as General Manager and help turn the business around (I had prior experience in that field) and since we didn't have marketing funds, I taught myself online marketing as well as PPC. Bottom line, a year later the company profits where increased to $400,000 and sales had increased a million dollars. Since then I have primarily focused on online marketing.