Mail Order Business Michigan

It is a fact that you can buy and sell anything in the virtual world! You no longer need to find store space, fix it up, stock and manage inventory and then wait for the customers to come in. Now, you can also participate in the retail experience, by setting up your own mail order business.

Local Companies

OZ Management Services, Inc.
616.682.0369
8303 Baileau Oaks, NE
Ada, MI
A & M Sales Management Consulting
517-672-6371
4101 Merriman Loop - Suite 100
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517-336-5889
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(989) 906-7777
11103 Thornberry Dr.
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248 991 4034
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616-949-5013
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Dillard Partners, LLC
(88) TRY DP-LLC
1090 Farnham Ave.
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PolyArk Management Consulting
248.694.4414
330 E. Maple Rd, STE # 141
Birmingham, MI
Rassmussen Thomas G
(248) 628-7003
75537 Dequindre Rd
Oxford, MI
Tkc Systems
(734) 971-0652
3840 Packard St
Ann Arbor, MI

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It is a fact that you can buy and sell anything in the virtual world! You no longer need to find store space, fix it up, stock and manage inventory and then wait for the customers to come in. Now, you can also participate in the retail experience, by setting up your own mail order business. You can choose to go the traditional way by printing a colorful physical catalog or create and online catalog a la eBay. Follow the instructions listed below to get started with your mail order business.

STEP 2:

Sign up to accept online payments. Over 90% of all payments made by buyers online are through credit and debit cards or through proprietary payments systems such as PayPal. To accept credit and debit cards as a mode of payment, sign up as a merchant with local franchises of Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club, etc. Many banks and financial companies provide this service, so you will need to research and check out a provider who gives you the best merchant discount and interchange rates.

STEP 3:

Lining up suppliers. This step is the most important segment of the start-up process and will require quite a bit of time and effort on your part. Your best option would be to look for and select a supplier who is willing to source the best material for you at wholesale rates and also arrange for the storage and delivery of stock as and when the orders start coming in. Look for drop-shipping companies as these will maintain your inventory for you, including packaging and shipping of individual orders. When you are more established in your mail order business, you can think of taking on the full activity yourself - a place to store inventory and take care of packaging and shipping orders.

STEP 4:

Select your product catalog. Rather than trying to sell everything under the sun, select a few fast-moving and popular items. It is better to start with a small catalog of less than 40-50 products and scale up as you get more familiar and confident with the mail order business.

STEP 5:

Setting up a website and printing a catalog. There are numerous resources available on the Internet which will help you set up a website listing all the products you will be selling through your mail order business. A local printer in your area can help you with producing a colorful and glossy catalog which can be mailed out to potential customers. Make sure to keep the number of printed catalogs you will be mailing out to a limited number, since this will cost you quite a bit of money. Identify a select list of potential buyers to send brochures to, these should be people you are relatively sure will use the catalog and start ordering. Take out advertisements in local newspapers or post fliers around the city, giving details about your new mail order business and website details.

STEP 6:

Getting your customers. One surefire way to get buyers to visit and buy from your mail order business is to give away a few freebies or discounts for early birds. Make sure that you highlight these offers in your promotional material, including the print catalog. Maintain an updated database of customers as and when the orders start coming in, reward prolific buyers with periodic gifts or discount vouchers to promote loyalty. Be prompt in ensuring the safe packaging and delivery of bought items, this will help you in building up a solid reputation among customers.There is not much cost involved in setting up a mail order business. All it requires is some basic investment, time and lots of effort to get going. Once the initial effort is out of the way, sit back and enjoy the profits rolling in. Remember though, to be constantly reinventing and revamping your inventory to keep the orders coming in and satisfying your clientele.

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OZ Management Services, Inc.

Business & Marketing Consulting New Product & Market Develop

616.682.0369
8303 Baileau Oaks, NE
Ada, MI
www.bjtmgt.com

Unlike most of today’s business advisors, we have managed companies and understand the real day-to-day problems of operating a business. We understand the pressures to grow and diversify, reduce costs and improve cash flow. We know the frustration of those endless projects that attack the wrong problems and yield no positive results.

Throughout our corporate careers, we have contributed to the growth and profitability of national and international industry leaders with diverse business models including manufacturing, traditional retail, e-commerce, direct marketing, service and non-profit organizations. The principals of BJT have managed in a variety of ownership structures: public, private and employee-owned.

We are fully competent in a broad range of commerce forms including consumer marketing, business-to-business marketing and marketing to organizations. In addition, we have extensive experience in all of the major advertising forms including Internet, catalog, direct mail, newspaper supplements, mass media and broadcast media.

The BJT difference is that we have faced the kinds of business problems that you face and have developed programs and solutions that work. We stand behind our results and are willing to work on a mutually agreed success-sharing basis. We believe that your success comes first.


We provide a broad array of business services that will lead to enhanced growth and stability for your business. Our focus is primarily in nine areas: (Click on the titles)

Strategic planning

Marketing, merchandising strategies

Customer acquisition and management strategies

New business development

Product introductions

Cost management programs

Financial & working capital management

Management services

Crisis management


In each of these areas, we will work with you to analyze your current business environment, the issues you face, determine the actions necessary, implement the plans and measure the results. At BJT, we will take an active, “hands-on” role in every stage of the project. Unlike most management services groups, we believe that delivering the plan is only the first step of our commitment to you.


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