Fw: (ET) Parts

["MR23 \(Christopher M. Meier, Mpls, MN\)" <mr23 mn rr com>]

Maybe Bill would be more willing to stick with the Elec-trak
parts business if a web page/site would reduce his support
time.  Is there anyone within spitting distance of Bill that
would consider working with him to get the necessary info
on line?  If it went that far, maybe Bill would agree to letting
that person scan the documents in his files and put them up
as well.

Any takers?

Christopher M. Meier


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Roden (Akron OH USA)" <roden ald net>
> To: "Elec-Trak@Cosmos5. Phy. Tufts. Edu" <elec-trak cosmos5 phy tufts 
> edu>
> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 8:09 PM
> Subject: RE: (ET) Parts
>
>
> > I suspect that the folks who are always looking for the cheapest way 
> > out
> > wouldn't patronize Bill even if he had the fanciest homepage on the 
> > web.
> >
> > But where a web presence ~would~ help him is in impulse buying.  How
many
> > times have you decided to buy something online, but browsed around a 
> > bit
> > and added a little to your "shopping cart" before finalizing the order?
> >
> > Not only that, but a good, solid online FAQ might reduce the number of
> > help calls that don't result in a sale.  Less time invested per sale
> > means more return, at least on paper.
> >
> > I really appreciate Bill's support, but if he wants out, I hope someone
> > (probably from this list) will buy him out and keep the parts business
> > going.  Unfortunately, it's going to have to be a person who does it 
> > out
> > of dedication, not for the money, because supporting the ET is never
> > going to be very lucrative.