On August 10th, a new, improved and much larger platform for
OpenSky will launch, including my store. OpenSky introduces a completely different way of
shopping. You don't go to the store and browse. You buy after reading a recommendation by somebody you trust. Makes sense to me.
This is how OpenSky works in a nutshell:
- OpenSky has a website and the setup for checking out and payment for items
- OpenSky offers manufacturers and distributors a platform for their items
- Sellers are bloggers and others with a platform on the web to find and recommend items that they love
- Sellers choose from the items already on OpenSky to recommend or if they want to sell an item not already in OpenSky's inventory they can contact the vendor and ask them to add it to OpenSky
The system makes sense and is ideal for people that are passionate about products that they use and enjoy. As many of my friends know, when I find an item that I like, I try to talk everyone into getting it. When Cablevision first added DVR, and it wasn't even being advertised yet, I thought it was the best thing since sliced bread. I couldn't stop talking about its benefits. Almost every one of my friends and co-workers signed up within a month. Too bad I wasn't working for Cablevision, I would have made a fortune in commissions.
I may wind up selling very few products or many products, but
I will only sell products that I love and would use myself. We'll see how it goes, but I think OpenSky sounds like a great idea. If any of you make or sell items that you would like to have sold on OpenSky, please let me know.
What do you all think of the OpenSky method of shopping?
