Comments on: Home business ideas http://www.francethisway.com/wp/home-business-ideas/2009/01/ Living in France and daily life for a UK expat in the French blog! Thu, 24 May 2012 13:33:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kim Paley http://www.francethisway.com/wp/home-business-ideas/2009/01/comment-page-1/#comment-20351 Kim Paley Wed, 02 Feb 2011 22:10:24 +0000 http://www.francethisway.com/wp/?p=497#comment-20351 I have been selling on Ebay for 4 years from France and it is hard work and prices are of the lowest common denominator. I wouldn't advise anyone to try this one unless they have a very good connection for getting brand names at very low prices. Very time consuming and not worth the effort, that has been my experience. Have a look at the seller forums on Ebay to get an idea of how bad it is. There are some companies (not the word companies) that are all ready established and have a massive stock range and they do well. It isn't what it was for the hobby/part-time seller. On that note, Rod what do you manufacture? I am looking for an alternative to Ebay!! I have been selling on Ebay for 4 years from France and it is hard work and prices are of the lowest common denominator. I wouldn’t advise anyone to try this one unless they have a very good connection for getting brand names at very low prices. Very time consuming and not worth the effort, that has been my experience. Have a look at the seller forums on Ebay to get an idea of how bad it is. There are some companies (not the word companies) that are all ready established and have a massive stock range and they do well. It isn’t what it was for the hobby/part-time seller.

On that note, Rod what do you manufacture? I am looking for an alternative to Ebay!!

]]> By: Rod Boulton http://www.francethisway.com/wp/home-business-ideas/2009/01/comment-page-1/#comment-15403 Rod Boulton Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:36:14 +0000 http://www.francethisway.com/wp/?p=497#comment-15403 I manufacture all the goods on my website. Am looking for a french baced person to run a similar website in france. No con and no outlay other than the cost of running the website. I manufacture all the goods on my website. Am looking for a french baced person to run a similar website in france. No con and no outlay other than the cost of running the website.

]]> By: Boris http://www.francethisway.com/wp/home-business-ideas/2009/01/comment-page-1/#comment-15317 Boris Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:50:51 +0000 http://www.francethisway.com/wp/?p=497#comment-15317 Hi Jo, I used to buy articles from constant-content occasionally, but something changed and there were suddenly lots of articles on their site being sold as original when in fact they had been already published elsewhere, so I stopped using them. Obviously the price I or anyone else will pay for an original article is very different from one that has already appeared elsewhere. But yes, I agree that from the point of view of a writer, and especially if you can respond to specific article requests, they are a good idea. Pete, That sounds very sensible advice. You're right, not a job for everyone with a computer and 'google translator'. When I said bilingual I was thinking of people with French partners, very good qualifications, raised in France etc. Cheers Hi Jo,
I used to buy articles from constant-content occasionally, but something changed and there were suddenly lots of articles on their site being sold as original when in fact they had been already published elsewhere, so I stopped using them. Obviously the price I or anyone else will pay for an original article is very different from one that has already appeared elsewhere. But yes, I agree that from the point of view of a writer, and especially if you can respond to specific article requests, they are a good idea.
Pete,
That sounds very sensible advice. You’re right, not a job for everyone with a computer and ‘google translator’. When I said bilingual I was thinking of people with French partners, very good qualifications, raised in France etc.
Cheers

]]> By: jo walmesley http://www.francethisway.com/wp/home-business-ideas/2009/01/comment-page-1/#comment-15316 jo walmesley Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:40:23 +0000 http://www.francethisway.com/wp/?p=497#comment-15316 Another good site for web based article writing is www.constant-content.com. It's paid in dollars via paypal, but you can submit on just about any subject,or answer to public requests on specific topics.Won't make you rich, but it's surprising how quickly the payments can mount up, and the extrs cash comes in handy, poaricularly if you leave it in the Paypal account for a rainy day. Another good site for web based article writing is http://www.constant-content.com. It’s paid in dollars via paypal, but you can submit on just about any subject,or answer to public requests on specific topics.Won’t make you rich, but it’s surprising how quickly the payments can mount up, and the extrs cash comes in handy, poaricularly if you leave it in the Paypal account for a rainy day.

]]> By: Pete, FrogBlogger http://www.francethisway.com/wp/home-business-ideas/2009/01/comment-page-1/#comment-15315 Pete, FrogBlogger Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:39:06 +0000 http://www.francethisway.com/wp/?p=497#comment-15315 Some good ideas! Just a caveat on the translation theme... as a professional qualified translator myself (member of the Institute of Linguists), I regularly see poorly translated versions of everything from instruction manuals to subtitles. Despite being bilingual I NEVER translate away from my mother tongue, only into it, and all good translation professionals would agree with this policy. So unqualified Brits translating into French? Definitely not a good idea! You need a French national or a genuinely bilingual (preferably raised in France) person to do that. Students might seem ideal, except that few seem to have much of a notion of grammar and/or spelling these days!! Some good ideas! Just a caveat on the translation theme… as a professional qualified translator myself (member of the Institute of Linguists), I regularly see poorly translated versions of everything from instruction manuals to subtitles. Despite being bilingual I NEVER translate away from my mother tongue, only into it, and all good translation professionals would agree with this policy. So unqualified Brits translating into French? Definitely not a good idea! You need a French national or a genuinely bilingual (preferably raised in France) person to do that. Students might seem ideal, except that few seem to have much of a notion of grammar and/or spelling these days!!

]]> By: anna de brux http://www.francethisway.com/wp/home-business-ideas/2009/01/comment-page-1/#comment-15312 anna de brux Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:37:10 +0000 http://www.francethisway.com/wp/?p=497#comment-15312 Thanks for the useful tips. Will try e-bay and will get back to you to let you know if it works for me. Thanks for the useful tips. Will try e-bay and will get back to you to let you know if it works for me.

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