Depends on who it is
More than once, I’ve sensed the notion from some relatives, friends and acquaintances that when you’re an online / e-commerce store, you won’t be taken seriously. That you’re just doing it as a side job, a hobby, a part-timer, so on and so forth.
You will only receive validation when you have a brick & mortar storefront.
Or if your e-commerce name is amazon dot com.
I don’t understand this type of sentiment. It makes me sad that some friends and even relatives have these kind of attitude, even if subconsciously.
November 21st, 2008 at 2:03 am
They probably have no concept of how hard you work and the number of hours required to build a successful business.
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:26 am
Don’t take it personally. Surprisingly, many people still don’t really get the amount of work needed in opening and managing an online business sucessfully, probably for the fact that it’s conceptually “easier” to open an online business than a brick and mortar one.