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Again, I am not so sure if I agree with all your points here. >>Cash on Delivery has a lot of issues. I won't elaborate but, customers refuse the sale later on
by free 15y ago
Again, I am not so sure if I agree with all your points here.
>>Cash on Delivery has a lot of issues. I won't elaborate but, customers refuse the sale later on (impulse buy regrets), delayed booking of revenue, costs around collecting and cash reconciliation.
So do other modes of payments. There will always be customers who will want to get a refund. As I said am not entirely sure what the best solution is for non-physical transactions.
>>Indian Businesses and consumers don't pay for Technology Products.
This a blanket statement. Maybe the types of businesses we interact with are very different. From my experience a lot of them are ready to pay well if they see the benefits.
>>If they want to pay, they don't have mechanisms to pay you online.
Umm, this is false. There are lots of ways to pay online. IRCTC does this on a decent scale.
All that being said, I agree it can be hard doing business but I don't believe it is any harder than doing it anywhere else. Every market has its set of advantages and disadvantages, but one needs to focus on what can be done instead of obsessing over what cannot be done.
I looked at your site and like the idea. I am sure you must have tried this but have you tried making up deals with IT companies where you do the tax filings for all the people in the company for a bulk rate. A lot of companies do this since the guys collect the documents from the office saving the employees time and your pricing is very reasonable. Also, they are the ones who'd be more likely to understand and pay for this.
Cheers
- architgupta 15y ago- I know I was making a blanket statement. Both are somewhat strong generalizations on data I have come across via our company and other entrepreneurs. This is to provoke discussions and gain new insights. I am not trolling, though. :) - Many businesses will send you cheques, recurring payments are PITA, as you have to do "collection". Delayed payments are quite common. >> but have you tried making up deals with IT companies where you do the tax filings for all the people in the company for a bulk rate. - We do exactly that. Large employers buy ClearTax on a negotiated price for all their employees. Most people want to transact in cash. - My point is the infrastructure is maturing very slowly. You can't bootstrap easily. Your startup may die by the time the market matures. >> I looked at your site and like the idea. Thanks! :-)
- eitally 15y agoSimilarly, many businesses will delay providing contractual services (with no apparent explanation or excuse).