Large turnover of shop portray Tiny Agung Budi Priyambodo figure (31). He sells flowers over the internet with a capital of $10 only. After five years of existence, its online flower shop now has a turnover of up to $6,000 million per month. What's the secret?
"At first I just cashed $10. I bought the domain $7, $3 hosting. I woke up my website, working with some offline florist, I asked her picture, and then I display on the website. Simple as that. At that time I was selling flowers from a variety of stores to order. After starting to grow, I started ordering flowers on the supplier and crafted it himself. Now the photos are displayed in the web catalog has pictures of our own, "recalled General ONBUS when met after the seminar" Best Practices of E-Commerce in SMEs "in ICC 2011 held a series of Community Hands Up (TDA) in JCC, Jakarta, Saturday (11/06/2011).
Elyana, wife of Supreme, who started the business that pioneered join her husband also share stories. "My husband resigned from office in 2008, two years after he began building bungahati.com and at that time I was not sure if my husband built the business will survive. I am among those who do not believe in online business. However, after I tried to get in, try to come handle the sale, finally in 2009 I was interested and I was also officially resign from my office to focus bungahati.com care, "said Elyana.
Until now Elyana still take care of bookings go directly to distribution to the consumer. He said he could not entrust the management to others. "I am who choose their own supplier interest, until the flower arranging, supervising the work of couriers to ensure interest until well into the hands of buyers," said Elyana.
To ensure the quality of the flowers that get into the hands of buyers, Elyana always put a statement that must be filled by the consumer when the courier delivered flowers. "There is a check list option to report to the state interest, if appropriate, inappropriate, withered, it can be filled by the buyer. Later courier will deliver it to me, "he said. In case of buyer dissatisfaction, Elyana will be responsible for replacing it according to applicable regulations.
Elyana guarantee that sends flowers are always fresh and in accordance with the image displayed on the web by checking every day, cut the damaged stems, and when the delivery, packaging is done with a box and in it was given ice to ensure freshness. "I always stock interest in the office, for the purchase of a sudden. So the problem is when there are no purchases, flowers will wilt in a few days, "he said. As for booking two or three days earlier, Elyana will order flowers directly to the supplier.
For the purchase of a sudden, since the time required to reach the hands reservations buyers usually around 2 to 3 hours, if the buyer is in the Jakarta area. "Due to an hour to assemble, one hour for delivery," he said. If buyer is outside Jakarta, the shipping time will be longer depending on the distance home buyers with bungahati.com headquarters in Jakarta.
In addition to the Indonesian region, bungahati.com also serve orders to foreign countries. "We have to ship up to China, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Singapore. However, because of the fresh flower business, supplying flowers instead of Indonesia, but our messages from suppliers in the country of the buyer, "said Agung.
According to the Court, its online flower business is a growing business of online business to offline businesses. "In the past, the successful offline first, then make a website. My business is growing its online-offline first and gradually followed her. Initially I was only with $10 to build the web and start selling products from the flower shop, I finally had the suppliers themselves, I own the production of flowers, the chain itself, to buy a refrigerator for storing flowers, hire a courier, and others, "said Agung .
Price of the flowers on this website are sold starting from $30 to any thousand of dollars, depending on the type of interest and difficulty stringing flowers. In addition to individual buyers, the Supreme subscriptions now also have large companies who do order at the event-specific event.
The husband and wife had an unforgettable experience for online flower business. "There is a book of interest to apply. At that time he was ordered to wear a private cinema watching both his future wife. In the middle of the film, he applied his future wife while giving flowers. It was a cinema full flower. That's an idea we can serve all orders up like that, "recalls Elyana.
Elyana added that although his business began to grow and the amount of turnover increased, she and her husband just hired 6 employees. "Two courier men, one with a motor, one with a car. Then one operator to follow up on the reservation, the author of the words of greeting in flower arrangements, and the public servants, "he concluded.
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