About BloggerKhan

My profession is Management and Marketing and it revolves around outsourcing, ecommerce and marketing on the internet. Wise men say identify what you are passionate about and then see if you can build a financial model around it. Well my passion is marketing and ever since the commercialization of the internet, I have been fascinated by the way the internet enables a small business extend its reach and do business with customers across the globe. It’s incredible how a guy in Dallas Texas can do business with a client in Johannesburg South Africa and guy in Peshawar Pakistan can do business with a client in Melbourne Australia. Think about it. Just a few decades ago it was impossible unless you were a multi billion dollar multi national.

While the internet has opened up new avenues previously unimaginable, it also opened up your previously protected local markets to competition from foreign lands. You got to be sharp, you got to be up to par and you got to figure out where your advantage lies.

Over the last few years, my focus has been leveraging lower cost I.T. resources in Asia and Africa for the benefit of small businesses in North America, Europe and Australia. There is a large pool of well educated and trained workforce in Asia and also growing in Africa. They need jobs and the local markets are not big enough to sustain them. In the developed countries, a very large number of people have given up corporate jobs to open up their own small businesses. A significant percentage of these small businesses cannot afford to build websites and even when they do, it’s hard for them to keep updating them to keep pace with changing technologies. That puts them at a disadvantage and they keep losing local market share without having the ability to reach over and grab some long distance market share. That’s where outsourcing can come to their rescue.

Outsourcing has been around for more than 30 years but it has been primarily the domain of large and mid sized companies. The small guy does not have the know how or the volume of business to take advantage of outsourcing. That’s where I thought our opportunity was, that is, in being the bridge between resources in Asia and Africa and small businesses in North America, Europe and other developed countries.

As I have a foot in both worlds, I like to write about subjects that I go through on a daily basis from the client’s perspective and from the outsourcer’s / freelancer’s perspective. If we can help you in some way with software and web related services, feel free to contact our Outsourcing Unit.

In my writings, I cover subjects such as ecommerce, business strategy & methods, technology, reviews and comparisons of products and services.

I hope you find the material useful and wherever you feel you can contribute your knowledge, enter your comments and let others benefit from your experience. This is how we all grow collectively.

Thank You for visiting.

Najeeullah K. Babar

Author Archive | BloggerKhan

October 9, 2017 / 0 Comments

What do these countries have in common?

I was reviewing the Monday orders for one of our client’s ecommerce sites and noticed that 6 out of his 11 orders today were International orders. That’s more than half his sales today. Are you taking advantage of International sales opportunities? Why not?

September 17, 2017 / 1 Comment

The benefits of outsourcing for small businesses

The practice of outsourcing certain tasks or processes to outside firms is becoming more common to small businesses but it’s not a new concept to big businesses. Big businesses have been outsourcing complete departments to third party providers, some overseas, some local. Let’s examine some of the key benefits of outsourcing for small businesses…

September 12, 2017 / 0 Comments

Hootsuite FAQ

Many of you are using Hootsuite for managing your social media presence. Hootsuite is a good tool and can help you bring some order to your social life. Many of you have questions that are hard to figure out beforehand and sometimes prevent you from upgrading your account. Hopefully these answers will help you make your decision.

September 1, 2017 / 0 Comments

How do I promote my business as an accountant

Are you an accountant and could use more business? You are not alone. The explosion of the internet all over the world has opened up opportunities for small businesses that previously did not exist. These small businesses need someone to take care of their books. That’s what you are good at. Whether you are a full time independent accountant or want to have a part time side hustle, you can build and promote your business as an accountant using the internet.

August 31, 2017 / 0 Comments

How do I upload products to eBay in bulk

I have been selling products on eBay and making money at it. I would like to upload more of our inventory to eBay but it is very time consuming to upload one at a time and then even more so to keep it updated. If I sell something on eBay but I am actually sold out, I have to cancel the order and that sometimes results in negative feedback and eBay lowers my DSR. Does that sound like you?

August 25, 2017 / 0 Comments

For new college grads: best websites for finding open jobs

Did you recently graduate from college or about to? If yes, you are probably looking forward to the start of your professional life. It is a heady time. You have gone through the rigors of school and college and are getting ready to take flight on your own.
How to get started with your job search?

August 23, 2017 / 0 Comments

WooCommerce or Shopify – Which one is better

This is an interesting debate that people considering an online store constantly ask on forums. WooCommerce or Shopify, which one is better, which one should I go with.
As ecommerce specialists, we develop both WooCommerce and Shopify websites along with other popular ones. But lets look at this questions of WooCommerce or Shopify…

Upwork or Freelancer or People Per Hour or Guru

August 16, 2017 / 0 Comments

Upwork or Freelancer, People Per Hour or Guru – which one is better?

Upwork or Freelancer or People Per Hour or Guru – which one is better? This is a common question for small businesses looking to outsource some of their administrative or web development jobs. This article will help you get a better understanding of the portals before you place your advertisements.

August 13, 2017 / 0 Comments

Is it good to have many choices? Are you sure? Really!

Do shoppers buy more if you offer them dozens off choices or would a few options suffice? When presented with a choice off six jams versus a choice off 24 jams, which would result in more sales?

For many people, logic dictates that having multiple products is an advantage. I am not trying to argue for or against choices but to discover the psychological reasons behind the numbers. Would consumers buy more product, more often, when they are presented with fewer choices?