Monday, April 12, 2010

Starting Planet Antares Vending Machine Business

Most of us love to start our own vending machine business. But the fear of failure and inability to sustain competition prevents us for taking any further step. In fact the moment you plan to have your own vending machine business, there are hundreds of questions wavering in your mind.

The ideal way of gaining clarity about this business is by consulting experts or others who have been operating this business for quite sometime now. Vending is no doubt a very profitable business, especially if you know the ins and outs of this business. Irrespective of the kind of business you take up, conducting a thorough Market research is mandatory.

An in depth market research would help operator gather wealth of information about various machines in the market, most commonly dispensed vending products, competition, customer tastes, demand for various products and other information crucial for the success of this business.

In case you are completely new to this industry and starting this business without having any contacts, you should be very cautious in every move you make. Since there are lot of fraudsters in the market trying to misguide you by selling poor quality vending machines and products? It is always advisable to browse the net, go through various models of vending machines offered by various companies and choose one at best bid.

Vending is in fact the only business that gives complete freedom to the operator both in terms of the products you dispense and working hours. Operators should be very careful while choosing products to be vended in their machine. It is always advisable to offer more than one variety of products in your machine and try to alter them frequently. This can retain your existing customers and at the same time grab the attention of new customers.

Location and proper service should also be given due priority in vending business as these are the stepping stones to success. Thorough cleaning, prompt servicing and regular repaid can keep your machine in good working condition and thereby boost your sales.

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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Planet Antares Vending Business and Location Strategies

If you are under the perception that you need a lot of capital for starting vending machine business, you are thoroughly mistaken. In fact vending is one of the easiest business models that can be taken up by anyone. If finance is your main concern, you can choose basic model machines instead of going for sophisticated ones.

It has been the general practise of many operators to start with one or two machines initially and gradually expand them over a period of time. This business gives you the complete freedom of even operating these machines from the comfort of your residence. When it comes to choosing products for dispensing in your machine, you can go for standard products that have consistent demand throughout the year. Snacks, beverages, coffee, candy are some of the products that have demand throughout the year.

Another crucial aspect that influences the success of vending machine business is location. Operator needs to take due care while finalising on the location. There are various methods of identifying potential locations. Some of the most popular methods are by using flyers or by advertising. Each of these has its own set of benefits and their choice depends on funds available with operator and his scale of operations.

Flyers are really helpful. They spread across the message quickly and help you in getting contacted by people so that we can place our machines in their locations. This method also helps you gather huge information about various operators in that particular locality, kind of machines used by them, their pricing, services rendered by them and similar information which is vital for your business. You should go on repeating this process until you find few locations.

In case you are willing to spend some money, you can go for advertising. You would definitely expect good return on your investment and a good return would obviously mean good leads and prospective locations. So be careful while choosing. It has been proved that all locations are not the same. You can also take the support of a Planet Antares locator to assist you in your quest for potential locations.

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