[sdiy] Re: Evenfall MM (was:The quest for an analog sequencer)

[John Greczula]

on 2/1/02 4:44 PM, Grant Richter at grichter at asapnet.net wrote:

> What happens is, distributors are initially very seductive. They talk
> gloriously about how they are going to promote your product and make you
> huge!
> 
> What they mean is, they will list your product on their site, but they
> expect the manufacturer to pay for all actual advertising, now with THEIR
> business name on it. Essentially, you end up paying a lot of money to build
> THEIR business, they do not help you build YOUR business (surprise!).
> 
> So you end up paying them 40% for just writing down a credit card number. It
> can be a fatal waste of time and money for a small manufacturer.
> Distributors are useful to manufacturers who have such an desperate excess
> of inventory, they are willing to pay someone to help shovel it out the
> door.
> 
> Don't get me wrong, I am not saying anything negative about any individual
> or business. This is simply the reality of the business situation, and
> business is not pretty or nice.


And to think, I was saving for a Wiard system... ;0)
 
John Greczula
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