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Brendan Vogt

Catalogs Understanding Not Making Sense

Hi,

I am not understanding the concept of catalogs. I am having a shop with
various products, like computers, electronics, etc. Can someone maybe give
me a real life example of online catalogs and maybe explain it in a little
more detail?

Brendan

Jim Barrows

Re: Catalogs Understanding Not Making Sense

Yes. You could have a winter catalog, a summer catalog etc.
You coud have a catalog for a site specializing in the needs of the
average "home" user, and have only those items that customer type
needs. Then you could have another catalog set up for computer pros,
or IT shops with the stuff they need. Then you could have a website
for each one, and a third that offered it all.

On 12/10/07, Brendan Vogt <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
>
>
> I am not understanding the concept of catalogs. I am having a shop with
> various products, like computers, electronics, etc. Can someone maybe give
> me a real life example of online catalogs and maybe explain it in a little
> more detail?
>
>
>
> Brendan
>
>

--
James A Barrows

Brendan Vogt

RE: Catalogs Understanding Not Making Sense

Thanks Jim.

So if I am working towards something like the categories at
http://shopping.aol.com where they list all the categories and sub
categories, then something like Computer and Office Supplies and Baby, Kids,
and Maternity would catalogs, or do you think I should just make them
categories as well?

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Barrows [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 6:26 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Catalogs Understanding Not Making Sense

Yes. You could have a winter catalog, a summer catalog etc.
You coud have a catalog for a site specializing in the needs of the
average "home" user, and have only those items that customer type
needs. Then you could have another catalog set up for computer pros,
or IT shops with the stuff they need. Then you could have a website
for each one, and a third that offered it all.

On 12/10/07, Brendan Vogt <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
>
> I am not understanding the concept of catalogs. I am having a shop with
> various products, like computers, electronics, etc. Can someone maybe
give
> me a real life example of online catalogs and maybe explain it in a little
> more detail?
>
>
>
> Brendan
>
>

--
James A Barrows

Jim Barrows

Re: Catalogs Understanding Not Making Sense

Think Sears catalog.
Sears sends out a catalog, with different departments in the catalog.
They send out a main catalog once a year, and then a spring update
etc. Each of those are special catalogs. Maybe they send out another
catalog that is unique to a demographic.

On Dec 10, 2007 10:30 AM, Brendan Vogt <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Thanks Jim.
>
> So if I am working towards something like the categories at
> http://shopping.aol.com where they list all the categories and sub
> categories, then something like Computer and Office Supplies and Baby, Kids,
> and Maternity would catalogs, or do you think I should just make them
> categories as well?
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Barrows [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 6:26 PM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: Catalogs Understanding Not Making Sense
>
> Yes. You could have a winter catalog, a summer catalog etc.
> You coud have a catalog for a site specializing in the needs of the
> average "home" user, and have only those items that customer type
> needs. Then you could have another catalog set up for computer pros,
> or IT shops with the stuff they need. Then you could have a website
> for each one, and a third that offered it all.
>
> On 12/10/07, Brendan Vogt <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> >
> > I am not understanding the concept of catalogs. I am having a shop with
> > various products, like computers, electronics, etc. Can someone maybe
> give
> > me a real life example of online catalogs and maybe explain it in a little
> > more detail?
> >
> >
> >
> > Brendan
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> James A Barrows
>
>

--
James A Barrows

Brendan Vogt

RE: Catalogs Understanding Not Making Sense

What is Sears?

So you think I must have 1 default catalog and then make those items
categories?

Have you got any sample web apps that I can look at that used with OFBiz?

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Barrows [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 7:43 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Catalogs Understanding Not Making Sense

Think Sears catalog.
Sears sends out a catalog, with different departments in the catalog.
They send out a main catalog once a year, and then a spring update
etc. Each of those are special catalogs. Maybe they send out another
catalog that is unique to a demographic.

On Dec 10, 2007 10:30 AM, Brendan Vogt <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Thanks Jim.
>
> So if I am working towards something like the categories at
> http://shopping.aol.com where they list all the categories and sub
> categories, then something like Computer and Office Supplies and Baby,
Kids,

> and Maternity would catalogs, or do you think I should just make them
> categories as well?
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Barrows [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 6:26 PM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: Catalogs Understanding Not Making Sense
>
> Yes. You could have a winter catalog, a summer catalog etc.
> You coud have a catalog for a site specializing in the needs of the
> average "home" user, and have only those items that customer type
> needs. Then you could have another catalog set up for computer pros,
> or IT shops with the stuff they need. Then you could have a website
> for each one, and a third that offered it all.
>
> On 12/10/07, Brendan Vogt <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> >
> > I am not understanding the concept of catalogs. I am having a shop with
> > various products, like computers, electronics, etc. Can someone maybe
> give
> > me a real life example of online catalogs and maybe explain it in a

little

> > more detail?
> >
> >
> >
> > Brendan
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> James A Barrows
>
>

--
James A Barrows

Jim Barrows

Re: Catalogs Understanding Not Making Sense

Sears is a department store chain. Sorry. Forgot that you're not in the US.

Yeah one catalog, and then do categories. Do a catalog for a
demographic, time frame etc.
Use catageories for types of services/merchandise.

On Dec 10, 2007 10:57 AM, Brendan Vogt <[hidden email]> wrote:

> What is Sears?
>
> So you think I must have 1 default catalog and then make those item
> categories?
>
> Have you got any sample web apps that I can look at that used with OFBiz?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Barrows [mailto:[hidden email]]
>
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 7:43 PM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: Catalogs Understanding Not Making Sense
>
> Think Sears catalog.
> Sears sends out a catalog, with different departments in the catalog.
> They send out a main catalog once a year, and then a spring update
> etc. Each of those are special catalogs. Maybe they send out another
> catalog that is unique to a demographic.
>
>
> On Dec 10, 2007 10:30 AM, Brendan Vogt <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > Thanks Jim.
> >
> > So if I am working towards something like the categories at
> > http://shopping.aol.com where they list all the categories and sub
> > categories, then something like Computer and Office Supplies and Baby,
> Kids,
> > and Maternity would catalogs, or do you think I should just make them
> > categories as well?
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Barrows [mailto:[hidden email]]
> > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 6:26 PM
> > To: [hidden email]
> > Subject: Re: Catalogs Understanding Not Making Sense
> >
> > Yes. You could have a winter catalog, a summer catalog etc.
> > You coud have a catalog for a site specializing in the needs of the
> > average "home" user, and have only those items that customer type
> > needs. Then you could have another catalog set up for computer pros,
> > or IT shops with the stuff they need. Then you could have a website
> > for each one, and a third that offered it all.
> >
> > On 12/10/07, Brendan Vogt <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I am not understanding the concept of catalogs. I am having a shop with
> > > various products, like computers, electronics, etc. Can someone maybe
> > give
> > > me a real life example of online catalogs and maybe explain it in a
> little
> > > more detail?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Brendan
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > James A Barrows
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> James A Barrows
>
>

--
James A Barrows

Brendan Vogt

RE: Catalogs Understanding Not Making Sense

Thanks for the info.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Barrows [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 8:17 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Catalogs Understanding Not Making Sense

Sears is a department store chain. Sorry. Forgot that you're not in the
US.

Yeah one catalog, and then do categories. Do a catalog for a
demographic, time frame etc.
Use catageories for types of services/merchandise.

On Dec 10, 2007 10:57 AM, Brendan Vogt <[hidden email]> wrote:

with

> > > various products, like computers, electronics, etc. Can someone maybe
> > give
> > > me a real life example of online catalogs and maybe explain it in a
> little
> > > more detail?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Brendan
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > James A Barrows
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> James A Barrows
>
>

--
James A Barrows