Anyone who has surfed the Internet looking for angling equipment will be able to testify to the volume of shopping available online. Previously considered the domain of the technologically advanced, online shopping has increasingly entered the mainstream community as an enjoyable and effective means to shop from within the comforts of your own home. Advances in Internet communications and security ensure that not only are the transactions secure, but also that the shopping experience is visually appealing whilst being easy to navigate. Its potential to support a sustainable revenue for enterprising angling clubs is therefore becoming increasing apparent.
Opening a 4Rclub shopping mall is free, simple, and instant.
This has been made clearer through products such as 4Rclub, a free and powerful service that provides clubs with an instant online shopping mall business. A first of its kind, 4Rclub, which is powered by Affinity Shopper, allows angling clubs to operate their own branded online shopping mall from which they can generate a profitable business revenue. The mall directs shoppers to over 700 retailers, who shoppers buy from directly, whilst the mall receives a commission from every purchase made at no extra cost to the shopper. This means that you are able to effectively raise funds without raising club fees, and provide a valuable service to your members.
“24 million Britons bought products online last year, while statistically 84% of people would buy goods online if it helped raise money for an interest they cared about,†said Nick Aldrich, Commercial Director for Affinity Shopper, the holding company for 4Rclub. “With angling commonly held to be the most popular participation sporting activity in the UK the potential is definitely there for anglers to set up their own mall to support their club.â€
“Through our experience with a range of business holdings we have managed to navigate the hurdles of online enterprises to harness the power of the Internet. We are now in a position to use this knowledge to empower and enable anybody to have their own dotcom business based on something that three out of four of us do anyway – shop. The use of the revenue is limitless depending on the interests of those activating the mall, be it to fund a group angling holiday, stock the club bar, promote your club to new anglers, or simply build a very appealing prize for a regular competition.â€
The beauty of 4Rclub is that it seamlessly moulds to an existing website. What’s more, for clubs that don’t have their own website, the Pro version of Affinity Shopper, available through www.4Rclub.co.uk, has a web-building tool to create your own online domain. Beyond sign up there is no administration or technical input needed. Nor does the club need to make any investment in the tool. It simply returns an income from directing shoppers to retailers whom they would buy from anyway.
Online shopping purchases are predicted to total £26billion this year, with Affinity Shopper users expecting to earn over £2 million from their malls over the next 18 months.
Could now be the time to angle your hobby into a profitable business? Find out more by visiting www.4Rclub.co.uk
