GPSDude Maps Out Success
Jay Moore, a.k.a. the “GPS Dude” of GPSDude.com, has been at it for over four years now, with steady revenue and site visit increases every month. It’s about three and a half years longer than he ever thought he’d be advising on and selling satellite-based navigation devices to consumers.
“I initially thought, if I make a little money, great, but I’m only going to have it for a little bit of time,” admits the 40-year-old Moore, who holds an MBA and has also been doing business consulting since 1990.
It was a drive to help his consulting clients enter the online marketplace that got Moore interested in starting GPSDude.com, which he still calls an “experiment” — an internet laboratory to test e-commerce methods, using his own money, from which he could report back successes and failures.
Moore now sells 300-400 units per month, enough to push him towards $1 million in annual sales. But the secret to his success isn’t technological at all — rather, it’s old-school customer service.
The most popular feature on GPSDude.com is “Ask The Dude,” where visitors can fill out a query form and receive advice from Moore or his one employee on which GPS unit to buy, depending on the customer’s needs and budget. And, it works, pure and simple: 75 percent of these customers are converted to sales.
“All that most of those folks want is a little personal contact,” says Moore. “When we send an e-mail out, my name’s on it.”
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