Great idea, except handmade products are rarely able to “scale” aa the suits love to rattle on about. Scale is the hamster wheel for us. We are at a different place than most, in our production/business due to our age.
Over dinner I've been thinking "what if" we were to create a platform similar to Amazon but for Bitcoin products and merchants with shipping centres in the US, EU and Asia? I know, we have "online stores" for Bitcoin products but that's not the same. For example, me ordering from nostr:npub1uzt238htjzpq39dxmltlx60vxym9fetk9czz6kddq6fhvkf4z3usy9qtrh makes no sense. Import and shipping will make the product uninteresting / too expensive. But, if we had a EU distribution center buying from US merchants in larger scale, it would completely change the cost and import prices for such products.
Bitcoinzone .com ??
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In theory, if the infrastructure was there to help small and median size businesses scale *within their unique capacity*, then a platform that emphasizes localism while also offering the means to scale would be neat.
Small businesses can be clear about how large their region of sale/distribution is and also about their inventory. There can be a discoverability feature for those wanting to find businesses near them and that only ship regionally, as well as those that ship nationally and those that ship internationally.
There can be a healthy mix of large scale businesses next to mom and pops. Can give it the feel of a *digital farmers market* or *local craft show* while also providing a solid experience for those engaging with the bigger businesses.
Can also integrat WoT filters.
I can imagine it integrating a lot of the vest parts of Amazon, Etsy, and Yelp.
Lots of possibilities here.
Yes, for certain, with most categories, products, but not beekeeping & honey production, at the pace we have found to be our “sweet spot”.