Anytime Motorcycle Covers - Predictions

                                                
Business Predictions

Prediction:  The sales of motorcycles should increase and continue to increase for the next few years.  It seems to be an inevitable fact of life that gasoline will continue to increase in price (about $2.70 per gallon here and up about 75 cents from a year ago).  With the increase in the price of gasoline, people will continue to look for ways to reduce their gas bill, but not at the expense of personal freedom.   We are a country of people that has become accustomed to going when and where we want and that won’t change anytime soon.  The increase in gasoline will force everyone except the very wealthy to look for alternative methods of transportation.   You can go the “green” route with a hybrid or the motorcycle route which is much more fun.   A trend I have noticed lately is that some older folks are actually buying smaller scooters just to get around for relatively short distances.  I would expect this to increase in popularity as gasoline keeps going up.

Prediction:  With the increase in the sales of motorcycles, the need for and sales of motorcycle covers and especially quality waterproof motorcycle covers should increase.   Motorcycles are, like our cars, a major investment for most of us and it only makes sense to protect that investment.   We all know that most people will opt for the lower priced motorcycle covers, which in the long run may not be the best option.   Just remember that you get what you pay for!

Prediction: Many people will downsize their house and consequently not have the big garage that they had at their last house.  I agree with the pundits who say the economy is picking up.  But, that doesn’t mean much to the guy who realizes that the family needs to cut their expenses drastically and one of those ways is to move to a smaller home.  The economic pick-up (which somehow is not equating to more jobs) is great and will be great in the long run.  However, in the meantime this guy must leave his big Harley Hog sitting outside (no way it is going to be an expense reduction).  He will definitely need a premium top-of-the-line cover that will fit his Harley and of course, he will make it a waterproof motorcycle cover.  

Prediction: More and more people will use the internet as their preferred method of shopping for everything and I do mean “everything”.  People are buying and selling just about anything you can imagine and a lot of stuff that you can’t even imagine.  The face of commerce is changing more every day and will continue to lean more toward e-commerce.   

Prediction: The number of people trying to teach people how to use the internet and how to make money from using the internet just has to go down.  There is just no way all those people can actually make money by trying to tell others how to make money.  I know that “a sucker is born everyday”, but surely at some point some of these folks just have to be “weeded” out.   I’ve only been in this business a short while, but it didn’t take me long to realize there may more of “them” (helpers) than there are of us (internet sellers).

General Predictions

Prediction:  Tiger Woods will definitely be at the masters.  However, I don’t think he will do very well.  I predict he will finish about fifth or sixth.  That’s not bad for anyone else that might finish in that position, but it won’t be acceptable for Woods!  Oh! I also predict that his wife will be there and that they will stay together.  

Prediction:  I will once again procrastinate this year on completing the tax forms necessary for my business Any Time Motorcycle Covers.  If you’re like me, you tell yourself every year that this year you will get those taxes done early and sent in to Uncle Sam.  But, every year, here we are at this time of the year sitting around wishing we had taken the time  much earlier in the year to “do our taxes”.  Remember, April 15 is only a few days away as I write this. 

Prediction: The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will continue to drag on for many years to come.  We may still be counting the dead in 10 or 15 years.  Those are very unstable countries and we have no exit strategy that will work, other than the Vietnam strategy of just walking away.  Unfortunately, every president may mean well when he promises a withdrawal, but as soon as he is elected, that withdrawal becomes a “ramp-up” in troop strength.    

In summary, I will just say that there are many things going on in this world that are much more important than my own personal interest (selling quality motorcycle covers), but we all tend to focus on our small world.  However, with the internet, we can all expand our world and know almost instantly (no waiting for update at 6:00) exactly what is going on almost anywhere in the world.  I believe most of us realize what a great thing this is and will continue to use this tool (much as the hammer has been used) for years and generations to come.

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