Let’s discuss why in 2023 you should “sell my products online”?
Times have changed. Running your shop just in town, displaying beautiful products so everyone can see them, and meeting new people on a daily basis is so wonderful but what about all the people that work busy lives and can’t make it to your shop during opening hours?
During my teenage years, my father was made redundant from his long life career of designing ships and trains. He then decided to go into business for himself and he purchased a local shop that sold lights, paint, and wallpaper in Bowral NSW. It was busy, life was great. After his 6th year in business, things started slowing down. More shops like magnet mart, Kmart etc come to town, plus a local paint shop only specializing in paints arrived. Then the shop rent went up. My parents decided to relocate one suburb over as rent was cheaper and less competition. I remember working there as a teen and dad always saying that to break even, he had to sell $1000 worth of product each day. Some days he only made a few hundred and other days he made $4-$5000. This has always stayed in my head and when I occasionally go and look at shops downtown (I hate shopping) I look at some shops and I wonder how they survive.
My parents eventually retired and closed but business was heading down hill and I think if they didn’t happen to retire, they would of gone broke.
If I knew what I know now, I would have created my parents an e-commerce website and had them selling online products alongside their shop.
Sell my products online- more reasons.
Just last week I was talking to 2 people about the homewares shop in our local mall that my daughter works in and both of them only get time to visit the mall either really early in the morning or late at night to run to coles or kmart. Both mentioned the shop had lovely products from the window but always so busy they just order things online, so here is another reason to “sell my products online”. (I’m in the presents of setting up their shop website)
What about taking your shop to another level and start selling your products online as well, to reach those busy people and more.
Why? Here’s why.
- You can earn more money. Promoting your products nationally and offering to ship allows you to sell more products and make more sales, Just add on a postage and handling rate. You’re not just restricted to people in your local area, you can sell all over Australia and around the world.
- You can relocate or revamp your shop and the online store will still be open, so while your moving or painting you can still be making money.
- You can build a stronger customer base when you set your shop to sell my products online. If you set up an email campaign alongside your website then you can email your customers current specials, new products etc. You can also refer people that are browsing in your shop to join your newsletter to get better online discounts.
- A website for a business is expected these days, so while your potential customer is browsing, they might unexpectedly see something and buy it, rather than having to wait to go into your shop. Plus setting up a website and advertising online is far cheaper than buying or renting a shop front.
- No opening time restrictions. Say your business is in the local mall and you have to open and close at certain hours. Your online store can be open 24/7. You can wake up in the morning with orders placed the night before.
- Plus e-commerce shops are way more measurable. You can log in and print off what products you sold that day, or get an email notification when something is low in stock.
How great does that sound to sell my products online?
In Summary
All the big shops like Kmart, target, bunnings to name a few all have both shop front and online setup, so why don’t you add extra options for your customers and earn more money by getting an e-commerce shop set up today. Talk to Thomas Web Designs and “sell my products online: or read our blog how to sell a product online.
About Me
I’m Jacinta Thomas, also known as your humble wordpress web design tech whiz and online marketing consultant.
I’m a reserved yet highly motivated and adaptable digital marketing expert ready to use my online marketing knowledge to help your business be seen online and ramp up your sales. I love horses, dogs, cats, country music, chocolate and most of all helping people.
I help family focused entrepreneurs build top ranking, self-managed websites, help work through any wordpress tech issues and get set up with hosting, blogging, SEO and social media, so they can earn more money and live their dream life.
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