Last Updated: October 24, 2020
Buying and selling products is a basic human need and necessity. Do you agree? Smash that like button if you do. Oops, there is no smash button. But don’t worry just smash it anyway.
Do you have an online store. If not, then you should definitely think about having one. With the vast availability of tools and resources it is now possible for anybody with a laptop and an internet connection to start their own business. You will need some money to invest as well. But you already knew that.
So what is an ecommerce platform?
Well, since you asked… Ecommerce Platform is an online platform that helps you to sell products through your very own website. Here are a list of some popular platforms available for you
- Shopify
- Bigcommerce
- Woocommerce
- Wix-eCommerce
- Weebly
- Squarespace
- Prestashop
- Volusion
If you already have a brick and mortar business, then it makes more sense to start your own e-commerce store right away. You will not be thinking about what kind of store you need, what products you need, what kind of inventory you need to buy, etc.
You have to just find the platform which makes sense to you and start uploading images and description of your products in the online store.
On the other hand, if you do not have any previous experience with selling products of any kind then you will need to do some good research as to what kind of store you want to build and what kind of products you want to sell.
Even if you identify all the products and everything you need to set up your store, the next part is to get traffic to your website which means getting customers who want to buy the products that are displayed on your online store.
It is all possible because many people have done it before. So there is no reason to think otherwise. One thing I am going to say is that it is going to take some hard work and creativity on your part to get it up and going.
Do you know about one product stores? You may want to try that if you are just starting out. One product stores are built around only… you guessed it… one product. There is no other product on the site.
So when someone wants the product you are selling you don’t give them a chance to think about any other product by offering them only one product. If the product is of good quality and good price, then people will buy it. It sounds too good to be true. But it is in fact being used by many people.
Having a successful one product store also gives you peace of mind because you don’t have to deal with multiple products. You know what people are going to buy from your store and you can take care of it far easily when compared to having multiple products.
With a lot of people staying in their homes, the ecommerce industry is booming right now. So go ahead and find a product or products that you want to sell online and start you online store. There is no excuse. If you have the money and the will to do it, you can just do it.