Become an eCommerce website developer to share information, or sell e-goods, hard good products or your services for profit.
One of the easiest ways to develop a small business online is to create
and/or sell e-goods, also known as digital products. If you can digitize it, you can sell it.
Selling
e-books, digital photo collections, MP3s, clip art, e-sounds,
cartoons/art/illustrations or software makes the internet the ideal
venue.
When you sell e-goods, or "digital products," the Net becomes an automated
distribution channel. No products to handle. No boxes to pack. No
courier to ship.
You can also sell hard goods these days with the many POD (print-on-demand) companies that are available. You don't have to actually buy, store, and ship products yourself. You create your designs, upload them to your chosen POD company and then list them on sites like etsy, ebay, shopify, amazon, etc.
That's one of the new things I am doing with my store Holly Cottage Boutique. It's a lot of fun creating the products, and I only pay for them when someone makes a purchase.
POD is a form of drop-shipping, but traditional drop-shipping is also easier than ever to set up.
All of the latest available resources and opportunities make E-commerce the most efficient way to
sell online, but only if you use the right approach and process.
If you use the traditional standard method of:
Your chances of failure are high...
To help you gain an understanding of the big picture of e-commerce begin by watching this short video overview (1 min):
You may have a great product and a beautiful website but the "standard approach" used by the 97-98% of eCommerce website owners will fail. Without targeted traffic (potential buyers), you'll get nowhere.
A lot of people try to solve their problem of lack of visitors by paying for advertising. That's certainly an option, but it's also a good way to lose a lot of money fast, especially if you have no experience.
In my opinion, one of the best approaches is to create a content rich website that you can then use to funnel your organic (free) traffic to your products. Website Content comes before Traffic which comes before
Preselling, which leads to Monetization (gathering the money). The way I learned is that C-T-P-M formula, and I feel it's a good business foundation.
Here are some great case studies to show you how people have created
excellent content to promote their eCommerce business online. One of
them I'd like to draw particular emphasis to is Michael Boyter, from
Wasilla, Alaska.
On his successful SBI! site (familyhistoryproducts.com),
Michael creates excellent content about genealogy and family
autobiographies and then sells an e-book called Memorygrabber. Michael
also monetizes his high volume of targeted traffic using...
Having the right tools and guidance puts you in the best position to become a successful eCommerce website developer...
Who's Doing It?
Over the past 20+ years, more than 50,000 Solo Build It owners
can give you that answer. Everyday people of all ages are starting up,
building, and generating profits from their own e-businesses.
They
range from students as young as 14 years old to, professionals, small
business owners, and even retirees, one of whom is 91 years young!
There is no other product that delivers the all-in-one process, tools,
updating, support and guidance.
Solo Build It builds growing, strong, profitable businesses, from the ground up, for entrepreneurs like yourself. It builds business. E-business.
If you're ready to get going, Start Now!
Solo Build It! is the way to grow an online business and to build your eCommerce website. Do it yourself or hire a Specialist, but get going before this great opportunity passes you by.
Return from Ecommerce Website Developer to Home Business Start Ups
Return to Angie's Homepage
New! Comments
Do you have something to add or just want to say hello? Leave me a comment in the box below.