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Who is my perfect customer? (Describe them in age, gender, economic status, and other details) What are these people’s needs or problems? How can I fulfill those needs or solve their problems?
If you don’t want to store inventory, your best bet is to use a drop shipper. These companies offer thousands of quality products that they will store for you until you make a sale. For example, if you want to sell decorative pillows, you should sign with a drop shipper who sells them, upload the pictures onto your website, and when a customer places an order, the drop shipper will send it to them. You will have to pay them a percentage of the sale for their services, but it allows you to offer products to the public without the expense and inconvenience of storing large amounts of inventory.
some reputable drop shippers you should consider are: Doba.
Wholesale Central.
SaleHoo.
Local or Handmade Sources
Be Sure to Properly Market Your Site
Here are some tried and true methods of marketing an ecommerce store. Start a blog.
Use keywords.
AdWords or Pay Per Click.
Email.
Useful Tools for Operating an Online Shop
If you love the idea of selling online, but don’t want to go to the trouble of setting up your own website, don’t worry—you have plenty of options.
eBay Let’s start with the obvious. eBay has been around since 1995, and many home-based business owners have gotten rich by selling products on the site.
If you sell enough on eBay, you can become a Power Seller and that will give you even more credibility with consumers. The key to success on this site is to treat your customers well. Set competitive prices, describe your items honestly and with great detail, and then ship sold products promptly.
Amazon If you sell retail items, popular products or recently released items, Amazon is likely your ideal marketplace.
for your unique or one of a kind items, eBay is your place, but for common products, Amazon is the place to be.
Set up a Seller Account
Get a UPC or EAN Barcode Unless you’re selling a product that already has one, you’ll need to get a barcode for your products.
Create an SKU for Your Products You also need to provide an SKU number for all products that you list, but don’t worry, you won’t need to purchase them. You can simply make them up.
Decide on Your Plan You can use Amazon’s individual plan, where you’ll pay .99 cents to Amazon for each sale, or you can use the professional plan which costs $39.99 per month for unlimited sales.
Research Your Category Each category in the Amazon marketplace has different requirements, so you’ll need to first decide on a category and then research its requirements.
Research Your Keywords and Competitors
Write the Product Description
Set up Your Digital Storefront One of the perks about selling on Amazon is that the site allows you set up your own digital storefront. With it, you can create your own logo (using the free software at Canva, of course), and include a description that tells potential customers about your company.
Hire a Professional Photographer
All photographs must be taken by a professional, and only the product against a white background can appear in the photo. To find a qualified photographer, you can use Amazon’s referral service, which looks for photographers in your area.
Determine How You’ll Ship Your Products
Familiarize Yourself with Amazon Fees and Pricing
Determine Your Price
Six: Get Your Kindle On (Even if You Can’t Write)
Ebook publishing can be a great home-based business, but like all the work from home businesses I discuss in this book, it takes a lot of hard work to make it in this fiercely competitive marketplace.
Chapter Seven: Build a Freelance Writing Empire (Without Writing a Word)
Chapter Eight: Six Things You Must Do Before Starting an Offline Home-Based Business
Organize Your Way to Massive Profits
With some courses, you’ll be granted certification, which will help you sell yourself to clients. Some of the courses you should consider are the Professional Organizer Academy, the Institute for Professional Organizers, and the Professional Organizer Certificate Course offered by IAP.
In addition, you can take some classes from other successful professional organizers at sites like Clear & Simple, and Living Peace.
If you’d rather work one-on-one with an organization coach, you have a couple of great options. Geralin Thomas offers 60 minute phone consultations to help you get started,
she also sells forms that are specific to professional organizers such as client assessment and intake forms. You’ll also find freebies on her site
Most organizers belong to the National Association of Professional Organizers.
if you can hone your services down and create a specialty, it will be easier to market yourself.
The Ultimate Passive Income
Clean Up in a Hurry with This Business
Traditional home cleaning services.
Set Yourself Apart and Build Customer Loyalty
Sell Online Courses to Bring in Passive Income
Earn Reoccurring Income with a Box Subscription Service
it’s a big world out there and we can easily limit ourselves by dreaming too small. Instead, when we dream big and set our sights on the big goal, we are better able to reach it.
The truth is, it is possible to relaunch your book months—or even years—after its initial release and see success.
A successful book relaunch is more complicated than simply marketing your book again. In fact, to do it successfully, you’ll need to follow the 7-step program I outline in this book. Some of the things we’ll cover are how to: Analyze your book’s position Create an improvement roadmap Test the existing cover to determine whether or not to design a new one Rearrange your book categories using my Lift Off strategy Ensure your internal marketing techniques are in place to increase sales of other books in the series
