How to Get Started With Selling Online?

[GoldenLady]

I think it will be easiest to sell your own products, since you know exactly how it works and problems it solves.

Using ecom sites like Amazon with huge traffic means you don't have to worry about that, just how to convert them.

The combination of the two sounds awesome.

 

[btaliat]

The first and the second method is highly lucrative compare to the third and fourth method. You can easily get customers via rigorous advertisements and producing of qualities materials unlike if you drop shop or you act as affiliate marketer.

 

[Khezo]

There are a lot of different methods to sell online.
1. You sell via third-party marketplaces like amazon, eBay, Etsy, Zazzle etc.
2. You manufacture or procure products and sell products from your own store
3. You dropship
4. You sell products as an affiliate marketer
For the first and second method, you need to maintain your inventory, you either have to manufacture your products, or procure products, create a listing on the site where you are selling, and market your store to drivesales. In the third method, or the dropship method, you sell from your own store, however, you don't sell your own products, you don't have an inventory. What you do is you create a listing, you sell products and the forward the shipping details to the supplier who actually packs the product and ships to the buyers' address. The fourth method, or the affiliate marketing method, also does not require you to have your own product, you refer people to seller's store and you earn commission for each sale. Of all these 4 methods, the fourth method is easiest and cheapest, in most cases you don't even need a website. However, having a website can be better.
Now, if you want to sell online, which method do you choose?

Affiliate marketing is something have been for like six months now and I can tell you its not at all easy if you dont have training and some other basic knowledge about it. Amazon is slightly the same with affiliate marketing so marketing is also almost the same way

 

[Mika]

How to Sell Online in 7 Easy Steps

1. Choose what products to sell.
2. Pick the right domain name.
3. Build your online store.
4. Get payments into your bank account.
5. Select your shipping methods.
6. Promote and market your online store.
7. Grow your business.

I think you first need to decide how to sell. I mean you need to choose among, selling on tird party sites like ebay and amazon, starting a dropshipping business, or selling directly with your own inventory. These three methods invlve different tactics. The easiest way, I think is dropshipping, and the hardest way is selling directly through your online store.

 

[Ltherman]

Sell what ever you want to sell online make sure to always have a plan and obeying the rules of the game. If it needs a website make sure to create one, having the right content and partnering with a good logistics firknto handle your deliveries.

 

[BrolySSJ]

There are a lot of different methods to sell online.
1. You sell via third-party marketplaces like amazon, eBay, Etsy, Zazzle etc.
2. You manufacture or procure products and sell products from your own store
3. You dropship
4. You sell products as an affiliate marketer
For the first and second method, you need to maintain your inventory, you either have to manufacture your products, or procure products, create a listing on the site where you are selling, and market your store to drivesales. In the third method, or the dropship method, you sell from your own store, however, you don't sell your own products, you don't have an inventory. What you do is you create a listing, you sell products and the forward the shipping details to the supplier who actually packs the product and ships to the buyers' address. The fourth method, or the affiliate marketing method, also does not require you to have your own product, you refer people to seller's store and you earn commission for each sale. Of all these 4 methods, the fourth method is easiest and cheapest, in most cases you don't even need a website. However, having a website can be better.
Now, if you want to sell online, which method do you choose?

If I had to sell online I would probably make use of a third party market place first. The reason that I would do this is because these sites are already quite well established and so they are already getting quite a bit of traffic that comes through there and as a result here is a very god chance to be able to attract customers to your product.

 

[Suba]

If we make our own products, of course we would be better off having our own online store, because it is branded original, besides we can also market through the marketplace, while marketing methods no. 3 and 4 will be more suitable for us if we don't have the money to buy stock or inventory ,

 

[tuna89]

Thanks for the important information, i import goods from China, I create a facebook page to enable me run facebook sponsored ads, interested buyers get to contact me via whatsapp business or facebook messenger, i arrange logistics personels to deliver to their doorsteps, pay on delivery or pay before delivery depending on location.

 

[Sammyesx]

There are a lot of different methods to sell online.
1. You sell via third-party marketplaces like amazon, eBay, Etsy, Zazzle etc.
2. You manufacture or procure products and sell products from your own store
3. You dropship
4. You sell products as an affiliate marketer
For the first and second method, you need to maintain your inventory, you either have to manufacture your products, or procure products, create a listing on the site where you are selling, and market your store to drivesales. In the third method, or the dropship method, you sell from your own store, however, you don't sell your own products, you don't have an inventory. What you do is you create a listing, you sell products and the forward the shipping details to the supplier who actually packs the product and ships to the buyers' address. The fourth method, or the affiliate marketing method, also does not require you to have your own product, you refer people to seller's store and you earn commission for each sale. Of all these 4 methods, the fourth method is easiest and cheapest, in most cases you don't even need a website. However, having a website can be better.
Now, if you want to sell online, which method do you choose?

It all depends on what you are selling, there many systems in place for different product you just have to pick the one you think is best for your business.

 

[iCesarkevin]

You must secure first your target costumers, the area where you selling and a little by little you will gain customer one by one

 

[Setho]

To me, selling of stuff online depends on this criteria; finding or developing a quality product, great branding and also some convincing advertising. You do not need to spend so much on building a site as there are free templates there Already. You can use social media to your advantage too.

 

[Richard92]

It is very easy to get started when you want to sell online, the first thing you do is to have a website, this is the location of your business where you can able to have quality transaction with your customers.

 

[FreshKaz11]

There are a lot of different methods to sell online.
1. You sell via third-party marketplaces like amazon, eBay, Etsy, Zazzle etc.
2. You manufacture or procure products and sell products from your own store
3. You dropship
4. You sell products as an affiliate marketer
For the first and second method, you need to maintain your inventory, you either have to manufacture your products, or procure products, create a listing on the site where you are selling, and market your store to drivesales. In the third method, or the dropship method, you sell from your own store, however, you don't sell your own products, you don't have an inventory. What you do is you create a listing, you sell products and the forward the shipping details to the supplier who actually packs the product and ships to the buyers' address. The fourth method, or the affiliate marketing method, also does not require you to have your own product, you refer people to seller's store and you earn commission for each sale. Of all these 4 methods, the fourth method is easiest and cheapest, in most cases you don't even need a website. However, having a website can be better.
Now, if you want to sell online, which method do you choose?

You've mentioned all the best way to sell and earn profit online even without having your own personal product to sell,but I would prefer to sell as an affiliate marketer because it think is the best option for me tho.

 

[Alexandoy]

I like the dropshipping because it looks simple based on my friends in Facebook. There were many of them although the number has lessened in the pandemic. But those who are still into dropshipping are earning good money from the dry goods that they promote. Most products they market are shoes and bags and other personal accessories.

 

[joy101]

There are many ways one can sell online you need choose the product that you want sell online, you need to promote your business and make it to grow.

 

[Heatman]

Well, from my experience, you don't even have to worry too much about going online big before you can sell some products or services online. You can easily start using your WhatsApp.

 

[Sheyemanu]

In reply to your post a ove concerning how to get started with selling online, I have to say that the ways you have mentioned are indeed the best ways to sell online and i have learnt a great deal from your post above on the different ways of selling

 

[Setfragil]

Before you start to sell online you will need good products to sell especially products that are of good quality and are not easy to come by in a regular markets or store. Then go to social media platforms to advertise and promote it for good customer patronage.

 

[Ayokex]

There are many ways we can sell products online. One of them is selling through Amazon, though this may be a little tedious but it's appears to be the most effective ways. Another way is to create an e-commerce website and sell through it.

 

[Ralphjoe]

Before you can sell online you have to choose the product that you want to sell, make enquiries on the demand for that product. After you are satisfied that there is much demand for the product then you can approach any of these online stores to register with them so that you can start selling the product with them.