Working for yourself in e-commerce is a great way to break away from the nine-to-five grind. It is not without its challenges, and it requires hard work. However, if handled with enthusiasm and dedication, an online shop can become an excellent side hustle or even a full-time gig. The only thing getting in the way of your eventual success is having the guts to take a risk and the fortitude to put in the hard work.
There are many platforms for selling your products online, but for the dedicated seller that wishes to work outside of other marketplaces, such as Amazon and eBay, Shopify is often regarded as the leading choice in all-in-one platforms.
If you're at all on the fence about starting your own e-commerce business, consider the perks:
- You are your own boss. There's nobody to answer to but yourself. For some, that may be a bit daunting, but if you have the skills for self-motivation and maintain high expectations of yourself, you will be able to meet your goals.
- You get to work from home. Don't you want to wear pants? Not a big deal. Want to take a break and go out for a beer? Not a problem.
- There's no limit to the amount of profit you can make. You will never hit a salary cap, and your job security will never rely on someone else's decisions. People have left jobs from all income ranges and became absurdly wealthier on their own than they ever could have in their previous positions; there's no reason you can't do the same.
- Your shop continues working for you while you sleep. You don't have to man a front desk in order to sell products, and you don't have to get up early every day to make sure someone is there to help the customers. Your shop is always open.
This book covers the following topics:
- What is shopify and how does it work?
- Develop a brand
- Product sourcing
- Choosing a product category
- Setting up your shopify store
- How to drive traffic to your shopify site
- Platforms for building your store
- Create your online empire and succeed in ecommerce business with shopify
- Extensive template options
- Risks involved and major pitfalls to be avoided
- Shipping methods
- How to operate your business
- Marketing
- Mistakes to avoid when starting the business
- Expanding your product line
...And much more
E-commerce is a great field for budding and serial entrepreneurs, and Shopify makes the process easier by leaps and bounds while offering what most of the other platforms simply don't. Their highly customizable and intuitive design elements completely eliminate the additional cost of having a website designed from scratch, and the platform is produced by a reputable company that has worked out all of the kinks already. Security is already built into your store, so there are very little worries about the potential of customer (or your) information falling into the wrong hands.
