Starting a business entails understanding and dealing with many issues—legal, financing, sales and marketing, intellectual property protection, liability protection, human resources, and more. But interest in entrepreneurship is at an all-time high. And there have been spectacular success stories of early stage startups growing to be multi-billion-dollar companies, such as Uber, Facebook, WhatsApp, Airbnb, and many others.
The internet offers smaller businesses and individuals the opportunity to sell products or services online. Unlike the high costs and numerous resources needed to set up a brick-and-mortar store, you can sell almost any product online with minimal expense.
Create Your Own Online Business! Starting an online business is a great way to generate additional income. It could even lead to a full-time career! Your online business will be successful and enjoyable if it fits with your existing interests and skills.
You can build your storefront, promote your products or services, and even conduct transactions entirely on the web!
There are two different types of things you can sell online: products and services. A product is something tangible that is produced Examples include furniture, records, candles, wallets and purses.
A service satisfies a need, but it is intangible. Examples include tutoring, consulting, selling insurance, or teaching a class.
The example in this activity is an online business that sells wooden tablet and smartphone stands, but you can create any type of business - product or service - that matches what you love to do and what you are good at.
To discover the skills and interests you can use to create an online business, brainstorm a list. When you brainstorm, you generate ideas without judgement or criticism. Because brainstorming is about creativity, some of your ideas might be a bit silly or off-the-wall.
Create an online business in order to sell a product or service.
Brainstorm ideas to turn your strengths into an online job.
Using Site Builder for brainstorming means that your documents you create are stored in a safe online location
As you set up your business, you will...
Create a document to identify your skills, interests, and resources.
Think of how you might use them to develop your product or service.
Conduct research to identify potential customers and their preferences.
Then, organize the findings.
Select the website that best fits your product or service for Complete Online Business Building System and launch your own online store.
Design and promote your business and the product or service you are offering.
Drive traffic to your website and make sales
Track inventory, spending, and profits.
And create a customer feedback survey.
The internet offers smaller businesses and individuals the opportunity to sell products or services online. Unlike the high costs and numerous resources needed to set up a brick-and-mortar store, you can sell almost any product online with minimal expense.
Create Your Own Online Business! Starting an online business is a great way to generate additional income. It could even lead to a full-time career! Your online business will be successful and enjoyable if it fits with your existing interests and skills.
You can build your storefront, promote your products or services, and even conduct transactions entirely on the web!
There are two different types of things you can sell online: products and services. A product is something tangible that is produced Examples include furniture, records, candles, wallets and purses.
A service satisfies a need, but it is intangible. Examples include tutoring, consulting, selling insurance, or teaching a class.
The example in this activity is an online business that sells wooden tablet and smartphone stands, but you can create any type of business - product or service - that matches what you love to do and what you are good at.
To discover the skills and interests you can use to create an online business, brainstorm a list. When you brainstorm, you generate ideas without judgement or criticism. Because brainstorming is about creativity, some of your ideas might be a bit silly or off-the-wall.
Create an online business in order to sell a product or service.
Brainstorm ideas to turn your strengths into an online job.
Using Site Builder for brainstorming means that your documents you create are stored in a safe online location
As you set up your business, you will...
Create a document to identify your skills, interests, and resources.
Think of how you might use them to develop your product or service.
Conduct research to identify potential customers and their preferences.
Then, organize the findings.
Select the website that best fits your product or service for Complete Online Business Building System and launch your own online store.
Design and promote your business and the product or service you are offering.
Drive traffic to your website and make sales
Track inventory, spending, and profits.
And create a customer feedback survey.
