Become your own boss
To be successful online, you need to put as much thought and effort into starting your business as you would a physical shop.
The advantages of ecommerce though are clear and you do not need to be a technical whizkid – believe it or not! Just a little help.
Below is a list of ideas for online businesses, all of which can be run with just a laptop from your home, a café, the gym, on the beach, wherever you want!
Other places to look for inspiration are trade shows, magazines, internet searches, your own interests and hobbies and even speaking to friends and family.
Starting an online shop has many advantages over a physical storefront:
- No rent to pay
No lease agreements
No furniture/display shelves to purchase,
No utility bills
Open 24/7
The potential to reach millions of customers from around the world
The potential to work from anywhere in the world
Antiques & Reproductions
Aromatherapy Products
Art & Craft Materials
Baby & Nursery Goods
Badges & Pins
Bags & Handbags
Basket-ware
Bath Products
Bathroom Accessories
Batteries
Bedding and Bed Linen
Belts & Buckles
Body Art
Books
Bridal & Bridal wear
Candles
Cameras
Ceramics
China & Glass
Cleaning Products
Clearance & Stock-lots
Clocks
Clothing & Fashions
Collectibles
Computers & Accessories
Cosmetics
Cushions & Soft Furnishings
Desk Accessories
Disposable Tableware
Diet and Nutritional Supplements
Display Cabinets
Dolls
e-cigarettes
Electrical Goods
Ethnic Products
Eco-friendly Products
Fabric & Haberdashery
Fancy Dress
Fair Trade
Fashion Accessories
Festive & Christmas
Fishing Tackle
Floral Items
Football
Footwear
Fridge Magnets
Furniture
Gadgets & Innovations
Garden & Leisure
Gems, Fossils & Minerals
Gifts & Gift-ware
Golf Equipment
Greetings Cards
Hair Accessories
Hats & Head wear
Healing & Spirtual
Health & Beauty
Home Fragrances
Housewares
iPods/iPads
Jewellery
Keyrings
Kitchenware
Labelling
Lamps & Lighting
Leather Goods
Licensed Products
Lifestyle
Lighters
Maternity
Mini Motos & Quads
Mirrors
Mobile Phones
Motoring & Car
Musical Instruments
Museum and Heritage
New Age Products
Novelties
Outdoor Goods
Packaging Suppliers
Paper Products
Party Products
Pens & Pen Sets
Pest Control
Pet Products
Perfume
Pharmacy
Photo Albums
Photographic & Film
Photo & Picture Frames
Prints & Posters
Pottery
Retail Equipment
Rugs and Floor coverings
Reading Glasses
Religious Items
Shop-fittings
Salon Supplies
Scarves Wholesalers
Smoking Paraphernalia
Souvenirs
Sports Equipment
Stationery
Sunglasses & Eye-wear
Sweets & Confectionery
Textiles
Tents and Camping
Toiletries
Tools & DIY
Toys & Games
Trophies and Awards
Travel Goods
Umbrellas
Wall Art and Murals
Watches