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Ideas 2018-03-06T14:36:38+00:00

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