In this day and age, with the growing popularity of the Internet and technological advancement, is it much quicker and easier to buy and sell online now than ever. Internet users are no longer limited to sitting at desktop computers in order to do research or send emails.
People are now using their laptops, tablets and even mobile phones to do more things including making purchases and even selling products via the Internet. People can now enjoy shopping and even running their own business from the comfort of their own homes!
As a seller with an eCommerce website, you can tell your customers about your company, showcase your products and take payments online.
With the rapid growth of the online market, here are some of the reasons to get in on the action and start selling on an eCommerce platform:
1. Global Market
An e-commerce website will give you the opportunity to reach out and offer your products and services to customers around the world, regardless of the distance and time zone.
2. Open All Hours
Shoppers can now enjoy round the clock service of being able to make purchases of what ever they want and when they want, and you can’t lose out on your sales with an online shop that’s open 24/7. 7 days a week, compared to regular store hours.
3. Broaden Your Brand
Make the most out of your sales by even selling intangible merchandise, e.g. eBooks that could be sold through your website. Clients can now place orders for personalized branded items which makes it easy to provide all necessary info to suit them.
4. Higher Conversion Rate
Buyers these days tend to make things easy for them. So when we provide them with the possibility of just making a purchase online, in the comfort of being in their bed, is the best feeling ever. It is better than waiting in ques for a regular store to open.
5. Marketing Through Social Media & Search Engines
With good SEO, your website will show in the top results of search engines on Google. Also social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter will offer you with a place where you could build trust in your customers by making others to review or rate you, and even you can keep them informed with regular posts about your products and services. You can even keep them engaged with surveys and asking for opinions through stories and let them know what’s coming.
6. More Convenient
These days clients are more interested in the convenience of just ordering online and getting it delivered. It is always better and satisfying to just fill your need while you are in the comfort of your bed and enjoy! People are enjoying making purchases on the internet while they are at work break, at school or even in harsh weather conditions. The presence of online markets has enabled busy parents and old people to just make purchases easily and have no hassle to go to a store and make a purchase.
7. Less Risk
For sellers an online shop ends up having more profits with the least amount of risks as if you compare it to running shops, the seller will need much less resources to run an online store, rogue workers or chances of shoplifting as well.
8. Influence Purchases
Nowadays potential buyers go to the Internet to shop around and make decisions on what they want to buy and where to buy it from. Having your products showcased on a website will increase the chance of sales as you will be to show customers why your product is right for them.
Setting up your online store now will give you a competitive edge over those who have not yet embraced the world of eCommerce, in an age where customers are constantly looking for the quickest and easiest ways to purchase what they need while at the same time maintaining a busy lifestyle.
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About the Author
Ramiz Al Jalbani
Ramiz is a content writer and a supply chain professional focused on IT and Trading. He has a wide experience of using the new and latest technology to trade businesses. A true Middle Eastern and South Asian Market insider, Ramiz shares his thoughts and opinions in the form of weekly essays that you can subscribe to via subscribing to blog of Ava IT Solutions or email. He has written numerous essays, articles and blogs which have been featured and quoted in different journals around the globe. The topics range from Digital Marketing, Social Media Trends, Technology Trends and Integration of Business Processes to IT.
