How to Own an Online Shop Without Goods of Your Own


When talking about e-commerce, it's highly probable that you'll come across the idea of online shops. It's also almost obvious to think of purchasing goods at a wholesale price and listing them in an e-commerce website. While this is the common way out, online shops can come in a number of models. In this post, we'll see the types of online shops we can have today. Continue reading to discover them.

Types of Online Shops

1. Digital Downloads Shops

Here, you're selling intangible goods like Ebooks, PDFs, audios, videos, art and so on. With this model, you list the items with a price tag next to them and display a BUY button next to each. Once clients click on this button, they are taken through a payment process. Then after they make a payment, they get access to an expiratory download link to get the file. This kind of online store enables creators to sell their work using a suitable web interface. This type of business can be actualized using platforms such as Payhip, Paystack and so on.

2. Physical Goods Online Shops

This is a model where one sources tangible goods of a particular orientation, for example, beauty products, electronics, health products and so on, then displays them to online visitors using a web interface. In this case, the UI is the same as that of digital download shops only that after a purchase is made, the owner of the online shop has a way of delivering the item(s) to a client, usually called shipment. There's usually an additional fee for delivering the item.
However, this method sometimes gets complicated especially with the shipping mechanism and may sometimes take time for a shop owner to win trust from potential clients.
Online platforms that facilitate trading on tangible items are TakeApp, Ecwid and Etsy.

3. Influencer Online Shops

This is a much recent method of selling goods online and differs significantly from the ones that we know. Here, your social media profile is the pivot. You choose goods that align with the type of content that you share on your social media spaces like Facebook, X or Instagram. If, for instance, you usually share content on tech, you may consider selecting items like computer accessories.
This model eliminates worry over starting capital because you just need to sign up with an influencer app, go to the e-shop menu then add products that businesses have listed for influencers like you to sell for them. Once you've made your selection, the items will appear on the storefront of your online shop, which has a url link that you can share with your audience. You customize the cost of the item such that you assign a price that will give you a reasonable profit margin. And since you've used your phone number or bank account details during sign up, the profit you generate from successful sales is sent to you. What a wonderful way to have on online shop? 

From my research, I recommend online business enthusiasts to sign up with the Twiva app. The app is less than 10MB in size.

Setting up Your Twiva Shop

1. Copy this code to your dashboard: tk8yc01f
 It will be important for step   2.

2. Proceed to this link to download the app to your Android device.

3. Once successfully installed, paste the code you copied to the dashboard on step 1 when requested to enter the referral code during sign up. Remember to sign up as an influencer, not as a business.

4. Log in to Twiva using the app. Proceed to the e-shop option, then to then to add product. Add the products you desire to display on your storefront and then finalize the process by customizing prices then previewing your e-shop. It's from here where you can copy-paste the store url link to share widely with your audience.

FINAL WORD

It can be seen clearly that lack of start-up capital doesn't have to be a barrier between you and your dream to be an online-shop owner today. Go ahead and install Twiva and get started with your influencer online shop, where you have access to thousands of quality goods that move in the listing.
Please note that if you download the app using the guidelines provided in this post, I will get a reward to keep me more enthusiastic about sharing more insights on turning the internet into your cash cow.

                     About Me




My name is Robert Musila, an internet marketer, web designer, writer/ poet, French language enthusiast and environmental enthusiast based in Machakos, Kenya.
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