Tips for starting an online business

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When did you last buy products such as smartphones or digital cameras online? Or you ever buy a plane ticket, may book a hotel room online.

Certainly very nice because you do not need to experience traffic jam. However, have you ever thought about how they benefit from an online business as they are, for example, an online store? If yes, then you can also start a business on the Internet as they are. Be a cyberpreneur or a netpreneur.

By the way, you must know the online stores such as Amazon.com, Rakuten.com, agoda.com, aliexpress.com and other online stores. Perhaps you've purchased the product sold in the major online stores. You also must know that online store specialized in selling hotel rooms as Rajakamar.com, agoda.com or hotelcombines.com; even now there is a sale of airplane tickets online. 

Digital world and the Internet technology are growing rapidly, so that people have easy. You can take advantage of the growing number of users of the Internet to open an online store.

If you surf the Internet, please do a search on search engines like Yahoo, Google and so on, then you will find many online stores that sell a particular product or almost all products. You will also find there are individual people selling cheap products such as clothing, cosmetics, flowers, cakes and so on. They are not the owner of an online store with huge capital. Among them are small entrepreneurs who sell their own products or the products of their friends or supplier who believes in the online store entrepreneurs.

Are you able to make a product or service that can have you selling online? If you have a good product, then you can enter the online business immediately. Now millions of people have shopped online. Online shopping is getting brisk business on the Internet.

Online store website screen shot. Image: myspace.com

If you are serious about building an online store, then I want to share some simple tips so you have a guide, as mentioned below:

1. Products:

You must have a unique product or products needed by society. You should have a variety of products with a price, cheap, medium and expensive products priced according to the type and quality.

2.  Consumer:

You should target potential customers who are willing to buy your stuff. For example if you are selling clothing and handbags adult females, then you better target female customers aged 19 and above. By targeting your customers, then you will go into your character's proper customer and what is required by the customer.

3. Product Knowledge:

If you want to sell an item, you are required to know about the item you are selling goods such as specifications, the benefits of goods, surplus goods, shortages of goods, means the use or operation of your product, or how to maintain the product. If you do not know anything about the items you sell, it is definitely no one will buy your stuff.

4. Services and the choice of transaction methods:

In the online business were very rare buyers and sellers to meet in person. Usually they are related via telephone, SMS, or BlackBerry Messenger. In addition to contacting your list, you must also include the payment procedure as much as possible in order to make it easier for buyers and also create a sense of security on the customer, warranty and after sales service after the item you purchased.

5. Writing product description:

 At the online store business usually do not meet with the buyer, the buyer or to help the customer understand the use and specification of the goods you sell, and then you should write a description of your product appropriately. Product description can be the advantages of your goods, the benefits of your goods and specifications of goods. You can also write down why customers should buy from you. If necessary you can also add information about the product care tips, reviews or consumers responses who have bought your item.

6. Add photos and videos

 You can add a video or photo alluring and interesting about your product on your website or blog. With the video and images, then the customer will be satisfied because they can see the visualization of your goods. Photos and videos also make customers interested to ask and want to know more about your item. Video does not always your show; you can customize the type of products you sell.

7. Proper promotion:

When you write a description on your product, then you have to choose the words that lure, but not excessive. You have to be smart to string words to lure customers. Like the example you sell to teenagers, and then you have to make an impression on the slang words or promotional language that you specify. If you want to lure more customers, then you should do a good promotion on your goods. eg make customers curious and interested to see your stuff. Examples include: discount or rebate "Buy 1 Get 1" or raffle prizes for the buyer.

Note: If you are a beginner in online business, promote your online store in the social media like Facebook, twitter, BlackBerry Messenger, and other social media networks. If you have enough capital, you can advertise through Google, advertising agency on the Internet, making and distributing flyers, and even advertised in newspapers, magazines and so on.

Online shopping now. Image: computing.co.uk

  8. Keywords on the website:

On your website you need to do proper keyword selection. It is very important that when customers do a search item he wants, your product that appears on the list of goods. For example, if you sell kids pajamas, you can choose keywords clothes for children or kids clothes, Kids pajamas or where there is some element of satisfying the goods you sell like the word "Clothing", "child", or "Sleep".

9. Quick response:

 The prospective buyer would really want if they are questions about the goods sold by the seller responded quickly. If a customer sends a message to you, then you should immediately reply to the message. Slow response will make your customers move to another store.

10. Commitment:

If you have a strong commitment to yourself and always maintain a reputation on price, quality products, fast delivery, so you will get more customers. If you want to enjoy success in the long term, then you also have to meet the legal aspects, financial and remember to pay taxes. If you qualify and commitment to these aspects, then you will succeed, even you can become an online entrepreneur rich and happy.