This post is contributed by Jason Dirkham
Selling products from home could be a great way for you to make money, or even just a way to supplement the income you’re getting from your current job. However, most people think that selling things from home has to be hard. It doesn’t! Absolutely anybody can sell products from home – especially with some of the most simple ways to do it that we’ll discuss in this post. Read on if you’re interested to find out the simplest way of selling products from home:
Choose Your Platform
There are so many platforms you can choose from when it comes to selling things online. There are platforms like Etsy and Ebay to sell your used things, or even to sell wholesale products for a profit. You need to choose the platform that you enjoy using the most, as you’ll be spending a lot of time on it and you’ll rely on their service if something goes wrong. Alternatively, you could build your own website and use that to sell things, although it can be a little difficult. Social media is a popular choice for those who want to sell, and it’s a good choice for those who want to sell local, too.
Storing Your Items To Sell
Storing your items to sell can be a bit of an issue. If you plan on selling lots of stock, you’re going to need lots of space. However, if you look into techniques like dropshipping, you don’t have to come into contact with the products at all. You might wander what is dropshipping, but it’s pretty simple to understand. You just choose something you’re passionate about, find a great supplier, and do the work to sell the products. The product is then sent directly to the person who has ordered it, without you having to see it at all. That being said, you do want to make sure you’re selling a high quality product first!
What Can You Sell From Home?
There are literally hundreds of things you can sell from home, but we’d be here all day listing them all! To help you, here are just a few suggestions:
Your Advice
If you have knowledge in a particular area, you could sell your advice online. You could do one to one sessions, or even create a course on a subject and sell that instead.
Your Arts And Crafts
If you’re a creative person, you could easily sell your arts and crafts online – you just need to market them and take awesome pictures to make sure they get the attention and shares that they need to do well. There are sites that will also sell your crafts so people trust them more although you’ll have to pay a fee to the site.
Your Used Things
It’s so easy to sell your used things and you get to make space in your home.
Unwanted Gifts And Gift Cards
Got a gift that totally isn’t your style, or a card for somewhere you never shop? Sell them!
This post is contributed by Jason Dirkham
