How to Run an eCommerce Store that doesn’t Suck
By: Rajeev Kirpalani
Tags: Shopping, Ecommerce, Online Shopping

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A year back, I met someone on Instagram. Soon we became friends. He would post regularly where he usually shares his day-to-day matters. He travels and eats a lot. Every day he shares his fun memories with his friends and followers. One day, I asked him what you do for a living. His answer shocked me. He says, “Business.” And I thought how possible is that? I ask him how you manage to do a business as you spend most of your time having fun. This time, his answer inspired me. He says that he is running an automated e-commerce store where his assistant does all the things. What he does is to spend some minutes checking the reports submitted by his assistant.

Ecommerce is already a booming industry particularly in the wake of the global pandemic. You can become a part of this industry easily. Though you can create your own e-commerce website to sell any product or service, I don’t recommend that as it takes both your time and investment. Global e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Shopify offer you great opportunities where you can create your own e-commerce store skipping various operations needed in the e-commerce business development.

Create Your Own Amazon FBA Private Label (PL) Asset

You can create your own private label product store on Amazon and start selling from the comfort of your couch. The process is very simple. First, you need to create an account on Amazon. Hunt for hot selling, less competitive products. Source the product of your choice. You can source the product locally as well as from international markets like China.

Next, you need a robust marketing strategy to rank your product on the first page of Amazon search against your keywords. There are three ways to bring traffic to your store. The best way is PPC (Pay per Click). If you set your PPC campaigns effectively, soon you will start getting organic orders. Third, you can also drive three through influencer marketing.

Automate Your Business with an Assistant

The best part of doing an Amazon FBA business is that you can automate it easily. People usually hire virtual assistants to get everything done with spending hours of their own time in searching, sourcing, and marketing their products.

What the e-commerce entrepreneur do here is they go to Fiverr or Upwork. Search best Amazon FBA consultants. And hire the best ones at the best price. In a few hundred dollars, you can outsource your e-commerce business operations, saving much of your own time. From, listing creation to sourcing and marketing, your VA or consultant will do everything by him or herself. You are spending not more than a few minutes daily to check the reports sent by your assistant.

The Bigger Picture of Amazon FBA PL

The beauty of Amazon FBA PL business is you can flip it on broker websites like Empire Flippers. Usually, it takes a year to build a successful Amazon FBA PL business. Once your listing becomes stable, you can sell it to earn a huge goodwill amount. Now, with this amount, you can open more stores, hiring more VAs, or just ask your existing VA to make a team to help you open more stores. And nothing will stop you to become a multimillionaire.

Final Thought

2021 is the best time to start an e-commerce business. Make it to your to-do lists if you have a knack for it. Remember you may fail miserably if won’t do proper research and planning before launching your product on Amazon. 90 percent of the sellers fail due to wrong product selection only. Benjamin Franklin once said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” So, plan Amazon FBA business wisely, I suggest you hunt the best talents, and those talents will save your business from all troubles. Good luck!