More than ever ecommerce is on an up trend, given the lockdown most of us are in during the corona virus pandemic. Pretty much the only area that has not been as much affected is any business that is online based in general and the ecommerce in particular. This pandemic situation has opened the doors to a myriad of product ideas that are selling not only now but for the future. In the video below, Jessica from Oberlo.com will be reviewing these 20 products ideas, a lot of them involving life at home kind of items:
As Jessica explains in the video these products are ethical ( as opposed to ones that are sold leveraging on other people fears) as they add values to customers. The business model presented here is ecommerce and the product sourcing method is dropshipping using Ali Express.
Oberlo offers training for aspiring ecommerce entrepreneurs. As I said earlier the products listed hereafter are intended to meet the needs of the many people who are forced to stay home because of the pandemic crisis. Here's a list of them:
1- Hoodies and sweatshirts: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32952...
2- Socks: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32912...
3- Sleep and loungewear: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000...
4- Phone holders: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33004...
5- Laptop stands: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32905...
6- Gaming accessories: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32610...
7- Tiny jewelry: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10000...
8- Home storage solutions: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32898...
9- Kitchen accessories: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32828...
10- Home decor: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32893...
11- Support cushions: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/40001...
12- Quiet pet toys: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33035...
13- Arts and crafts: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32950...
14- House slippers: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32835...
15- Play mats: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32866...
16- Home gym accessories: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33046...
17- Running accessories: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32807...
18- Hiking accessories: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32776...
19- Home salon stuff: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32877...
20- Home monitoring accessories: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32957...
This is a pretty expansive product list. Jessica and Oberlo have certainly researched this list to insure to their customer that they can earn a profit from selling them.
In conclusion, ecommerce is certainly a fantastic opportunity to successfully generate a healthy side income in the times we're living in. But it will continue to be after. So this is a wise and profitable choice to make. The challenge with selling products is that you must be ready to deal with product returns, product defects, and a number of other customer service challenges. If that's no concern for you, by all means jump into the opportunity. Another potential challenges involve working with suppliers who are most of the time based in China. There will need to be a lot of due diligence to check them and how reliable and honest they are. On the video Jessica reassures the viewer by declaring that Oberlo trains sellers on how to sort the right product.
There are otherwise opportunities in the US that are a little more expensive but the catalog of supplier has been established for over 20 years and each wholesaler has been thoroughly vetted. This is for those seller that will prefer to have that kind of reassurance. It is provided by World Wide Brands who is a whole sale directory provider in the US.
Now you have pretty much everything in your hand to do something great in the eCommerce space.
Will you be starting an ecommerce store? When?
Cheers, Keep the faith and keep moving forward!