Who would not love to receive flowers? Internet is revolutionizing selling flowers in recent years. In just a few clicks you can send flowers to your loved ones in your country.
People who work do not have the time to shop during opening hours to buy their flowers. Your home busniess will be to create a website with easy to buy a bouquet and send. It is therefore very important that the service you offer is easy to use and reliable.
There are several methods of online sales of flowers and you have to decide which one you will use.
The simplest method is to affiliate with one of the leading providers as Interflora. Your website will market the flowers, but when your customers will order, you send it to your partner and is responsible for the execution of the order and the shipment. You earn money by having a small commission on sales you generate.
The second method is more complex because you have to manage the implementation yourself or through affiliates. This type of activity is often limited to major retailers that also have an online store in addition to traditional shops. When people buy from you over the internet, you send their order directly (if they are in the same geographic area you) or send to another online store that would be in the same geographic area of the delivery.
People who work do not have the time to shop during opening hours to buy their flowers. Your home busniess will be to create a website with easy to buy a bouquet and send. It is therefore very important that the service you offer is easy to use and reliable.
There are several methods of online sales of flowers and you have to decide which one you will use.
The simplest method is to affiliate with one of the leading providers as Interflora. Your website will market the flowers, but when your customers will order, you send it to your partner and is responsible for the execution of the order and the shipment. You earn money by having a small commission on sales you generate.
The second method is more complex because you have to manage the implementation yourself or through affiliates. This type of activity is often limited to major retailers that also have an online store in addition to traditional shops. When people buy from you over the internet, you send their order directly (if they are in the same geographic area you) or send to another online store that would be in the same geographic area of the delivery.
SKILLS REQUIRED
You will need to set up your online store. If you also manage the implementation of the order will require that you are familiar with this aspect of the activity as well as national and international shipping, outside of your area.
COSTS NECESSARY TO START BUSNIESS
To begin this activity, you will need a computer with appropriate software and a printer. You will also need to create, develop and host a dynamic website since there is a lot of competition. Your website should contain an online storefront. The initial costs are between 3,000 and 8,000 dollars.
If you have a physical shop to process orders, it will increasingly rely charges for local, inventory, equipment, as well as potential employees.
In addition to these fees, you will need to allow online advertising. These costs will depend on your budget and your aggressiveness. You should add at least from 3000 to 7000 dollars.
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TO START
You can start part-time only if you are working in affiliation (or if you are affiliated with a physical store) and you do not realize your own commands.
However, if you perform the commands yourself, your personal number will depend on the number of hours, the size of your shop, and the volume of busniess you want to do.
And INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS POTENTIAL STUDY
This type of activity has potential meaning as long as you belong to a network to process orders outside of your area.
ONLINE MARKETING TECHNIQUES
- Join online stores that target the same customers as you.
- Include in your website says to ask your customers if they want to be notified when a service or a composition of flowers is updated or changed.
- Display the promotions of the day and special offers. These should be changed regularly and you should offer your visitors if they want to be notified via email of these offers.
- Set up a reminder service on your site so that visitors can register and be notified of special occasions (birthday, valentine, wedding ...) when flower arrangements can match.
- Develop a campaign sponsored on keywords with the most used search engines.
- Develop a strategy based on the link. Generate the largest possible number of links to your site from other sites, mailing list, newsletters ...
ADDITIONAL INCOME
To earn additional income, you can add more products on your website that visitors can find interesting:
- Small gifts or gift baskets to be sent with the flowers
- Plant and compositions
- Balloons for occasions, cookies, and other products
You will need to set up your online store. If you also manage the implementation of the order will require that you are familiar with this aspect of the activity as well as national and international shipping, outside of your area.
COSTS NECESSARY TO START BUSNIESS
To begin this activity, you will need a computer with appropriate software and a printer. You will also need to create, develop and host a dynamic website since there is a lot of competition. Your website should contain an online storefront. The initial costs are between 3,000 and 8,000 dollars.
If you have a physical shop to process orders, it will increasingly rely charges for local, inventory, equipment, as well as potential employees.
In addition to these fees, you will need to allow online advertising. These costs will depend on your budget and your aggressiveness. You should add at least from 3000 to 7000 dollars.
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TO START
You can start part-time only if you are working in affiliation (or if you are affiliated with a physical store) and you do not realize your own commands.
However, if you perform the commands yourself, your personal number will depend on the number of hours, the size of your shop, and the volume of busniess you want to do.
And INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS POTENTIAL STUDY
This type of activity has potential meaning as long as you belong to a network to process orders outside of your area.
ONLINE MARKETING TECHNIQUES
- Join online stores that target the same customers as you.
- Include in your website says to ask your customers if they want to be notified when a service or a composition of flowers is updated or changed.
- Display the promotions of the day and special offers. These should be changed regularly and you should offer your visitors if they want to be notified via email of these offers.
- Set up a reminder service on your site so that visitors can register and be notified of special occasions (birthday, valentine, wedding ...) when flower arrangements can match.
- Develop a campaign sponsored on keywords with the most used search engines.
- Develop a strategy based on the link. Generate the largest possible number of links to your site from other sites, mailing list, newsletters ...
ADDITIONAL INCOME
To earn additional income, you can add more products on your website that visitors can find interesting:
- Small gifts or gift baskets to be sent with the flowers
- Plant and compositions
- Balloons for occasions, cookies, and other products
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