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Ecommerce SuccessFour Big Ideas to Know
Four Big Ideas
•Myths of Ecommerce
•Opportunity is Big
• 4 Platforms to Know
• Your Business is Unique
An ECommerce business is cheaper to operate than a brick and mortar business
Myth #1:
Marketing & AdvertisingAd Spend
Facebook - $300Google Shopping Ads - $800Bing Ads - $300Influencers - $300
Outside ServicesPhotographers - $400Copywriting - $400SEO - $400Ad agency - $400
Tools / TechEcommerce Platform- $60Adobe Creative Suite - $50Email marketing - $10Domain Registration - $10Hosting - $10Email - $10
FulfillmentShipping Supplies $250Shipping Fees $500
Store FrontRent - $3000Utilities - $500Repairs & Maintenance - $50Office Supplies - $140
Marketing & AdvertisingPrint
Magazines - $500Visual Merchandising - $100
ToolsPOS Platform - $60.00Loyalty Program - $100
Misc.Loss from Theft - $100
E-commerce Brick and Mortar
An solopreneur can make millions of dollars selling online
Myth #2:
Ecommerce Business – Value Stream
1
Purchasing
1
Purchasing
2
Receiving
2
Receiving
3
Inventory Management
3
Inventory Management
4
Manufacturing / Creating
4
Manufacturing / Creating
5Order
Fulfillment, Packing, & Shipping
5Order
Fulfillment, Packing, & Shipping 6
Return / Exchange
Processing
6
Return / Exchange
Processing
7
Customer Support
7
Customer Support
8
Photography
8
Photography
9
Copywriting / Blogging
9
Copywriting / Blogging
10
Graphic Design
10
Graphic Design11
Website Development / Configuration
11
Website Development / Configuration
12
Social Media Marketing
12
Social Media Marketing
13
Search Engine Marketing
13
Search Engine Marketing
14
Search Engine Optimization
14
Search Engine Optimization
15
Customer Review
Collection
15
Customer Review
Collection
16
Banking
16
Banking17
Bookkeeping
17
Bookkeeping
18
Income Tax
18
Income Tax
19
Sales Tax
19
Sales Tax20
Legal
20
Legal
21
Product Management
21
Product Management
24
Influencer Marketing
24
Influencer Marketing
19
Web Traffic Analytics
19
Web Traffic Analytics
23
Sales
23
Sales
80
16
20
80
208
80
26
Email Marketing
26
Email Marketing
25
Accounts Payable
25
Accounts Payable
27
Financial Analytics
27
Financial Analytics
20
25
1040
208
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260
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120
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3396 hours / year65 hours / week26 knowledge domains
Opportunity is Big
Big Idea #2:
2017
4 Platform Types
Big Idea #3:
Web/ecommerce Shops Marketplace Sales Channels
Customer Acquisition Ad Platforms
Payment Processors
Attributes of Platform Types
• Value
• Common Features
• Examples
• Pricing
• Setup
Web/Ecommerce Stores
Marketplaces/Shopping Engines
Customer Acquisition & Advertising
Payment Processors
Pay
Your Business is Unique
Big Idea #4:
Your Business is Unique
Four Big Ideas
•Myths of Commerce
•Opportunity is Big
• 4 Platforms to Know
• Your Business is Unique