I want to try a simple business idea that combines the following:
I have done most of this before, but what I'm curious about is the best, cheapest way to set up an easily extensible shop. I have never tried selling merchandise before so I'm not familiar with the landscape—presumably there are services that will manage it for you completely, but I'd be wary of the $$$. I have like no storage space in my NYC apt AND a full-time job so not sure how I would do inventory and shipping from home, unless maybe my wife wanted to help as a kind of part-time "job"...
So far it's looking like FOSS shop framework on AWS + Mailchimp + something like Buffer, but I'm open to other ideas (like serverless with AWS lambda?)
Thanks for your ideas!
Shopify if you can store your own inventory.
http://www.shopify.com
Or go straight for Amazon otherwise - they'll help you with every aspect (including fulfilment and delivery) while you validate your idea.
https://services.amazon.co.uk/services/sell-online/how-it-works.html
Lots of useful content here on IH, too.
Ah ok, yeah I thought I had seen that Amazon can do this. Thanks!
Hey...
If I understand, you want to drop ship "stuff" to customers.
Are you looking for answer to questions for the "site" design or for operational issues? Or are you looking for something else?
Take a look at the article, and perhaps give them a call pick their brains... No guts no glory!
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/30/this-33-year-old-turned-200-into-1-million-selling-things-online.html
Let us know what you need, someone should have insight!!
ps -- I have no relationship with the operation.. just saw it a bit ago!
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