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How to Start an Online Store Without a Budget

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A palavra “negócios” pode dissuadir algumas pessoas por causa de mitos comuns, assim começar um negócio requer sangue, suor, lágrimas, e muito dinheiro para fazer um negócio decolar. Felizmente, o mundo está mudando. Abrir sua loja ideal pode ser tão fácil quanto baixar um software simples. Qualquer pessoa com uma ideia e um telefone pode começar um negócio hoje em dia - e você também pode..

Empresas como a Ecwid by Lightspeed estão lá fora para ajudar pessoas em todo o mundo a abrir negócios lucrativos com apenas uma ideia, um plano de jogo, e alguns cliques de um botão. Você é mais do que capaz de abrir uma nova loja, incluindo um site, mídia social, e marketing virtual. Continue a ler para saber mais.

sem dinheiro? Sem problemas.

As vezes, os sonhos de negócios de uma pessoa não se concretizam por causa do mito de que você precisa de grandes quantias de dinheiro para iniciar um negócio. Mas as partes mais importantes de começar um negócio são a motivação e a visão. Se essas duas coisas não estiverem lá, mesmo milhares de dólares não criarão magicamente um negócio em expansão.

Depois de ter sua motivação e visão, o dinheiro pode ser algo que você trabalha. Começar um pequeno negócio não precisa de nada mais do que uma simples conta poupança e um sonho.

Nos dias de hoje, aspirantes a empreendedores podem iniciar novas lojas online por um custo inicial muito menor do que seus antecessores, que muitas vezes teve que conseguir uma loja física. Online stores make it easier to reach potential customers while also utilizing multiple marketing resources. Using different platforms, virtual marketing, and proper ecommerce websites can be the perfect mix for starting an online store.

Why Set Up an Ecommerce Site?

Starting your own store can be a bit overwhelming in the beginning. To really figure out how you want to run your business, you need to understand your store and brand. This could mean envisioning how you want your store to look a year from now, how you want your life to look, and what attracts potential customers. Sit back, close your eyes, and picture your future. What do you see?

If your business idea is one of having your own schedule, being in control of your own products, and sharing your brand with many people, opening up an online store may be just what you need.

If you’d rather pay 5 figures or more in rent, Serviços de utilidade pública, and other brick-and-mortar store costs, then by all means, proceed. But even with an in-person store, getting an ecommerce site can be key to success.

An example of an ecommerce website

More Flexibility for Your Business

Just think back to the last thing you bought. There is a significant chance that it was off the internet, certo? Now imagine having your own products spread out around multiple different platforms, easily accessible by your customers. Having a fully-fledged loja online can make the dream of having your product in every home a reality.

An online store offers opportunities for creativity, growth, and flexibility that may not be available with traditional brick-and-mortar businesses. Por exemplo, an ecommerce store doesn’t require the same steps of opening an in-person store, like renting property.

Easy to Expand with Omnichannel Selling

It is important to have the capacity to expand your business as it grows. When you have an established online store and are ready to invest in new sales channels, you can easily sync your product catalog with a social media site or marketplace.

Having an loja de comércio eletrônico also allows you to promote your business through multiple avenues. You can connect it to social media like Facebook and Instagram, as well as marketplaces like Amazon. That allows you to sell on several channels at once.

If you sell online with Ecwid by Lightspeed, you can manage your inventory and sales from a single dashboard. This helps ensure you are not overselling your physical products and tells you when you need to restock your inventory.

You can set up an Instagram Shop with Ecwid by Lightspeed

How to Start an Online Store with No Money

Now let’s dive into the actionable steps you can take to choose an ecommerce platform for your online store and get the word out about your new business with little to no upfront cost!

How to Choose an Ecommerce Platform

Here’s what to look for when deciding on an ecommerce platform:

  • Preços. How much will it cost you to make money with this platform?
  • Integrability. Does this platform integrate well with other tools you’re going to use? Consider gateways de pagamento, shipping providers, and marketing tools.
  • Modelos. Does the platform offer design templates to make your online store easier to start?
  • Análise. See if the solution includes analytic features to keep you in the know about your customers and sales.
  • Google Search friendliness. Built-in SEO tools help you get in the search spotlight.
  • Mobile-friendliness. Mobile shopping is bigger than ever, so the mobile version of your online store should be easy to use.
  • Customer support. You want a store platform with live support in case of emergencies.
  • Transaction safety. Ensure your platform doesn’t store customerspayment data and protects transactions made in your online store.
  • Growth opportunities. Will the platform help you grow or hold you back?

Let’s talk more about the last point: growth opportunities. When you’re starting out on a budget, é claro, you want a free platform. No entanto, they usually come with limits. If your business becomes successful, it will eventually outgrow those limits.

Por exemplo, you may eventually want to sell more than the three original products you offered when you first set up your store. You could end up having to move your whole store and operations to a different platform because the first one is not as advanced as you will eventually need it to be.

While we offer a Forever Free plan, Ecwid by Lightspeed allows your online store to expand as your business grows. You can add new sales channels, increase your product catalog, leverage marketing tools, or even create a mobile shopping app for your store. All you need to do is upgrade as your store expands.

How to Set Up an Online Store

Com Ecwid por Lightspeed, you can create your ecommerce website from scratch. If you already have an existing website, you can add an online store to it easily. Setting up an online store is free with Ecwid. With the free plan, you can sell a limited number of products, but there are no transaction fees, making it easy to launch a business with little to no budget.

A melhor parte? You can keep the free plan for as long as you need!

Check out the step-by-step instruction for setting up an online store without any design or coding skills:

How to Promote an Online Store for Free

Now that we have established how to start your online store on a budget, let’s talk about how to promote your store without spending a dime.

The two most affordable and easy-to-use promotional methods are social media and email marketing. These are free and available to everyone, but are especially useful for new business owners.

Leverage Social Media

Ter uma loja online também pode lhe dar acesso ao uso de mídias sociais como uma plataforma de marketing para sua loja.. Sites como o Facebook, Instagram, e o TikTok ajudam pequenas empresas a aumentar seu público e vender diretamente do aplicativo.

Você pode postar o link do seu site, fotos do produto, vídeos, negócios, e muito mais para promover sua loja nas páginas de mídia social. A mídia social pode ser uma ótima maneira de mostrar sua marca e produtos, enquanto conta ao seu público a pessoa por trás do negócio. As pessoas costumam comprar de pequenas empresas pelos toques pessoais e pelas histórias por trás do produto.

A mídia social é ótima para mostrar os bastidores do seu negócio

Ao postar nas redes sociais, você dá ao seu público a chance de se apaixonar por você e por seus produtos simultaneamente. Seja você mesmo, ser pateta, mostrar qualquer confusão, e ajude seu público a rir junto com você. Os clientes adoram ver de quem estão comprando e apoiando.

Comece com E-mail Marketing

Ao usar o e-mail marketing, pode promover o seu negócio através de uma newsletter ou campanha de e-mail. Os e-mails podem ser enviados para clientes em potencial e atuais. É uma ótima maneira de se conectar com seus clientes enquanto aumenta sua influência.

Comece fazendo uma lista de e-mails de pessoas interessadas no que você tem a oferecer - aqueles que compraram seu produto ou se inscreveram para receber e-mails. Você pode offer discounts for signing up, descontos de aniversário, ou conteúdo exclusivo para incentivar as pessoas a se inscreverem em sua lista de e-mail.

A maneira mais fácil de aumentar sua lista de e-mails é adicionar uma caixa de seleção de inscrição na finalização da compra. Com Ecwid por Lightspeed, você pode habilitá-lo com um único toque - sem necessidade de codificar ou instalar plugins de terceiros.

Uma caixa de seleção de inscrição no checkout da loja Ecwid by Lightspeed

Em seguida, comece a enviar e-mails informando os clientes sobre novos produtos, vendas, negócios, descontos — inclua qualquer informação sobre sua empresa que mantenha os clientes interessados. Por exemplo, se você vende travesseiros, você pode compartilhar conselhos para dormir melhor, como comprar seus travesseiros!

There are email marketing platforms that offer free plans with a limited number of contacts or sends. When you’re just starting your store, that can be more than enough. And when your business is steady and you’re ready to invest in marketing, you can upgrade.

But when you’re ready and have a store with Ecwid by Lightspeed, you can use its automated email marketing tools, which are available on paid plans.

Saber mais: 7 Automated Marketing Emails to Drive Sales Hands Free

Um exemplo de e-mail de carrinho abandonado que você pode enviar automaticamente com Ecwid by Lightspeed

Com Ecwid por Lightspeed, não há taxas de transação ou limites de assinantes para enviar e-mails de marketing automatizados aos clientes. Tudo o que você precisa pagar é o custo do seu plano de preços, não importa o tamanho da sua lista de clientes.

Para saber mais sobre e-mail marketing, ouça nosso podcast sobre como usar e-mails para aumentar as vendas e fidelizar clientes. You’ll gain insights on email campaigns that all beginner sellers can and should implement to create a consistent revenue stream.

To Recap

Small online businesses have taken the world by storm in recent years. Now anyone with an idea can start their own business relatively easily. There are many software options available that make it easy to set up an online store without breaking the bank.

Com Ecwid por Lightspeed, você tem a opção de criar um negócio on-line mundial com pouco ou nenhum dinheiro. Demos a você a oportunidade de iniciar um negócio frugalmente - cabe a você aproveitá-la.

Por que não começar? Get in touch with Ecwid por Lightspeed today to learn how to start your online store. Você nem precisa tirar sua carteira.

 

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About the author

Max has been working in the ecommerce industry for the last six years helping brands to establish and level-up content marketing and SEO. Despite that, he has experience with entrepreneurship. He is a fiction writer in his free time.

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