Craigslist has been great… but hello Mercari Local Delivery!
I’ve shared a few ways to make money online. One of the ways was through reselling items you have around the house or collecting dust in the closet. I have been reselling on Poshmark and some times Craiglist for a while now, and in 2020, I started using is Mercari. Mercari is a an app/website where you can sell anything from toys to clothing and accessories, and even furniture. It’s pretty easy to get set up and start your reselling business within minutes. Just make sure you have great pictures, pricing , and descriptions of your items.
In the past , you could only ship your sold items through via USPS, UPS, or FedEx, but Mercari has partnered with Uber to provide local delivery. Here are the reasons why this is a good thing:
After your item sells, an Uber driver will pick up and drop off your item, contact-free. You will never have to share your address with the buyer
You get to pick the time that works for you, which ensures that your item gets picked up and dropped off on your time.
All of the transactions are taken care of within the Mercari app….so no need to exchange cash.
No need to print shipping labels, which saves you time and ink.
So for those of you who use Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace to resell items , you should give Mercari a try. It’s a lot safer to use their local delivery option , than to deal with the scheduling meet up spots, cash exchanges , and awkward exchanges with strangers.
Last time I spoke with you all, I had just created a new site for Comedian Lance Thompson. Since then, he has booked more shows and he’snow ready to start selling t-shirts and DVD’s both in person and on his website. So what’s the solution? Should he build a new site? Sign up with Shopify or another E-commerce platform, or should he build on the site that we already created?
We decided that the best solution is to extend the site that he already has. In order to sell products on his site, we must add a shopping cart and connect it to a payment processor. We will also give people the option to download a digital version of the DVD or have a hard copy shipped directly to them. It sounds like a lot of work, but wit the help of WordPress, Woocommerce and Paypal/Stripe or Square, we can make it happen.
The look of his site won’t change much. We will add a shop section that will include a picture and description of the product and an add to cart button. The customer will purchase their product and receive a receipt. Easy peasy….
Stay tuned for the end results. In the meantime, comment below and let me know your thoughts on the chosen solution.
We’ve been discussing e-commerce lately. Over the past few months, there has been an increase in E-commerce sales due to our new normal of being quarantined and home more . You don’t have to be an expert in business to start an e-commerce business. Some of these ideas require little to no financial investment. Just in case you needed a little kick in the butt or a few ideas, I put together a quick list of e-commerce business ideas for you to start today :
E-commerce is defined as commercial transactions conducted electronically on the Internet. Let’s simplify that. E-commerce simply means selling a product or products via the internet.
No matter what type of business you have, you can add e-commerce to your business plan. If you have an offline business, you can start selling your products and services online. If you have a service-based business, you can sell digital products or physical products.
E-commerce businesses can be modeled in four ways:
Business to Business (B2B) – Your business sells to other businesses
Ex. manufacturers and wholesalers.
Business to Consumer (B2C)– Your Business sells to directly to a consumer
Ex. One of the most popular examples is Amazon
Consumer to Consumer (C2C) – Consumers sell to other customers.
No company is involved. Ex. eBay
Consumer to Business(C2B)– Consumers sell to businesses
Ex. Upwork or Fiverr
If you are a blogger, you could sell physical products that include your brand name or logo. If you are an artist , you can sell your artwork. Maybe you’re in the beauty industry, you can sell the products that you use via your website, or you can sell courses on how to create a particular look or style.
Starting an e-commerce business doesn’t have to be difficult. Considering getting into the world of E-commerce, Here are a few questions to help get your mental juices flowing:
1. What products or services are you going to sell?
2. Who is my target market? Who will buy your product or service?
3. Where will you sell? Will you use a third party or sell on your own site?
Before you dive into any e-commerce venture, so a little research and inventory. Take stock of the products that you currently offer offline and figure out if there is a way to sell them online. Research other entrepreneurs or business owners that offer similar products or services.
Do you have any questions about e-commerce? Let’s chat. Sign up for a 1 on 1 strategy session or contact me. Comment below and let me know your thoughts, comments, or questions.
Problem: You need to make extra money from your business
Solution: Adding an additional revenue stream to your business doesn’t have to be complicated . You can easily sell branded products from your website with little to no money upfront.
Here are some examples of branded products:
T-shirts
Hats
Mugs
Artwork
Tote bags
Pillows
You don’t have to have a complicated design or pattern. You can add your logo to each one of the above products and sell them from your website . Here are a few items that I’ve designed for my clients :
With the help of Printful, each of my clients were able to set up a store on their site and sell their products . Once your store is set up , customers can order directly from your site , and the item shipped directly to their door from the fulfillment center . There’s no need to carry a lot of inventory .
Have you ever considered adding custom products to your business ? Want more information about how to add custom products to your business ? Email me or use the contact form on the site for more information .
The shutdown is still in full effect. Last week I shared a post on how to make money during shutdown with PoshMark. Today I want to share a quick and simple solution that has helped me earn extra money every month.
A few months ago, a good friend referred me to Capterra. It’s a site where I can earn extra money writing quick reviews on software that I use every day. I can’t lie, I was a little skeptical at first, but I figured it was worth a try. BTW, this links in this post are my referral links.
Choose software that you currently use or you’ve before.
Complete the review and submit. For every software review, you write, you could earn money for each review.
Once Capterra reviews your review and approves it, they will send you a payout for every review via gift card. Your choices are Visa, Amazon, Starbucks, or Apple Itunes. You could also donate your earnings. You are allowed to write up to 10 reviews per month.
That’s it 🙂
So far I’ve written reviews for Quickbooks, Trello, LastPass, and few others. Writing a review is easy if you’ve used the software often. I’ve used my earnings to make purchases while on bedrest. I purchase my bedrest necessities from Amazon, to order and I use it to order food via GrubHub or Ubereats via the Visa gift card option. Last month I made an extra $100 dollars. It’s not enough to pay the rent, but really came in handy when I needed it.
I hope this helps bring extra money to your household this month. Every penny counts. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need some help coming up with strategies to bring in extra income.
