Carl Hendy, eCommerce and SEO Director of https://carlhendy.com states ”The current world issues surrounding Covid-19 have led to a surge in retailers and service-based businesses to selling via online channels only.
Ecommerce technology is allowing this to happen via easy to use cloud-based platforms like Shopify and Bigcommerce or setting up simple WordPress built websites and utilizing payment gateways such as Stripe. Adopting to sell via marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay, and more niche vertical marketplaces as Folksy and Etsy have allowed traditionally store only retailers to continue to reach their customers despite their brick and mortar premises remaining closed.
If you are selling services there are “plugins” or “addons” within Shopify or WooCommerce for WordPress that allow you to sell time-based services too. The barrier to entry in selling online alongside simple to use fulfillment services has allowed anyone who has a product or service to sell to be a presence online. As beginners to the world of eCommerce, it is possible to set up a website and be selling within a weekend.
