Starting an online business is really easy, if you have money, you can use Shopify and launch your store in less than 30 minutes. If you do not have a lot of money, you can buy domain and hosting and start using woocommerce with wordpress. Your business will be ready in minutes. If you do not have even a dollar to invest, you can se platforms like Amazon, Redbubble, Zazzle, Instagram, Facebook, etc, to launch your business. However, starting an online business is just a basic step. The real challenge lies with generating sales. To generate sales you need SEO and Marketing.
Running your own online business requires you to have SEO and digital marketing skills and knowledge. If you do not have these skills, you need money to hire people who can help you with SEO and digital marketing. You need to reach your customers to generate sales, and this will be possible only through SEO and marketing.
There is also an alternative ways for generating sales that is running paid marketing campaigns. Whether you operate an independent store or sell through third-party marketplaces, ads can also help you generate sales. However, the key to sales lies in the quality of your products and services. Regardless of the marketing efforts or SEO strategies, your customers need to find your products useful.
You can become successful in your business by providing valuable product coupled with strategic SEO and digital marketing efforts.