How To Successfully Sell Pottery Online
The global pandemic combined with the ever-growing network of the internet has made millions of people across the globe turn to the online world for their shopping needs. There has never been a better time for a budding entrepreneur to start offering their good and services to the online world, and that extends to pottery creations.
Thanks to the growth of the internet and the countless platforms that have become available, starting in the online world is both simple and easy. Keep reading to find out how to start selling pottery creations to a wider audience online.
Find A Good Platform
It’s absolutely vital to begin an online operation by finding a platform that covers all the basis. A great place to start is Facebook Marketplace, which has an extremely wide reach, can be seen by a lot of people at once, and offers a range of various marketing tools. But this isn’t the only option available: Instagram has become something of a true marketing platform over the last few years, and many of its latest features are geared toward helping small businesses take off. Websites like Etsy.com are also a good way to sell products, and if a creator does start making good profit, they can think about creating their own, personalised e-commerce website where they can sell directly for much higher profits.
Locating A Decent Courier
The next order of business is getting a hold of a courier that knows that they’re doing. Pottery will obviously need to be handled with utmost care during the transportation process, and not all couriers will be up to the task, especially if they are going to be taking it from one end of the country to another. It’s worth taking the time to check reviews and to research online to find couriers that seem to be the most promising. From there, it’s about testing the services to find a comfortable medium between affordable and reliable.
Learn To Manage Orders
It’s a common mistake for new sellers to let themselves become completely overwhelmed by the huge influx of orders that are suddenly taking place, and then falling behind on their shipping and leaving people frustrated and disappointed. This can be remedied by keeping good track of the orders that are coming in, ensuring that they are being sent off in a timely fashion, and to keep customers updated as much as possible. Part of find success in the online world is building a small niche and making sure that all the customers in that niche are fully satisfied with the service as much as possible.
Customer Service
Customers have a right to voice their concerns over the service, as well as to leave reviews of how they feel. Good customer service will mean repeat customers, but it will also mean that existing customers are much more likely to leave positive reviews online, which will draw in even more people globally.