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What is e-commerce?
Ecommerce is the buying and selling of products and services over the internet.
That’s the purest definition, but also very broad, encompassing everything from freelancing an online service (eg. writing or web design) to buying lottery tickets via the internet.
If you’re trying to understand the different ways of making money online, it might be more helpful to think of e-commerce as mainly selling physical products via the internet.
For example, Courtney Bleier and her sister make handmade jewelry and sell online via Etsy…
Courtney Bleier
- Co-founder at Ann + Joy
- $4,000 monthly e-commerce revenue
Another example: Kartik Gurmule got some luxury shoes designed in the UK, found a manufacturer in Italy, then started selling the shoes online and shipping worldwide…
Kartik Gurmule
- Founder of KASA, Co-founder of Dropshyp
- $80,000 monthly KASA revenue
See more examples of physical product businesses and how much money they make »
What kind of online business is e-commerce?
Again, by the purest definition, e-commerce can encompass every type of online business.
But here’s how e-commerce fits into our online business framework:
- Physical Products (Level 5)
With this kind of business you would produce physical goods – or get them produced to spec – then sell them via an online store or marketplace.
E-Commerce Courses
Here are some ecom courses to consider…
🏆 Best E-Commerce Courses 🏆
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Other ways to make money online
There are many other ways to make money online, to work from home or anywhere in the world.
