Sell in e-commerce gives makers more reach. And also, apps help keep their businesses running more efficiently, letting them focus on what they do best: their craft. The best part is that many of these business ideas can be started from home with minimal upfront investment.
Here are 3 things to make and sell in e-commerce.
1. T-shirts and Printed Merchandise
This is a maker business for the non-maker. Your original idea can be designed (this is where the “maker” comes in) and printed onto various goods—including t-shirts, mugs, tote bags, and dog bandanas—and shipped directly to your customers.
It is a hands-off company with a very low entry barrier, and easy to produce and sell.
Consider learning the art of screen printing and buying equipment to print your designs at home, if you want to increase the handmade aspect.
2. Curated Gift and Subscription Boxes
For those who are less crafty but have an eye for a cure, a gift or subscription box business is a great idea. Curated box companies can be really hands-on, as opposed to print-on-demand t-shirts.
Assembly can be a boring job but the company has its advantages: typically all subscription boxes are packed together every month and in the same size box, making the shipping process easy.
3. Lip Balm and Cosmetics
Like bath bombs and soaps, lip balm is an easy thing to do with the devices you’ve already got at home. Simple formulations that use beeswax and natural oils require little more than a source of heat for assembly.
You don’t need fancy equipment, but you should make sure that your setup still meets industry standards and complies with local home-production regulations.
In addition, the lip balms are a gateway to more complicated cosmetic formulations when you’re ready to scale.
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