Future of E-commerce- why you should do Internet marketing
“Clothes, shoes, glasses and just about everything we thought would never move fully online will all be online. The reason is simple: why leave the comfort of your own home when you can get something custom made to your exact size for less? I believe this is the future.” -Patrick Curtis
WHY IS NOW THE BEST TIME TO DO ONLINE MARKETING?
There are many reasons why you should start online marketing. The future of e commerce is one reason. growing up my parents always mentioned that I should get into the computer industry because its gonna be big. Well the World Wide Web is huge now, and it has grown immensely.
- The World population has grown.
- More people have access to the internet now than before
HOW BIG HAS E COMMERCE GROWN?
If you go ahead and look at just how much e commerce has grown in the last few years you would be amazed. Its only gonna grow bigger through the years too.
- In 2010 US retail e commerce revenue was 167.3 billion dollars
- 2011 US retail e commerce revenue was 194.3 billion dollars(an increase 27 billion)
- 2012 US retail e commerce revenue was 225.3 billion dollars(an increase of 31 billion)
- 2013 US retail e commerce revenue was 263.3 billion dollars(an increase of 38 billion)
- 2014 US retail e commerce retail revenue was 304.1 billion dollars(an increase of40.8 billion)
Now looking at those numbers you can see how much bigger E commerce is getting. Whats this have to do with online marketing? Well its simple. Basically when your marketing your advertising a product. With e commerce your trading that product that was advertised possibly on another website even.
Of course when advertising the product, you’ll get a commission when its sold clicking on your links. Because E commerce is growing so quickly now is the best time to start marketing, because essentially everything you can buy offline now you can buy online. A quick glance at future projections will show how big the market is growing.
- 2015 US retail e commerce revenue is expected to be 347.3 billion dollars( increase of 43.2 billion
- 2016 US retail e commerce revenue is expected to be 392.5 billion dollars( increase of 45.2 billion)
- 2017 US retail e commerce revenue is expected to be 440.4 billion dollars( increase of 47.9 billion)
- 2018 US retail e commerce revenue is expected to be 491.5 billion dollars( increase of 51.1 billion)
And if your looking at it globally. In 2013 the total global revenue for e commerce was 1.077 trillion dollars, and it is projected to hit 2.489 trillion dollars by 2018. More than doubling its revenue in a five year span. Just think of all the potential that is there in online marketing when you talk about all the expected increases of revenue. There are millions of products online that could be advertised through the web.
WORLD WIDE WEB USERS
There are billions of people that use the web everyday in search of different interest that will fit their needs for their daily lives. When you look at how big the internet has grown, its quite astonishing. in the last fifteen years the web has gone from 361 million users in 2000 to approximately 3.1 billion users today(almost half the worlds population.) Which is a 753% growth rate in those 15 years which is phenomenal.
Technology i has been been more affordable giving more access to people around the globe. There couldn’t be a bigger place for a market then the internet. That is what makes it so great to start now. Even the people that don’t have access to a computer now a days still has access to phones, tablets, Ipads, etc…
YOU CAN LIVE ANYWHERE, YOU CAN WORK ANYWHERE
because of how of how advanced technology has come, If you have access to the internet you can virtually work anywhere you want. Whether its at a restaurant, your house, on a plane, while on vacation, you can work anywhere you want, as well has live anywhere. Its great feeling when you having that freedom to do as you please.
Also if your starting an online business some of the benefits isn’t just about working at home. While you sleep you could be making money, because there are no business hours online. It is a 24/7 service that people have access too.
I even feel that you can have better relations with your customers online. Its easier to interact making the experience better. You are making your business more convenient for the people that want to stay home or don’t have transportation to get where they need to go.
So why not take advantage of this opportunity. If your unsure where to start or what to market there are plenty of tutorials and videos to watch. plenty of tools that you can utilize all on one site. And lastly, if your unsure where you can build a website, you don’t even have to worry about the overhead. You can create two free websites here and it’ll only take 30 seconds to make.
FINAL CONCLUSION ON MARKETING
Its free to create a website, you can practically market anything and reach millions of people to be successful, and you don’t even have to change out of your pajamas to do it. its quite an amazing concept, and a beautiful way to make a great living without the headaches of a boss and actually leaving your house dealing with that rush hour traffic. I don’t see how you can go wrong.
Any questions or comments like always feel free to post them. I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic, and I will respond.
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About Author
Brandon
Brandon is the founder of Lifeless Wallet. Created in 2015, Brandon built this website to save people money by exposing scams and to teach people how to make Real money online. On his free time, he enjoys sports, hiking, and traveling the world. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us.
Hi Brandon
It takes a very courageous person to share such personal details and tough times. You should be very proud. You have shown everyone that no matter how tough your situation, you can pull yourself out of it by sheer determination and self belief. You give honest and straightforward advice to those wishing to earn a living online, so thank you for that 🙂
Thank you, and I take it you read my About ME Page as well. And yes honest and straightforward advice is the best kind to give in my opinion. What’s the point of not telling the truth? It’s only gonna make people trust you less, and not believe or believe in what you are saying. I created this website with the intent of helping others succeed. In order for me to do that, I want other people to know and understand where I come from, so they can relate to their own situation. Everyone has a chance to become successful, it is just a matter of whether you go out there and take action towards that success.
Your insight is refreshing. I love your explanation of how we need to start our business now. It’s very true, this is the best time to start marketing our websites. Millions and billions of new users everyday. New and fresh people to buy and search for products that we can offer them. Well done. I love the idea. I think it is going to be a good year and more every year. Start your sites now everyone. This is the golden ticket to freedom of working. Stay at home and do for yourselves instead of someone else.
thanks for the comment, and yes, best time to start is today. When you build a website it takes time to get recognized and ranked highly, where people will actually click on your website. As the technology improves and more and more people have access to the web( only half the world has access now), the online market will be bigger for you to consume. You want to establish yourself now, so people recognize you as an authority in the industry you choose to do. If you wait other people will be stealing your “could’ve been” opportunity, by them taking action now instead of you. Don’t lose out by procrastinating. If your still unsure ask questions. I want everyone to succeed and I’m willing to help with that.
What’s up Brandon,
Great article. You told it well! I’ve recently started my journey in trying to become independent and break free from my 9 to 5 job. What attracts me is that, like you say, you can do this anywhere you want. I would love to travel the world and work on my business from my laptop somewhere on a beach 🙂 But to get there, I still need to work very hard to really kick start my business.
Thanks for the comment! I love hearing from people. I’m glad you have taken the first steps of this journey, and in time you will see success. My dream is to travel the world, just like what you just stated. It’s impossible to do that without having that freedom, unless your waiting till your 70 to travel ,but then it becomes harder on your body. What I am doing now allows me to travel and see the world like I’ve always dreamed of doing, but like you said, you need to work hard now to travel tomorrow. In the online world, what you create today won’t actually benefit you till months down the road, but once you start getting rewarded, you realize it’s worth the wait. Just work hard and be patient with your online endeavors, because whatever you put into this will pay off later.