{"id":912,"date":"2022-11-19T20:43:46","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T20:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woohoostudio.com\/?p=912"},"modified":"2022-11-21T02:00:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T02:00:16","slug":"e-commerce-in-2022-what-are-the-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woohoostudio.com\/es\/e-commerce-in-2022-what-are-the-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"E-commerce in 2022 &#8211; what are the benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h1><strong>There are definitely advantages to selling online in 2022<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>(Even if it is hard to keep up)<\/strong><\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>Things have gotten back to normal (somewhat) and a lot of us are still at home (tricky, but yay!).\u00a0Did you start a business in 2020? Did you go back to work but are still maintaining the <strong>side gig<\/strong>? I think a lot of us learned that keeping all the eggs in one basket is not the safe approach&#8230;and we reallllly know now that are jobs are never a sure thing.<\/p>\n<p>I know, there are not enough hours in the day to keep up the <strong>side business,<\/strong>\u00a0and sometimes it is hard to keep up with scheduling those social media posts. But if the extra work is something you love to do, it is fun (and bankable)!<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/woohoostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ecommerce-shops-300&#215;225.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; alt=&#8221;Ecommerce platforms and shops&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Ecommerce platforms and shops&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|30px||30px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|10px||10px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|30px||30px|false|true&#8221;]<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">So let\u00b4s look at <strong>how ecommerce is doing<\/strong>, <strong>where it\u00b4s going<\/strong>, and <strong>why it\u00b4s important<\/strong> for us online entrepreneurs to keep doing it.<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|50px||50px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|10px||10px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|50px||50px|false|true&#8221;]<p>I like facts, so whenever I get some &#8220;This Year in Review&#8221; e-mail, I really look at what the report says. These stats from <strong>Statista<\/strong>\u00a0in the <strong>Shopify<\/strong> report\u00a0tell us that ecommerce as a whole is going up, up, up.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/woohoostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_2888-1-646&#215;1024.jpeg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Ecommerce stats up until 2023 from Shopify&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Ecommerce stats up until 2023 from Shopify&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>Thought e-commerce was dying out after the pandemic\/lockdown? <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Nope!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>Let me spell it out with ALL the zeros:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2018 &#8211; US$2,982,<strong>000,000,000<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>2019 &#8211; US$3,354,<strong>000,000,000<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>2020 &#8211; US$4,280,<strong>000,000,000<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>2021 &#8211; US$4,891,<strong>000,000,000<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>2022 &#8211; US$5,424,<strong>000,000,000<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>2023 &#8211; US$5,908,<strong>000,000,000<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yes, the numbers are in the <strong>trillions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Isn\u00b4t that a LOT of zeros?\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">These numbers are just the millions of people like you and me trying to make money online.<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; 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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">One advantage of e-commerce is that there is a worldwide market for what you want to sell.<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Other advantages of an online business are:<\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<ul>\n<li>Additional revenue stream(s)<\/li>\n<li>There are millions of goods or services you can sell<\/li>\n<li>You can work on it <strong>anywhere, anytime<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>You can be creative, have fun with what you create, and make money doing it<\/li>\n<li>You can support a cause and people you love and believe in<\/li>\n<\/ul>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<ul>\n<li>There are plenty of people who can teach you to be successful<\/li>\n<li>You can work at your own pace<\/li>\n<li>You can be yourself, there are millions around the world who will love what you offer<\/li>\n<\/ul>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; 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