Although many people already know how the Internet is increasingly part of people’s daily lives, many are still unsure whether or not to take their business further and have an online store. In this post we will give you reasons why your business MUST also have an online store. Let’s do this!

Unlike a physical store, an online store is open 24/7 throughout the year. Many times we need to buy something, but the physical store is closed or simply does not feel like leaving the house, there comes the practicality of the online store and buying inside the house, that is, it is a great ally for your customers and for you, that can always be selling.

Also unlike a physical store, there is no need to employ employees to serve your customers. In an online store your customer can browse at will, have all the information available about a product and make the purchase of it, in the end you just have to worry about sending the order to your customer.

With an online store your business will not only cover the area where your physical store is located, but the whole world, that is, you will have a much wider range of customers, because your online store can be accessed anywhere part of the world. But what if you just want to sell to your country? No problem, as your online store can be customized to receive orders from only one country or from certain countries, it is your choice.

But there are also other advantages for you, with an online store you will also have access to reports that have information such as which product sold more in your online store, which product is more rated, how is your stock, if you have products with stock low or exhausted, how much profit you made in sales during the month and more, this way you can put together a sales strategy that attracts more buyers to your online store.

If you want, you can even have an online store that uses the drop shipping method, for example, the reseller does not need to have a stock, presents the products in your online store, however, the customer making the purchase, who prepares the packaging and performs the delivery is the product supplier itself.

In addition to advertising being much easier to do, accessibility much greater, there are still ways to attract more future customers to your online store, you can make promotions that can differentiate the service in front of your competition. Discount coupons, free shipping, are just some of the tools you can use to attract more customers.

But what if you don’t have a physical store? There is no problem, having an online store does not require that you have a physical store, more and more people are choosing to create an online store before opening a physical store, in addition to the costs being much lower, there are no expenses that a physical store requires. This way you can open an online business and after seeing the profits and see if the business has the legs to walk, then if you want you can open a physical store and take advantage of both ways.

The growth of online businesses is growing more and more, more and more people prefer to buy online, and it is something that will continue to grow so this is more the reason why you should bet heavily on an online store.

Now that you have the idea of ​​moving forward and creating an online store, you don’t know how to make an online store or who to turn to? Do not despair, HUB Ativo can help you in the creation of your online store, our Web Design team will try to create an online store totally to your liking, with the latest trends and responsive, that is, adapted to any screen. For more information contact us at our contact page or if you prefer, come visit us and get to know our space and services, HUB Ativo is located in Portimão , in the Algarve.