We have already talked about the three other P’s: product, price, and promotion. We come to the last P: place. Place has to do with the distribution of the product. Do you know how you are going to sell your product?
We live in probably the greatest time in human history to sell a product because there are so many places available! The internet has made the world more accessible to the unconnected, we no longer need the gate keepers. You no longer need to get Walmart to buy the product or GE to decide they want to buy your design. The internet has changed the game. If you are thinking about selling something here is a quick list of ideas to get started:
- Etsy: It’s an online craft market. Find an uncrowded product and start selling or just make yours better than everyone else. Here are some friends who are doing great on Etsy.
- Pop-Up Shop: Use an empty store front for a weekend or a week to sell your product. Use the internet to find like-minded people to come visit. If you are in Jackson, you know all about these folks.Â
- Patreon: If you want to be a content creator, this is a great way to start getting paid. You could be cool of CGP Grey and make $15k per video.
- Kickstarter: Kickstarter can help you ensure people want to buy your product before you drop lots of capital into getting started.
- Facebook Page Sales: Make something? Post it on facebook and message back and forth for the transaction.
- Ecommerce Store: They are getting easier and easier to make and then your product is available to the whole world!
- Ebay: Already built in E-commerce store and traffic. Great place to start selling stuff.You do not need permission to start! The internet age has brought new places to sell your product right now.
