E-commerce through Amazon vs. Own Website (Shopify)

Mike123

I am completely new to the world of E-Commerce. I have been wanting to launch an ecommerce business for fashion jewelry and accessories. After doing a lot of research I still am completely lost as to whether to sell directly on Amazon or create my own website through Shopify.

Some people recommend through Amazon since there already is a customer base there, some recommend own website for Branding purposes. I was thinking of doing both Amazon and Website at the same time, however will this be bad for branding? Or should I just sell the pieces through Amazon under a different business name while the website operates under a different Brand?

What are the real cons of doing both at the same time?

Ryan O'Bleness

I don't think doing both is necessarily a branding issue, though I understand that line of thinking, but more so it would be a time issue. 

That will take a lot of your time, effort and resources to build and maintain your own website, while also becoming an Amazon seller. Plus all of the time it takes you to create, package and ship the items. The obvious pros are that you will get more eyeballs on your product, which will hopefully lead to more sales. So if you do go this route, make sure you weigh the pros and cons and create a plan and/or schedule to make sure you are spending the correct amount of time on each project/website and prioritize as necessary. 

I believe you will have a monthly fee to pay, plus additional selling fees with Amazon. 

https://services.amazon.com/content/sell-on-amazon.html 

Carlbrewster

Launch your own e-commerce website will be a best option because for every sell on amazon you have to pay some money to it, plus there are many terms and conditions on return and replacement.

charu

Amazon is a big platform. Millions of people visit amazon. If you sell your products there, they will be easier to find and buy. But read their terms and condition first. 

tonytau

It is a lot of work to get traffic to your website. Amazon will ensure you have traffic. In terms of branding having your own website is important. Also, you don't want to depend on Amazon to make all of your sales. I would say do both.

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Peter Johnson

On the one hand, with Amazon you will have access to a larger market. On the other hand, there will be a lot of competition as well. The problem with using your own website is that you'll need to do a lot more marketing than using Amazon.

xinzuab

i think amazon and shopify.
you can earn many money

noida22

I think you should go for amazon first if you are thinking to market your items first.

TGrey

You could start selling on Amazon and finding or looking fot really good products to sell. Then you can also start your own web shop and sell the same best selling Amazon products only on your website. This way Amazon would be like a test ground to find what's selling and your shop would be for those bestsellers. Just an idea.