Online Workshop - How to Sell Online

You’ve poured your passion into your craft, art or products, and the time has come to share them with the world. What are the basics to building an online business?

Selling online and using e-commerce can be overwhelming at first, especially for creatives – but where to begin? ‘How to Sell Online’ is a beginner's course ideal for any creatives with little or no experience, who have products or services ready to sell, and no idea how to get their online sales set up. 

This two-hour workshop covers the easiest path to digital commerce, and the best ways to untangle the mess of legal jargon, platform choices, and marketing mysteries.
  

With a focus on people selling in the arts and creative industries, this workshop will cover:

• Understanding the process of selling online, including the pros and cons to watch for.

• Preparing for the basics of an online business – registration, banking, accounting, stock management, legal requirements, consumer regulations and more. 

• Understanding eCommerce model and choosing the best one for your business. 

• Dropshipping and the elements of using external parties to help with sales and productions.

• The Customer Journey, and how to craft an experience to remember (including unboxing). 

• The Basics of marketing, how to build an audience and connect with customers.

How to Sell Online is a collaborative workshop and participants will be encouraged to share experiences and ideas, make connections and foster peer relationships.

What do I get?
All participants of this workshop also receive:

• A One-Page Marketing Plan template to assist with the practical elements of the workshop.

• Info sheets to help you get started, manage inventory, and understand legal and insurance issues.

• Guides to shipping and drop shipping.

• Guides to setting up a new business, including a one-page business plan template.

Plus you’ll also get…

• Lifetime access to a Dropbox folder jam-packed with additional resources and helpful links.

• Access to additional free webinars to supplement the material covered in the workshop.

• Information on how to access further one-to-one business advice, mentoring and support from one of our creative industries business specialist advisors.

What is CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS?
We're a social enterprise dedicated to educating creative people and arts organisations about business skills. We help by sharing practical knowledge in a fun and irreverent way, and everything we do is designed to help creatives to feel more confident and comfortable about the entrepreneurial aspects of their creative practice.

Accessibility: if you have any access requirements, please email education@creativeplusbusiness.com

Cost: Registration is AU$50 + GST. No Booking Fee is charged for registrations to our workshops.

This workshop will take place online and is open to anyone in Australia or internationally. You will receive a link to the workshop in an email from Creative Plus Business prior to the workshop.