{"id":1142,"date":"2016-01-12T15:02:53","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T05:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordsmithandmore.com\/?p=1142"},"modified":"2016-06-20T16:13:09","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T06:43:09","slug":"your-online-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordsmithandmore.com\/websites\/your-online-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Your online market"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2012\u201313, over three quarters (76 per cent) of Australia’s 15.4 million internet users made a purchase or order over the internet, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Travel, accommodation, memberships or tickets of any kind were the most common type of purchase for both males and females. The second most popular online shopping items for females were clothes, cosmetics or jewellery (59 per cent), in comparison to males second most popular purchases of CDs, music, DVDs, videos, books or magazines (50 per cent). (Source:\u00a0http:\/\/www.abs.gov.au\/)<\/p>\n

My turnover has\u00a0more than doubled\u00a0since I started actively marketing online.\u00a0Today more than 50% of my clients are from other parts of Australia or overseas. Selling online is the best way I know to ride out inevitable dips in the local economy.<\/p>\n

To maintain an effective online presence, you need:<\/p>\n