Disadvantages of Online Stores?

[Suba]

If you are an online shop owner, don't be lulled by the various advantages it has, such as smaller principal capital compared to opening an offline shop, more cost effective, etc., but you also need to learn all the disadvantages of online shops so that you can minimize risks or at least save more costs. , like you also need to learn how to manage a shop website so that you no longer need to hire experts to help manage your site.

 

[HansonU99]

It's also depends on the size of your online store, offline store seems to be more profitable than the online store another factor is that online store have many fraudulent activity but you can't fine this on offline store,so you need to be careful the way you provide your credit card information

 

[Nomad]

One of the major disadvantages of operating an online store is you need a lot of money to create a store and a lot of money to market and promote your store. Even when yo are using free platforms like woocommerce and magento, you end up spending at least $500 just to create a store.

 

[freelancermaria]

One of the disadvantages of online stores is security. People who buy from online stores are at risk of identity theft. It happened to many. I hope I won't experience the same thing because I love to shop online.

 

[Suba]

One of the disadvantages of online stores is security. People who buy from online stores are at risk of identity theft. It happened to many. I hope I won't experience the same thing because I love to shop online.

It's true, security is a major factor, such as hacking, lost, damaged goods, prone to fraud, goods not in accordance with orders, etc. Besides that, online stores will find it difficult to gain the trust of customers.

 

[allison001]

If you are an online shop owner, don't be lulled by the various advantages it has, such as smaller principal capital compared to opening an offline shop, more cost effective, etc., but you also need to learn all the disadvantages of online shops so that you can minimize risks or at least save more costs. , like you also need to learn how to manage a shop website so that you no longer need to hire experts to help manage your site.

Everything has advantages and disadvantages, the same thing applies to online store. One disadvantage of online store is that it requires much capital or money to operate it successfully.

 

[Suba]

Everything has advantages and disadvantages, the same thing applies to online store. One disadvantage of online store is that it requires much capital or money to operate it successfully.

Online stores do not require a physical shop with high rent, online stores also allow you to only employ a few workers, many of which are even done by family members, so online stores require fewer costs than offline stores.

 

[allison001]

Online stores do not require a physical shop with high rent, online stores also allow you to only employ a few workers, many of which are even done by family members, so online stores require fewer costs than offline stores.

I thought online store requires much capital than offline. If so, it can be operated or managed by one or two persons. That's a good way to earn online tho.

 

[Abdulhamid01]

Everything has advantages and disadvantages, the same thing applies to online store. One disadvantage of online store is that it requires much capital or money to operate it successfully.

Well, I don't think the cost of setting up an online store is high compared to setting up an offline store. And the thing is , an online store may include different collection of goods even when you don't have them available yet but could be sourced for , anytime a customer asks of it.

 

[Starmix]

If you have an online store and have many merchants the disadvantage would be your merchants who might sell fake products. It always happens to big online stores here, the culprits are their merchants.

 

[Kirubel]

Starting an online shop in non developed country will not grow and customers will not use the online store and also they don't believe the owners.

 

[monster_masterpiece]

It also depends on the size of your online store, offline store seems to be more profitable than online store another factor is that online store have fraudulent activity but you can't find this on offline store, so you need to be careful the way you provide your credit card information

People nowadays like third-party payment providers like stripe instead of storing their credit card details or there could be legal problems if clients get their card details stollen by accessing a database then every time they pay with stripe they are out of legal issues.

 

[pousinha]

I think disadvantages of online stores depend on the goods you sell and the geographic area where you live. If you sell clothes and shoes, there is the issue many items won't fit the customers and they'll return them to the sender, forcing the shop owner to the refund (including shipping fees). In addition, an online store in a disadvantaged country will hardly prosper (out of a well renown mega-mall online like Amazon), as people didn't get the purchasing online habit.

 

[Stardom22]

There are so much cyber bullying associated in the online businesses as most people fell victims for online scammers.

 

[neurosurgeon]

Online marketing comes with shipping costs and customer service challenge as they are mostly dependent on technology.

 

[Emmarific]

One of the primary drawbacks is the absence of a physical presence. Customers cannot physically touch or try products before making a purchase, which can be a significant limitation for certain types of products

 

[Vickygold]

One of the major disadvantages of operating an online store is you need a lot of money to create a store and a lot of money to market and promote your store. Even when yo are using free platforms like woocommerce and magento, you end up spending at least $500 just to create a store.

Wow, I don't know of the price of creating an online store before now, but then there could still be some online stores that require less amount to create and will still give same value as this.

 

[Emmarific]

When deciding on the best option for your online store, it's crucial to assess your budget, technical skills, and long-term goals. Platforms like Shopify and Wix are user-friendly and suitable for beginners.

All the best.

 

[Augusta]

You are at risk of identity theft buying from online stores This is one of the disadvantages of online stores that I don't like. security and safety is always a problem

 

[itsmejob]

It is always good to shop online especially if you are not fond of going out. However, there are disadvantages of doing the check outs online. If I a shopping for clothes, I prefer going to the physical store so I can touch the texture, I can see the color. It would be satisfying to have a feel of what I am buying instead of imaging if the shirt is the right fit for me.