Starting a new business venture can be an equally exciting and terrifying prospect so when you write your business plan you will want to see exactly where you can make things easier for yourself without compromising on quality. We offer comprehensive adult eCommerce websites that come pre-loaded with our entire product inventory, called Shop in a Box. Customisable and optimised for ease of use, with this convenient service you can jump start your business and get started in online selling in no time!

We have already given you the top 5 reasons to start your own adult eCommerce store and we have talked about the pros and cons of marketplace selling versus running your own website. But what are the biggest benefits of setting up your own eCommerce store with one our convenient Shop in a Box packages? Read on to find out why this tried and tested Net1on1 service might just be the perfect solution for you and your business.

Top 5 Benefits of Our Shop in a Box Service

1. Start-up Made Easy

So, you decided that you want to make a living of selling sex toys. You may have an interest in sexual health or want to specialise in luxury vibrators or dream of becoming the next sex toy monopoly in the UK. Whatever your business plan’s angle is, setting up a website is probably one of the first steps you will want to take. But unless you are a web-developer yourself, you may find that using free website builders is not going to be sufficient to realise your dreams and hiring developers can end up being rather expensive.

Our Shop in a Box website solutions provide a great way to get started in adult eCommerce if you are not a tech genius yourself. Instead of building your website from scratch, you can start to run your business with a customised, fully stocked website that is optimised for ease of use and access within just a couple of weeks.

It will still be entirely your business, it will still be entirely your website, but we can help you set it up and make it look great without frustration and time- and fund-consuming meetings with developers. We will also provide you with ongoing support and advice about SEO, social media, marketing, promotions, products and more.

In combination with our convenient dropshipping service, a Shop in a Box site can basically simplify your business plan by ticking off not just the setup of your website from your list of needs, but postage, returns and full supplier support too.

2. Web Presence for Brick-and-Mortar Stores

But perhaps all this start-up talk is not relevant to you as you are the proud owner of a brick-and-mortar store that’s been in business for a while now. Shop in a Box websites are perfect for you too!

If you have an established customer base in your local area but struggle to grow the business beyond your geographical boundaries, setting up a website might be the best solution for you. It will allow you to promote your business to a completely new set of customers as well as your existing regulars. Having a website will allow consumers more privacy and discretion when buying sensitive items from you and it will let you add new products to your catalogue without having to commit to any bulk purchases.

A website presence will also help you communicate your brand image while the store itself will take care of marketing your website as potential customers may walk or drive by your storefront every day, too shy to actually enter, but looking to make a purchase with you.

Give your business a modern update and harness the sales potential of the online sex toy market without sacrificing what makes your store a local business gem. With our Shop in a Box service you can establish an online presence and continue to build your physical business as usual combining your existing strengths with new avenues to success.

3. Free Time to Develop Your Brand

Using our Shop in a Box and dropshipping services will free up a lot of your time to spend on other important things around your business. While your website is being built, you can fine-tune your brand, develop your brand voice and hone your social media skills.

There are loads of online sex toy shops on the internet, so you will need to find a way to stand out from the crowd and a distinct brand is your best bet. While the customisation of your website will allow you to implement your colour scheme and your logo, you will still need to spend time on writing blogs, buyer guides and genuine product descriptions. This may seem like an insurmountable task, but it won’t just improve your search engine ranking, it will also boost your product knowledge and therefore help you with customer service too.

Similarly, you can test and improve your graphic design skills by experimenting with Canva or Xara Cloud to create simple but eye-catching banners and other imagery that you will be able to use on your social media feeds. You can download high resolution images for our entire product catalogue and use them to capture your customers’ attention when they land on your site.

There’s a lot going into setting up and running a successful sex toy website, but with our convenient services you can find and allocate the time to focus on the details that can really make a difference and make this project truly yours.

4. User-Friendly Admin & Extensions

Once you sign off on your website and it goes live, you might feel overwhelmed with the possibilities and options WooCommerce – the platform we use to build Shop in a Box websites – has to offer. You will have to familiarise yourself with the admin surface and you will be tempted to start installing extensions that will add new features to your website.

Luckily, WooCommerce is a very user-friendly platform that comes with a host of tutorials and guides available on the internet. Once you learn your way around the two-three tabs that you will need to access on a daily basis, you will find the back office to be most convenient and straight-forward to use. And if you do get stuck, you will easily be able to find a tutorial online answering your questions.

Similarly, you can find hundreds of different extensions for WooCommerce that will allow you to add gift vouchers, reward points and much more to your website. This will enable you to build a variety of options for your customers and customise your website even further. Please note though that it’s always worth checking if the extension you have your eye on is compatible with your site, so check in with our developers before implementing any major changes to make sure our API can continue to run on your website without issues.

5. Easy Integration with Marketplaces

Marketplace selling can be complicated in the adult toy industry, and you can find some more detailed advice about it in our earlier blog post here. However, selling on eBay and Amazon can be a really handy side endeavour that can compliment your sales figures, especially in the earlier days after launching your website.

At the moment, we cannot integrate directly with these marketplaces, but once you have your own website up and running, you can easily integrate that with Amazon and eBay to attack sales from three different angles. This means that you can reap the benefits of both eCommerce and marketplace sales instead of having to decide which you’ll focus on for your business.

Once integrated, your marketplace orders would process through your usual WooCommerce admin and sent to us to fulfil the same way as orders placed via your website do. This will keep things clear, tidy, hassle-free and convenient for you as all your order information will be accessible via the easy to use admin interface.

With our Shop in a Box service you can become the owner of a modern and convenient website that you can hone and fine-tune with extensions and integration to give you the best chance against your competition and provide you with a comprehensive eCommerce solution.

We hope this guide will help you making a decision whether our Shop in a Box service is right for you, but, as always, we’d be really happy to hear from you and read about your experience with eCommerce sites in the comments section below. Alternatively, drop us an email or give us a call if you want to discuss how Net1on1 can help you set up your own business, be that on eBay or your own shiny new Shop-in-a-Box website.