How to Start a Phone Accessory Business

The phone accessory business is highly lucrative and competitive.  You compete with established companies, brands, wholesale and retailers.

The sales channels are not limited to terrestrial establishments and many online ecommerce store and shopping sites abound. To compete favorably you need to carve a niche, use strategic marketing offline and online.

Before you venture into the business consider the business format, funding, sourcing products and ideal location.

Types of Phone Accessory Businesses

There are different types of phone accessory businesses. You first have to decide between selling wholesale/retail.

The business formats include starting an ecommerce website or online store. Others are opening a retail store of buying into a franchise.

A good way is to open a store and build a website to sell your products. This will guarantee better efficiency and sales from different channels.

Another way is to become a cell phone accessory dealer without inventory. This is possible through affiliate programs such as Amazon associate. All that is required is a dedicated website to showcase selected products sold by your affiliate provider.
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Identify a Good Location

The store location should have heavy vehicular and human traffic. Ideal locations are close to shopping malls, plazas, electronic markets and commercial areas.

You could rent a lockup shop or a tiny kiosk. Make sure the shop is visible, is some distance from competitors and easily accessible.

Furnish the Phone Accessory Store

You need basic furniture and equipment to run your store. Build shelves, display cases and a counter. Include phonographs of available products, cash register, computer and branded nylon bags.

Provide a beautiful ambiance and lots of discount signs for your customers. You can stock stationeries such as invoices, tracking software, weight scale and shipping cartons.

• Build shelves
• Display case
• Cash register
• Computer
• Branded nylon bags
• Discount signs
• Invoices
• Tracking software
• Weight scale
• Shipping cartons.

Build a Website

To effectively double sales open a website or ecommerce store. The websites should include a blog, product description, images, and prices.

You need to add a checkout and accept online payment. The mode of shipping the products depends on your customer base.

You could focus entirely on your locality or sell to the world. The website could showcase your in-house products or showcase affiliate products.

Other alternatives are opening a store with eCommerce host providers. Some options include eBay and Amazon and Shopify.

Build an email listing from previous customers or visitors to your website. Use online advertisement to drive traffic to your website or quality blog posts to drive organic traffic.
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Purchase your Accessories

You need a dependable supplier for your cell phone accessories. Retailers buy their inventory from registered wholesalers.

While wholesalers purchase from manufactures or foreign markets. Franchise owners stock branded phones sold by the principle.

Staff

The number of staff you need depends on the size of the store. Small businesses could accommodate two members of staff, sales staff and cashier.

The licensing you need are trade license, insurance and business name. Incorporate the business as a sole proprietorship or limited liability company.