Online sales attract office workers

(Baonghean) - More and more office ladies are choosing to do business online… to increase their income. For them, this is not only a part-time job to “make ends meet” but also an extremely interesting life experience.

Being able to take advantage of all the time, convenient and without having to pay for a store rental, not needing much capital… so online business is a “hot” profession, attracting office workers. The popular items that women choose to do business are very diverse, from clothes, shoes, children’s toys, bedding, hand-carried goods, clean food…

Ms. Ngo Quynh Van’s Facebook page, a lecturer at Vinh Medical University, is quite “attractive” to customers. Having relatives in Japan and Germany and having a ready source of “hand-carried” goods, she has been doing online business for over a year now. At first, she ordered some types of milk and supplies for her children and family to use.

Seeing that it was good, she introduced it to her friends and colleagues and they liked it and asked her to order it. The small retail business was quite favorable, so she started expanding her online business to increase her family's income. Ms. Van said: "My husband and I are both civil servants, our salaries are limited, so we take advantage of the extra work to take care of our two children's education.

Thanks to the benefits of social networks such as image promotion, connection, dissemination, etc., online business is quite favorable. Although working both a professional job and this side job is quite busy and tiring, in return I have an additional income of 5 - 6 million VND/month".

An online sales facebook page in Vinh city.

Ms. Thuy is working at the Center for Social Sciences and Humanities under the Department of Science and Technology and is also an “online trader”. To satisfy her passion for beauty, she shares her experience by selling cosmetics online, thereby providing beauty advice to women. Her Facebook page Xiu Muoi attracts hundreds of likes every day and countless comments asking for advice, orders…

At first, she encountered many difficulties, selling online often customers do not trust. She had to spend time consulting, taking detailed photos of products to introduce specifically, and providing invoices to prove the origin to create trust for customers. The online business was favorable, so at the beginning of this year, she opened a cosmetics store on Nguyen Van Cu Street (Vinh City).

Having to ensure professional work, take care of family and do side business, she is quite busy; always having to balance her time reasonably. Ms. Thuy shares the secret to being able to "kill two birds with one stone": "Every day, I have to take full advantage of all my free time, early morning, lunch break or late at night to take care of my personal Facebook page, consult, share with customers, "ship"...

After opening another store, to manage the work, I hired 2 more employees, installed cameras and used sales management software. Although doing business online requires accepting risks, in return, she has the joy of sharing her passion with everyone. Not only does she have a good source of income, the benefits of her "side job" also help her become more active, gain more soft skills, expand relationships; actively support her professional work.

Ms. Thuy's cosmetics and fashion store.

Also doing online business, Ms. Thuy Hien - an employee of the Provincial GDSK Communication Center, chose to sell homemade cakes. Stemming from the mentality of many housewives who like to use clean foods with clear origins, she wanted to share her homemade products with everyone. "For me, ensuring product quality is the decisive factor in attracting and retaining customers. After receiving positive feedback from customers, more and more people will choose my products" - she shared the secret to successful online business.

This part-time job not only helps with family expenses but is also an extremely interesting experience for her: “I often take advantage of my lunch break or weekends to make cakes according to customers' orders. That is when I can satisfy my passion for housework, helping to reduce stress at work and in life. This job also brings me small joys such as receiving positive comments, expressing satisfaction, and complimenting the deliciousness when buying cakes for my children to eat. Some of my regular customers become friends in life…”.

When the internet and supporting services allow for easy community connection and control and management of work, online business is the most chosen job by office workers. In addition, to increase income in difficult economic conditions, more and more office ladies are doing other jobs such as selling motorbike insurance, life insurance, selling functional foods, etc.

It can be seen that doing a “side job” is a trend that helps office ladies have a significant additional source of income, be dynamic and develop more of their life skills. However, a “side job” is only truly successful when women balance their time reasonably and balance their lives so as not to affect their main job and family life. With each part-time job, women find joy, interesting and new experiences, thereby creating motivation to better complete their professional work; life is more fulfilling and meaningful.

Besides, many people are also concerned and worried about the quality of goods, origin as well as legal issues related to taxes of these online stores.

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