What makes content so important in Online Business?

Quality Content is important for your online business because your competitors might be already doing it. But what kind of content should you have? Your content should be catchy, edgy, attractive, and creative because it’s a great way to drive traffic to your website. It brings qualified traffic, meaning only genuine people interested in your product/service visit.

It usually happens that people at first do not look to buy anything specific, they just research a topic of their interest. They stumble upon your article/ video/ picture whatever about it and like it and then they start following what you do or come back later when they require similar information. Eventually, the content leads them to your products and finally they transfer this positive attitude to your brand. You just won a customer thanks to a well-executed content strategy.

The best part is that you can observe how people interact with different formats, channels, and pieces, and adjust your efforts on the go. Analytical tools for e-commerce can show you how that funnel works, as they don’t just display revenue trends. They help you understand your audience and help you tackle the challenge of drawing more traffic.

Your content depends on your business, the product/service you’re trying to sell, the image/story your brand wants to exhibit to the audience. With the help of videos, pictures, blogs, podcasts, chatbots, etc you can connect better with your customers. Try announcing product changes in a cool way that sounds intriguing. Online makes it impossible to actually touch or smell the product, so videos, pictures, and AR make it even attractive and instigate them to know more about it or purchase it. Be proactive and provide resources for your audience that might come in handy at the right moment. The best e-commerce content marketing, blends with the target group’s interests, try engaging with them not just to sell your product but show them that their thoughts, ideas, and wants are appreciated and considered.

Ecommerce content is the foundation of Inbound Marketing (pulling people in with something interesting, rather than pushing ads on them). The pieces of content provide information, feed curiosity, inspire, educate, entertain, and so on, which is built around the interest and motivations of the target audience. They attract attention and strive to make people's time well worth it. Good content marketing on its own is enjoyable, even if the visitors know it is affiliated with a brand.

Reasons to go online:

• 24x7 availability: Customers can shop from anywhere at any time possible. That means buyers can get the products they want/need faster without being constrained by operating hours of a traditional brick-and-mortar store. 
• Easily accessible: An e-commerce store isn’t tied to a single geographic location and is open to customers all over the globe. Customers can research or purchase at the comfort of their homes.
• Low operational cost: Without the need for a physical store, retailers can launch their stores online with minimal operating costs.