[I asked 1000 people!] Approximately 70% answered that Internet product sales are the most profitable - what is the amount?

Quants announced the results of a fact-finding survey on "Internet product sales as a side business" on October 5th. The survey was conducted over the Internet between September 13th and 14th, targeting 1,019 people who had a side job in online product sales.

When asked, "Why did you choose Internet product sales as a side job? (Multiple answers allowed)," 53.7% answered "Because I thought I could do it without special skills." was the most common, followed by “because I can make money by effectively using my free time (46.4%)” and “because I need less start-up capital (36.0%).”

In order to start online product sales, information such as know-how is carefully described on the platform where the product is sold, so no special knowledge or skills are required, and if you sell your own items or items you no longer need, you don't need much money. It is said that it does not take.

In addition, it seems that the reason for choosing it is that there is no need to spend time on operation. Find out how much profit you are actually making.

When asked, "How much profit are you currently making from online product sales?", the most common answer was "50,000 yen or more and less than 100,000 yen per month (82.4%)." This was followed by “100,000 yen or more and less than 200,000 yen per month (12.5%),” “200,000 yen or more and less than 500,000 yen per month (3.7%),” and “500,000 yen or more per month (1.4%).”

It seems that more than 80% of people earn a monthly profit of 50,000 yen or more and less than 100,000 yen, which is a positive income for their main business, rather than making a lot of money.

Therefore, when asked, "What were your concerns and difficulties when starting online product sales? (Multiple answers allowed)," the most common answer was "Acquisition of knowledge about product sales (47.7%)." This was followed by "product research (38.6%)," "preparing a sales platform (30.1%)," "securing inventory (29.1%)," and "customer management/communication (14.4%)."

Next, when asked, "Have you ever had a side job other than online product sales?" No) (20.8%)”.

There are various types of side jobs, but next we investigated what kind of side jobs they had.

For those who answered "yes" in the previous question, when asked "Please tell me about any side jobs you have experienced (multiple answers allowed)", those who answered "investment (39.4%)" Most. This was followed by "questionnaire monitor (34.7%)" and "data input (27.4%)."

When asked, "Do you think online product sales is the easiest way to make money when comparing side jobs that you have experienced?", nearly 70% answered yes (67.2%) )”.

Depending on the Internet product sales platform, there are places that will take care of product management and customer interaction, so I think it may be a side job that is suitable for making money in a limited amount of time.

Therefore, when asked, "Do you recommend Internet product sales as a 'profitable side business'?" More than 60% answered "Yes (63.7%)."

When I asked him specifically what kind of online product sales he recommends, he said, "Recently, there are many apps, and I feel that the environment is in place so that even ordinary people can easily sell items (20s / (female/company employee)”, “It takes time to earn money, but it will be profitable if you can acquire customers (30s/male/company employee)”, “It requires less start-up capital, and product research can be done online. Because I can do it” (50s/female/office worker).