Online organic and eco shop

Busy households, people living away from specialty shops and customers who like regular subscription-style orders.

Retail margin on products, with delivery fees or minimum order values. Repeat orders and bundles help raise the average sale.

• Setting up and managing an online store
• Basic photography and product descriptions
• Packing and stock control
• Customer service by email and chat

• Storing and selling food from home may need council registration or approval, check with your local council
• Australian Consumer Law applies to your claims, refunds and product descriptions, take care with 'organic' and 'natural' wording
• Postage costs and damaged parcels can eat margins
• Public liability and product liability insurance
• Register for an ABN and check when GST registration applies

Estimates suggest startup costs typically around $3,000 to $15,000, depending on website setup, opening stock, packaging and storage. Postage costs and damaged parcels can affect margins, so factor them into pricing.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $1,000 to $8,000, depending on range, pricing, marketing and how many repeat customers you build. These are estimates only, and stock, postage and fees come out of revenue.

Check whether storing and selling food from home needs council registration or approval, Australian Consumer Law on claims, refunds and descriptions (especially 'organic' and 'natural'), product and public liability insurance, and ABN and GST registration.