Online landscaping stone seller

Homeowners doing garden projects, landscapers and small builders who want to order without visiting a yard.

You add a margin to the supplier's price on each order, plus a delivery charge. Sample packs can bring in extra income and help sales.

• Knowing paving and stone types
• Online selling and basic website skills
• Clear customer communication
• Careful order and delivery coordination

• Natural stone varies in colour and finish, so describe it honestly and offer samples to avoid disputes
• Agree who is responsible for damaged or wrong deliveries with your supplier before you sell
• Consumer rules on distance selling and returns apply to online sales, so check the current requirements
• Check how heavy pallet deliveries are handled, including access and offloading
• Check insurance cover such as public liability and product liability
• Check whether imported stone has proper origin and ethical sourcing information

Estimates suggest startup costs are typically around £500 to £3,000, depending on your website or marketplace set-up and any samples you offer. Because your supplier delivers direct to the customer, you hold little or no stock.

Estimates suggest monthly revenue is typically around £500 to £5,000, depending on your range, pricing, supplier terms and how much time you spend selling. Revenue is not profit, so remember to allow for what you pay your supplier.

Check consumer rules on distance selling and returns, who is responsible for damaged or wrong deliveries (agree this with your supplier first), and how heavy pallet deliveries are handled. Also check insurance such as public liability and product liability, and origin and ethical sourcing information for imported stone.