Changing my reselling business model

I cannot store anymore inventory in my home. I just can't. Besides my Poshmark inventory (which is taking forever to sell), we also have household stuff to sell to clearout our home. So I'm changing my business models. I'll be selling digital products or items I can dropship. No more holding physical inventory.  So I'm about to have a massive sale and whatever doesn't sell will be donated before I start the new semester. We need the space and removing the clutter will be a nice relief.

The digital items I'll be focusing on will be website and email templates. Then I'll expand into Microsoft Office templates. There's such a huge market for templates and I have a few ideas for the niches. I can't wait to try it out!

Change in my reselling mindset

This post may branch off a bit but bear with me.

I've become good at finding physical items to resell, specifically shoes, books and electronics. Several items I found for free on Craigslist or even on the street in people's trash on the curb. So recently I focused more on finding more free items to sell because the ROI is awesome. Then ebay shutdown my selling privileges. I started to wonder, could I do the same thing for website services?

Today I saw a video on Youtube about how some sellers on Fiverr use free templates, customize them and resell them. And they're selling a lot of them. At first I started getting shiny object syndrome thinking I could resell basic graphics. But then I thought, there's got to be nice free website templates out there I can customize and resell. One google search later and there were tons of sites offering free, really nice looking website templates. Some HTML/CSS and some Wordpress. All of which I can customize easily with added value to make them worth purchasing.

I've been experimenting in my handmade business with offering product lines instead custom products (thanks to Renae Christine), and I also want to try the same strategy with the web design business. My web business website has generated zero sales so far, so I might as well try a change.

So here's the plan for my businesses: sell product lines instead of fully custom items. Resell the free digital items my customizing and adding valuable features. My ultimate goal is to have a business I can run from anywhere. My husband and I have plans to travel, and we still need to make money while we do it.

Update: I'm amazed at how many people are selling free digital stuff. There's a shop on Etsy selling custom wedding websites that are hosted on Google Sites!