Business Model Types
The most common models for making money with eCommerce.
Typical Revenue Metrics
Website Performance
100

Model that refers to commerce between a business and an individual consumer.

B2C

100

Selling products in-person directly to consumers. This could be a traditional brick-and-mortar store or through pop-up shops, markets, and events.

Retail

100

X= (# of purchase / # of sessions) x 100

CVR, Sales conversion rate

100

The number of visitors you have coming to your website and how they accessed it.

Store sessions by traffic source.

200

Model that refers to any commerce between two businesses, what can be considered wholesale.

B2B

200

A business model that charges customers a recurring fee - usually monthly or yearly - to access a product or service. 

Subscription.
200

X = Total revenue/ Total Number of Orders

AOV, Average Order Value

200

Store visitors based on the device they're using to access your website.

Store sessions by device type.

300
Model where a consumer sells a product or service to another consumer. Marketplace category.

C2C

300

Low risk model where you sell already established brands and can get up and running quickly.

Wholesale.

300

X = (# of compelted purchases / # of shopping carts created) x 100

Shopping cart abandonment rate

300

The rate at which someone clicks on and email campaign, ad social media post.

Click-through rate.

400

Model where a consumer sells their own products or services to a business or organization.

C2B
400

You don't hold or manage inventory and are able to keep stat up costs as low as possible, not concernced about margins.

Dropshipping.

400

X = Amount Spent on Marketing / # of New Customers

CAC, Customer Acquisition Costs 

400

The number of people who landed on your website and then left without taking action.

Bounce rate.

500

Where you earn a commission or referral free i n exchange for driving customrs to make a purchase from your partner.

Affiliate

500

X = (# of Return Customers / Total # of Customers) x 100

Returning Customer Rate

500

The top locations of your customers.

Store sessions by location.

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