44 percent of Britons monetise their crafts skills online

A recent survey has revealed that 44 percent of adults in the UK said they had earned additional income from activities such as selling online goods, crafts and other outcomes of their hobbies.

Likewise, a 30 percent of surveyed people expect to continue to do this regularly.

ePages’ survey of more than 1,000 adults in the UK found out that etailing of goods, or, in other words, making money off your skills or hobbies, is quite a popular activity for Britons nowadays.

Often referred to as "a nation of shopkeepers", Brits have a high level of awareness of internet tools that enable online selling, more so among younger age groups (25-34) of which more than half (54 percent) sell online, informs ‘BizReport’.

As revealed by ePages’ survey, 17 percent see selling online regularly as a way to boost retirement income while 1 in 5 men and women see it as a route to achieve life goals and a better work/life balance.

Meanwhile, one in 4 British adults say that, while shopping online, they had considered that they might set up a similar business with half considering a solely online store and 27 percent considering an online and physical store. Just 10 percent would consider running just a physical store.

"The survey suggests a high participation level - today a large proportion of Britons are both keen and confident to become online merchants whenever the need arises," said in an interview ePages CEO Wilfried Beeck.

"Affordable cloud-driven software, popular online marketplaces and easy payment methods have done a remarkable job of democratising retail - enabling any level of computer user to advertise, communicate and transact online."