El eCommerce boom it has brought with it variants of flourishing businesses never before thought of. One of these is the collaborative economy, which in the same way works like electronic commerce with the difference that the main seller and buyer is the consumer himself offering his possessions or services for which the platform charges a certain percentage or commission.
Pioneering companies in collaborative economy that years ago were unknown to the world are now changing the market dynamics and your competitors, airbnb for example, it bills millions of dollars a year just for offering a well-designed platform where anyone can get money to rent a place to sleep, and the response was so great that now practically any city in the world offers a wide range of options, from a conventional house or room to a cave, castle or even a tree house.
At transportation sector, companies like Blablacar, Uber or lyft They are grabbing the attention not only of people, but of competing companies and even the governments themselves, which in some parts are regulating this type of trade due to controversies and pressure from taxi unions, local transport companies and tourism.
The services contracted through eCommerce platforms together with the sharing economy they are also on the rise, Taskrabbit for example or Workaway They facilitate the way in which people with experience in any area can be hired or linked with associations and companies to work, do internships or volunteer.
Day by day new forms and accessories make electronic commerce something simpler but at the same time innovative in our lives, applications linked to credit or debit cards that by means of fingerprint reading you can buy whatever, or specialized drones to deliver packages to the door of your house.