Recently, we have been receiving a lot of questions about how to create an online store yourself. To be honest, I don't quite understand why people call us with such questions, because we are a studio for the development of websites and online stores, and it is unlikely that we would share information about the independent development of sites, and even more so stores. But, I want to share with you.
How to economically open an online store
I previously published an article where I touched on the topic of creating a store without knowing HTML and CSS, and gave several examples of how to create an online store for free, in the same article, I will give several online services where everyone could independently develop the site of his store ...
And so, let's start with the OLX service. On this site, you can easily open a store and publish your products, describe them in detail and indicate prices, and for sure you will be able to sell at least a certain number of products through this service, since this site has a rather large visit. Keep in mind that your page will not become online stores from this, but just an announcement of your products. You will not be able to sell them online, and besides, you will pay the service to ensure that your products are published above the products of your direct competitors. If you do not sell a large number of products, and if this is not the main source of your income, then this portal is quite suitable for you.
But what if you are going to come to grips with Internet commerce and plan to increase your capital several times by selling your goods over the Internet, but do not want to spend money on developing a professional website?
Method number 1 - You can use site constructors such as "WIX" and independently assemble your store from ready-made blocks. The method is not bad, fast, easy to manage, but also not entirely free. That is, in order to connect separate modules for accepting online payments, and simply connect your own domain, you will have to purchase "Premium packages", and this is paid and not cheap.
Method number 2 - Use constructors that deal only with online stores. For example: Satu and Advantshop. The last, quite a serious service that allows you to choose a ready-made store from a variety of templates - free and paid. This service is good in that you can independently adjust the page code (if you know html and css), and fine-tune the SEO optimization of the store, which is very important. But, again, "Advantshop" is also a paid service. You will be required to pay a monthly service fee every month. The amount depends on the quantity of your items and the functionality of the store. If you choose from ready-made constructors, then this service is the most valuable among others.
Method number 3 - Economical way. Before talking about this method, I want to tell you why it is economical? considering that this method of developing an online store is professional. Now there are a lot of companies that develop websites, and in order to survive in this competition, most companies develop templates - templates, these are sites ready for quick launch, you just need to change the company name, change the page text, add the necessary products, and that's it. launch it on the Internet.
Why do studios prepare websites in advance? So that customers have a choice from a larger number of ready-made sites, so that they can clearly choose a site for themselves. Now back to those who want to create their own online store.
Development of an online store in a WEB studio
You can contact the studio, choose a website from a ready-made template, and pay a small amount to change all the materials in it to your own. An online store on a ready-made template will cost several times cheaper than the one that needs to be created from scratch, but there is also a catch - sites on a ready-made template are not individual, that is, the same WEB- studio could sell the same template to dozens other clients before you and after you. If you do not care that the design of your site is not unique, you can safely order your online store using ready-made templates, and it will work perfectly, fully functional, and most importantly, after launching, you will not have to pay a monthly fee to anyone, because the site is completely will be yours.
In conclusion, I want to say that no matter what service you open a store in, this does not guarantee that your products will sell well, as in any business, advertising is the engine of trade, but this is another topic.