How To Start A Simple Ecommerce Store?

  So you want to enter the ecommerce space, but seem to lack the technical know how, don't worry there are several online companies out there that can help bring your dreams to reality. In this post I'll outline companies offering services in the online commerce space.

• Shopify:

Shopify is a personal favourite of mine and one of the best platforms out there for anyone who wants to set up shop. Perks include a free 14-day trial, integration with so many alternative payment gateways,tiered pricing packages, customised themes to play around with and added customer support. These are some of the reasons over 100,000+ stores have sailed the ship with Shopify.

• Bigcommerce:

Bigcommerce is also another great site that can put your ecommerce store into motion. Over 55,000+ online stores have been created using the platform. Just like Shopify they also have tiered pricing packages, integrated with a lot of payment gateways, customer support and offer a 15-day free trial.

• Bigcartel:

Bigcartel is a platform that caters to the needs of artists by providing them with a customizable online store.

Aside from these online platforms showcased, there are also website builders who have also ventured into the provision of ecommerce stores these include:

• Yola which I did have an experience with in building my first website ever back in 2009 when they were known as SynthaSite.
• Weebly: This is also another great platform for website building, with it's drag and drop themes in addition to adding an ecommerce solution to your website.
• Wix
• Jimdo

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