Starting my own shop site, what should I know?

[KENDRA2020]

Starting a n3w shop? The things you need to know are many but lemme just mention a few. You need to understand the environment, what it need and which of the need you can easily surply

 

[Ralphjoe]

Before you start up your online store you must have put together a good strategy through which you up to attract traffic to your store as this will determine your sales and revenues that you will get from the business. And you must also make sure that you have all the relevant documentation to backup your store.

 

[tublack]

What Products Are You Going to Sell?
Resale License, Business Entities and Insurance.
Drop Shipping and Inventorying Products.
Return Policies.
Credit Card Processing.
Collecting Sales Tax.
Profitability.
Building a Site.

 

[Luckboy]

What Products Are You Going to Sell?
One of the most important decisions is determining which products you will sell on your online store. Your best bet is to start small – with a few select products that are based around a specific niche, i.e. breastfeeding products, scuba diving gear, hiking products, travel gadgets, hemp products, etc.

 

[Segshowee]

So, I am leaning on starting my first online shop and was wondering what I should know before I go through with this? I have everything mostly planned, from the site layout, products, descriptions of said products and so much more. Is there anything else you think could help make the process even smoother?

Good idea and plan you've got.To make it worthwhile, I would suggest you make the site user friendly with easy to navigate interface and lovely features that will make customers want to visit over and over again.

 

[Nicklas22]

You should know how to choose a nice domain name, this will be the name of your online store
And you should know about a web hosting account where your website lives on the internet

 

[Setho]

If you are starting a business, you should know the fundamentals of demand and supply to be able to select the right business and the right location. You should also understand customers and how they behave in order to serve them well. Choose a location that is accessible and secured.

 

[GIFTMICHAEL]

Well starting your own shop site is not a big deal. Shop site is something you have to plan ahead. First you need to know what you want in a business or the site you definitely want to begin with. Well you need to have a plan for your shop and the site respectively.

 

[adeniji]

Before starting a work site for business, what did people leaving in the environment don't do find difficult to get but needed most must be note.

 

[Hasan Raza]

I figure it will be incredible if your online shop had a methods through which your clients can straightforwardly talk with you. Most online shops I have seen accompanied a talk box at the lower part of the page so clients can undoubtedly pose inquiries about your items.

 

[Rom90]

Before starting your shop site, you need to know the following
1. You need to know the environment you planning to set site
2. Give your shop a reputable name
3. Fine a business selling site, advertise your goods there.

 

[Sunnytee]

When starting a shop site there are various things you need to know and put in place like what to produce how to produce and for whome to produce likewise the location I which you are to state your site up and in other hands if there is any competitor in the area

 

[Princeeffiong]

Check for a payment processor, look which ones pays faster and has the smallest comissions, you need to find a transport company if you sell physical products, locally or internationally, and find a good accountant to do the monthly income statement and all the invoices of the sales. Make sure you use SSL security when building your site.

 

[Adventurer]

So, I am leaning on starting my first online shop and was wondering what I should know before I go through with this? I have everything mostly planned, from the site layout, products, descriptions of said products and so much more. Is there anything else you think could help make the process even smoother?

Yes you can use Wordpress, then install some plugins like Woocommerce that will enable customers place orders on your site, then Facebook pixels that will track visitors who come to your site so you can create a custom audience.

 

[Richard92]

The person you have to do is to have good location the location of the business determine the sales of the business. secondly you have a good plan because the plan with them state out your goal and objective and also the plan is like a foundation to any business owner.

 

[singlej007]

I would have love to navigate through your website to see if the template is responsive and if your website is user friendly, I would have love to check if it is mobile friendly too, anyway just make sure all what I said I will love to check is in place, then check your competitors site for more things you might need.

 

[Judee201]

IT’S MORE WORK AND A BIT LONELY AT FIRST:

Some people always assume that having their own business will mean less work and ultimately more freedom to do anything they like.
Yes, to an extent you’re right

MOST OF YOUR FIRST SET OF CLIENTS WILL COME FROM FRIENDS, FAMILY AND REFERRALS

YOU CAN’T SATISFY EVERYONE

 

[Mostee501]

Opening a shop,you first of all know the location to set it and it should be a place where you can get high turnover and know the demand of product you are about to start selling weather it matches the community needs and wants.

 

[Mahnoor]

You can setup your own online store with WordPress in less than 30 minutes and we’ll walk you through each step of the process.

In this tutorial, we will cover:

• How to Register a Domain Name for Free
• How to Choose the Best WooCommerce Hosting
• How to Get a SSL Certificate for Free (required for accepting payments)
• How to Install WordPress
• How to Create a WooCommerce store
• How to Add Products in your Online Store
• How to Select and Customize Your Theme
• How to Extend Your Online Store with Plugins
• Learning to Learn WordPress & Grow Your Business..

 

[Adeyoola7]

Before you start any business, consult an attorney, an accountant and insurance agent, and find out what types of legal business strategies you need to take to protect yourself. Do you need to set up an LLC? Do you need product liability insurance (you probably do if you’re selling any product)? Does your state require you to register your business name and get a business license?