Why should I use WordPress for my online Store?
There are many ecommerce solutions available on the market: eBay, Square, Etsy, Amazon and many, many more. WooCommerce is the go-to ecommerce platform for WordPress websites. Here are the reasons why many choose this for their online business needs:
Low fees
The basic WooCommerce package is completely free of charge. The only cost to you is your website hosting and the payment processor fees.
No barrier to entry
There are no forms to fill out, or requirements to fulfill. Any store, any size is welcome in the WooCommerce space.
You are in charge
You are 100% in charge of your product offerings, list prices, shipping options and payment strategy.
As with everything in life, there are a couple of drawback associated with WooCommerce that you should be mindful of before starting the project. Unlike the other platforms WooCommerce does not actively promote or market your products. Also, since the software is running on your website, you (or your web developer) will be responsible for keeping the code up-to-date.
What Information And Features Are commonly found on an online store website?
Product Offerings
Information about your company and product line
Product Reviews
Return Policy
Promotional Blog Posts
Privacy Policy
Newsletter Signup
Shipping Calculator
Building your Online Store with WP Help 360
The development of an online store can be a joyful and exciting experience. It has been broken down into simple steps that make the process smooth and easy to follow. Completing the steps will provide your store with a clean, functional, simple, and healthy starter website. You will be able to continue adding content and features and products to it as time goes by. A website as a project is never finished. There is always a need for updates, changes, refreshes. Rest assured, you will have my support for these as well.
- Purchases a domain name and WordPress hosting plan. There are many great providers with affordable rates available like Bluehost.com or GoDaddy.com. If you already have a domain name and reliable hosting you can move to step 2.
- Set up a merchant payment account to collect payments on the site. We support Stripe, PayPal, Authorize, Braintree and many others.
- Decide on the shipping method and preferred carrier.
- Completes the Online Store Information Questionnaire. This information will be used to create the content for your website.
- Once the questionnaire is complete, WP Help 360 schedules a 30 min call to discuss the design details and expectations for the website.
- Give us about 2 weeks to complete the building of the website.
- WP Help 360 schedules another 1h meeting to review the final draft of the site and make any changes.
- The Online Store goes Live!
How much does a website cost?
The hosting and the domain registration cost about $150 per year, depending on the provider. WP Help 360 estimates the website development time at about 6h which is $390. Any time spent above the 6h mark is billed separately.
What happens after the launch?
WP Help 360 will perform regular updates, maintenance, and SEO review on the site. We can also make content, features and styling updates for you at any time. You always have full access to the site, if you wish to make any changes to it yourself.
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