Before you start creating a web store right now and invest a lot of money, you should clarify a few things. Sometimes it can save you a lot of time and money.
Is your idea / product profitable and there is sufficient demand for it?
First of all, in any case, at the very first stage, conduct a market analysis.
Dropshipping
Dropshipping has become very popular in recent years. The peculiarity of this system is that when a customer buys a product in your web store, it is the manufacturer who sends this product to the buyer.
How much does an Online Store cost?
The main items of expenditure: payment for hosting, domain and SSL. In addition, there are fees for themes, plugins and extensions, support and maintenance, as well as marketing costs.
Choosing a CMS for e-commerce
One of the most popular CMS for an online store is CS-Cart, Woocommerce, OpenCart.
Minimum Requirements
List of minimum requirements for your systems:
- PHP v7. 4 or higher
- HTTPS support (instead of HTTP)
- MySQL version v5.6 or higher or MariaDB version v10.1 or higher.
- Storage limit of at least 64 MB (PEPPY recommends 256 MB or higher)
- Setting Up Payment Methods
Setting Up Payment Methods
The most popular payment methods are:
- PayPal
- Plastic Cards
- Direct bank transfer
- Skrill
- Amazon Pay
- Apple Pay
- Google Pay
ERP systems for E-Commerce
Procurement, needs assessment, logistics, transportation and storage - the larger your online store and the more categories and products you offer, the more difficult it is to track all these processes.
This is why many online stores use software that greatly simplifies management. The so-called ERP systems.