Before even considering to launch your website, it is crucial to spend some time away from the computer and build your idea. What kind of products will you be selling? Are there any competitors in this niche? Ideally how should your website’s user interface look? These are all very important topics of discussion, which you should consider deeply. It will also help a lot to build a brand name in these early stages of development.

1.
A
quick
Guide
to
setting
up
your
Online
Store
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The
Process
Of
Building
Before
even
considering
to
launch
your
website,
it
is
crucial
to
spend
some
time
away
from
the
computer
and
build
your
idea.
What
kind
of
products
will
you
be
selling?
Are
there
any
competitors
in
this
niche?
Ideally
how
should
your
website’s
user
interface
look?
These
are
all
very
important
topics
of
discussion,
which
you
should
consider
deeply.
It
will
also
help
a
lot
to
build
a
brand
name
in
these
early
stages
of
development.
You
can
purchase
the
matching
domain
name
ahead
of
time
to
secure
your
company
name
and
logo.
A
new
Google
account
can
help
on
multiple
levels
for
a
new
corporation.
With
Google
you’ll
gain
a
brand
new
email
account
under
Gmail
and
access
to
each
of
Google’s
apps.
This
includes
Google
Docs
and
Google
Analytics
for
tracking
your
web
page
traffic.
Registering
A
Domain
Once
you
have
a
rough
idea
of
how
your
shop
will
work,
its
time
to
make
some
bold
steps.
Registering
a
domain
name
and
finding
a
web
host
aren’t
very
difficult
tasks.
Yet
they
are
monumentally
important
steps
in
the
overall
launch
process.
Spend
a
lot
of
time
considering
your
domain
before
purchase.
Once
you
buy
one
it’s
usually
set
for
1
year
(or
more
if
you
choose),
so
you’re
stuck
with
it!

2.
Choosing
The
Web
Hosting
Service
When
it
comes
to
hosting,
things
get
a
bit
more
difficult.
You’ll
want
to
consider
the
backend
language,
which
your
online
shop
will
run.
If
you
don’t
have
any
preference
or
just
don’t
care,
then
PHP
is
recommended.
It’s
open
source
and
supported
in
mostly
99%
of
server
environments.
But
just
ensure
that
any
hosting
account
you
purchase
will
support
PHP
and
MySQL
databases.
Choosing
Your
E-­‐Commerce
Package
There
are
two
main
categories
to
choose
from
for
building
an
online
shop.
Hosted
solutions
are
companies
that
provide
you
with
everything
you
need
on
the
backend
and
host
the
e-­‐commerce
script
on
their
servers.
This
means
you
won’t
need
to
perform
any
programming
or
file
uploads
of
any
kind.
You
will
however
still
need
a
domain
name
to
redirect
and
give
your
shop
a
distinct
URL.
Now
you
can
also
work
with
licensed
scripts,
both
paid
and
open
source.
These
kinds
of
e-­‐
commerce
systems
are
easily
customized
and
make
up
the
majority
of
online
web
stores.
But
when
you
are
working
with
money
and
payments
online
there
are
many
security
risks
to
consider.
If
you
feel
uncomfortable
taking
on
that
much
responsibility
it
may
be
wise
to
choose
a
hosted
solution.
Taking
Merchant
Payments
Online
Credit
cards
provide
a
simple
solution
for
your
customers
and
you
to
pay
online.
An
Internet
merchant
account
is
used
to
receive
funds
over
the
web
for
goods
or
services.
Similarly
a
payment
gateway
or
payment
provider
is
a
service
that
connects
your
store
with
your
merchant
account.
This
means
you’ll
be
able
to
accept
instant
payments
via
credit
card
whenever
your
customers
buy
something.
After
you
have

3. successfully
created
a
merchant
account
you’ll
have
to
choose
a
gateway.
These
are
companies
that
securely
transfer
the
data
your
customers
input
into
your
merchant
account.
Sometimes
banks
will
provide
you
with
the
gateway,
although
there
are
plenty
of
options
to
choose
from
otherwise.
Add
Content
And
Products
Familiarize
yourself
with
the
administrator
panel
and
how
to
work
with
product
pages.
It’s
important
for
your
viewers
to
receive
the
best
user
experience
on
your
website
and
hopefully
land
the
sale.
If
you
notice
any
image
size
limits
or
set
proportions
consider
spending
some
time
pre-­‐cropping
your
product
images.
Or
at
the
very
least
standardize
the
image
size
so
your
products
will
display
evenly
in
rows/columns.
Along
with
product
listings
you’ll
want
to
begin
working
on
your
page
copy.
Written
content
on
your
website
is
vitally
important
to
get
your
message
across
and
land
sales.
Marketing
And
Beyond
It’s
a
difficult
process
to
build
and
launch
a
full-­‐scale
e-­‐commerce
solution.
But
now
the
fun
really
picks
up
as
you
start
taking
orders
and
marketing.
Nobody
is
going
to
find
your
website
without
some
form
of
marketing.
It
is
highly
recommended
to
create
a
Google
Analytics
account.
With
their
tools
you
can
find
your
most
trafficked
pages
and
biggest
referring
websites.
Once
you’ve
run
a
few
successful
marketing
campaigns
your
traffic
numbers
will
slowly
raise
and
you
are
sure
to
grow
success
in
your
online
e-­‐commerce
shop.
Conclusion
This
guide
provides
a
conclusive
walkthrough
of
the
major
steps
to
creating
your
first
e-­‐commerce
store.
It’s
not
an
easy
process
to

4. complete
start-­‐to-­‐finish.
Even
professional
web
designers
struggle
when
sitting
down
to
create
new
e-­‐commerce
stores.
But
once
you’ve
gone
through
this
a
few
times
things
seem
a
lot
more
efficient
and
will
flow
easier.
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