It’s about time you started your own eCommerce website development services venture, don’t you think? We know you’ve been pondering it over for a while now. Let’s see, you’ve been weighing your options, brainstorming ideas, chatting with those who have already made it big, and doing all the footwork. Hold that thought.
Guess what? It’s not rocket science. All it takes is ideation, strategy, and viable technology to bring things up to speed. Come to think of it, when you have all your ducks in a row – like software and pricing features – it’s just a matter of time before your online business is up and working.
Of course, you can choose to tackle this on your own or trust the professionals like Webarro to make this happen quick and easy at a competitive price. Considering you want what’s best for this online shopping portal, expert assistance is recommended to get the ball rolling. Your dream project is just a few steps away once you hand over the responsibility to the experts.
Join Hands With the Who’s Who
Webarro has mastered the art and science of building multi-vendor websites, like souq.com, at competitive prices. As the term suggests, multi-vendor websites allow the coming-together of multiple vendors to sell their respective products and/or services on a single portal. Also, you get to manage and upload product details directly to the website using the very-efficient Magneto portal.
What You Can Do With the Magento Portal
- Manage individual admin and vendor dashboards using sales and revenue graphs
- Directly upload products and product-related information
- View and manage products easily
- Manage orders, print shipping labels, create invoices, and initiate shipping
- Generate vendor reports for popular products, ordered products, bestsellers, and export to CSV
- Approve profiles automatically or manually post registration
- Organize monthly payments using payment tracking
5 Easy Steps to Set Up an E-Commerce Website
Now that you’re a step closer to making magic happen with Webarro by your side, it’s good to understand how it all falls into place. Besides making sure your website is mobile-friendly and allows easy navigation on all devices, here’s what you need to design a functional website like souq.com:
- Choosing a Viable Hosting Server
You need to invest in a hardcore Virtual Private Server (VPS) to make sure your portal can handle a load of all users on the website. It’s going to cost you some, but without a VPS, there’s no telling when the server will crash under user traffic. There is a wide range of VPS servers available depending on your specifications and budget; doing an exhaustive research is advisable.
- Site Design
This will decide how effective your website can attract customers and hold their interest. Unless the overall design – theme, navigation, mobility, and ease-of-use are spot on, bounce rates will increase.
- Codes and MYSQL Database
A fair and square knowledge of JavaScript, e-commerce framework, MYSQL databases is essential to kick-start your venture. If you aren’t a programming person, professional expertise is required.
- Viable Portal
Choosing a blogging platform, like WordPress, with its plug-in, like the Woo Commerce plug-in, is all you need to get started. Customize it based on your preferences with product information, photos, etc., and you’re good to go!
- Secure Payment Gateway
This is your final and crucial step without which an e-commerce website is incomplete. A secure and direct mode of payment is recommended. This allows customers to make a payment directly hassle-free using their credit/debit cards.
Launching Your Website
It’s time to launch your online shopping website now that you have all these proportions in line. However, it’s imperative that you do a test-run to make sure all units are functioning as required before you can go live. Don’t forget to use social media to get the word around!
