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How to Guide for Building online E-commerce shopping website

September 12, 2015 by Truelancer

Online business is unarguably profitable these days. From startups to large scale companies, businesses with different statures and different goals have agreed on the necessity of online presence. The best part about online based business is that you need minimal investments to start an online based business. This is why online business is today mostly popular amongst the startups and small scale companies. Talking about investments, probably the biggest investment for starting an online business is building an ecommerce shopping website. An ecommerce shopping website or online shopping cart has been defined as a website which features direct buying/selling experience.

An ecommerce website has to be reliable otherwise no one would buy products from the website directly. It also needs to show the products meticulously so that visitors like the products and turn into buyers. Providing optimal user-friendliness and easy purchasing options are some of the most important virtues of a shopping website. So, if you are looking for having your own ecommerce website, here is a step by step guide for you:

  1. Hire a Good Service Provider

For developing ecommerce website, you need a good service provider. You have to select a certified and professional developer for your ecommerce website. Hiring a professional, esteemed and reliable company is always fruitful. However, in that case, you have to allocate a bigger budget. If you want cost-effective and completely budget-friendly services, you should look for a freelancer. A freelancer can also provide you expertise services, but within a lower budget. To hire a freelancer for ecommerce shopping website development, find a good freelancer website. For example, you can choose truelancer.Com for finding professional freelancers to avail proficient shopping cart solutions.

  1. Discuss Your Expectations
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To get personalized ecommerce development services, you have to be crystal clear with your requirements. It has to be kept in mind that the more lucid your job description will be, the better services freelancers can provide you. When service provider understands your requirements with precision, it is inevitable for them to provide you the best possible services according to your demands.

  1. Discuss the Budget

Discussing budget before starting project is important. Service providers will quote you understanding your needs. If you have chosen freelancer hosted shopping cart development, you always have the option to negotiate the budget. Negotiate till that extent, where the output will not be compromised by the service provider.

  1. Choose Proper CMS

Different ecommerce websites are based on different CMS platforms. If you want simple, traditional and cost-effective solutions, then WordPress is the choice for you. If you want robust and professional ecommerce website, choose enterprise edition of Magento, Joomla, OsCommerce, etc. The content management system should be contemporary. Moreover, the freelancer, you have selected, should be w2ell versed with your preferable CMS. Different CMS platforms also offer different themes and widgets for the website. You can choose theme and can customize it according to your business requirements. You have the option for going to paid theme as well. Amongst various widgets and add-ons, you should have social media buttons or widgets incorporated with your ecommerce website.

 

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