[taknchances]

Can anyone suggest a website where I can build myself and sell through? I know nothing about and need help, especially with pricing charged for eCommerce, etc.

I did a website years ago that was complicated but worked thru it but was many moons ago when websites where just starting. I remember it not being user friendly and the expenses.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. My sister is good with wordpress, etc.

THANKS!!

Melissa

 

[into the T]

i would recommend setting up a woocommerce site
free, easy to setup and start with and you can add spiciness as required

you will need to secure a website name
always try for a .com, even if you have to amend your business name
keep it less than 10 letters if possible or very memorable

for your webhost i would recommend namecheap (they can secure your name and host your site)
look for coupons online to save a little

if you want to test drive woocommerce install this on your computer
select local install on the right hand menu

 

[jdaven123]

I played around with multiple commerce sites for many years. I ended up with OpenCart as I really liked the back end to easily work things I needed. I won't lie, none of them are super easy, it takes some figuring out in the long run. But I found Open Cart along with a MegaShopping Cart Module to be an awesome fit for us. So much so we just paid a web designer to upgrade the site to the new OpenCart 3.0. In the testing phases now, but so far, I'm super excited.

 

[pippin decals]

Can anyone suggest a website where I can build myself and sell through? I know nothing about and need help, especially with pricing charged for eCommerce, etc.

I did a website years ago that was complicated but worked thru it but was many moons ago when websites where just starting. I remember it not being user friendly and the expenses.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. My sister is good with wordpress, etc.

THANKS!!

Melissa

Im going to send you a pm for my website and let me know if something like this would work, You can add a store as well..

 

[mcronie626]

Yes, i would also suggest you to start with WordPress and its comes with latest features that can you use. and thee are many video tutorial, take leverage it. make use of woocommerce and start learning. You will definitely learn and make a good website. Do some research for the same. specialy in UX/UI base..

Hope this will helps you!

Thanks!

 

[Mia444]

I also think that Wordpress will be a good choice for you. It suggests all necessary features and it is possible to self-host your website. Also there are a lot of templates/themes, personally I can always find a suitable one. By the way, there is a big TemplateMonster sale on https://www.templatemonster.com/ and there is an opportunity to get a Wordpress theme at a reduced price there. Hope it helps!

 

[CGibson92]

The top ones that I would suggest looking into are:
- WooCommerce
- Shopify
- BigCommerce and
- OpenCart

Here is a great comparison breakdown on a site called Capterra. You can then do a deeper dive into each by looking at their individual profiles and review. I would then suggest bopping around in the free trials for the ones you think will fit best (or doing a demo if they don't have a free trial). If you do a demo take it with a grain of salt though and focus on if they have the features you want, not how easy it looks to use since everyone showing you the system is a pro and makes it look easy.

If you want more than just an e-commerce store and more flexibility then I would suggest looking at either:
- Wordpress or
- Squarespace

Most of the top selection for e-commerce solutions can connect with WordPress so if you decide you want to add on a blog or something in the future you can always add a WordPress account.

 

[YArt]

since your sister knows wordpress
I highly recommend using it with Woocommerce it's the cheapest solution
I'll send you a video explaining everything(everything) but in the end you gotta work a bit on your landing page because it's slow and ofc security.
good luck !