Website Hosted E-Commerce Shopping Cart

Step 1: Order an Easy-to-Update Web Shop Solution

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When choosing an e-commerce solution, think about how many customers will be shopping on your site at the same time. For smaller stores, we recommend simple website solutions. But if you have a large store with many products (over 500), you’ll need a more robust solution that can handle a lot of traffic and sales.

If this is your first storefront then we recommend opting for a smaller plan. A smaller plan will help you to get started and once you start to see more traffic

Not sure what size is right for your store? Talk it over with a member of the team. We’ll provide advice on sizing, integrations, and anything else you need to know.

Step 2: The Store Setup

Remember, everything you set throughout this store setup process can be changed at a later date. Our shopping cart is an incredibly flexible solution for merchants and it’s almost impossible to get locked into any one solution.

The first group of information we need to know is where we are, who we are, what type of product we’re selling, and what type of payment we’ll be primarily using for transactions.

Information for Payment Setup

Payment gateways let you accept online payments. We offer Stripe, (link unavailable), and PayPal by default. However, you may want to explore alternatives due to fees or personal preference.

When choosing a payment gateway, consider the costs, security, and support. Some options may seem cheap but have hidden fees.

If you’re new to online stores, we recommend using Stripe or PayPal for secure and reliable payments.

PayPal Commercial Transaction Rates

When you accept the User Agreement to buy or sell goods or services or make any other commercial type of transaction, we call that a “commercial transaction”.

Standard rate for receiving domestic transactions

Receiving international transactions

The fee for receiving domestic transactions applies plus the additional percentage-based fee for international commercial transactions.

Additional percentage-based fee for international commercial transactions

Stripe Transaction Fees

Access a complete payments platform with simple, pay-as-you-go pricing. No setup fees, monthly fees, or hidden fees.

2.9% + 30¢

Updated 01/12/24

per successful charge for domestic cards

Authorize.net Transaction Fees

Updated 01/12/24

Setting up Shipping

Here, you’re going to need to input your shipping zones to help calculate shipping rates. If you’re a beginner, we advise leaving these as their default options.

You’ll also need to input the weight and dimension units you’re using. We recommend going with the most frequently used unit in your primary geographic location. For instance, if you are running a store in the US, oz and inches are likely the best fit.

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Step 3: Information for Products

What use is an e-commerce store without products? While you may have your products ready to go, whether they’re digital or tangible, you’ve yet to upload them to your online store.

This step will help you to create your first product on your store so that it’s ready to go live.

We’ll be covering the areas of:

• Name
• Description
• Pictures
• SKU
• Inventory
• Shipping costs

Remember, your shopping cart has a lot of added functions. This functionality has been designed specifically for easy access in backend and manage orders.

there are a few things you’re going to need:

• High resolution product photography
  (recommended over 500px wide, 72dpi for web, 300dpi for print)
• Content and copy for product descriptions and names.
• An idea of what SKUs you’re going to use (if you’re running a big store).

Entering Information

You can enter your product name at the top and a product description at the bottom. Note that the product description here will be the long product description located below the product — not the short description located next to the image.

Advanced product data gives you a chance to select the price for your item, set inventory, organize its SKU, and more.

Along the top, you’ll notice two tick boxes for Virtual and Downloadable. If you are selling items that don’t require shipping, you can tick these and will ignore shipping rates.

Step 4: Images, Product Galleries, Categories, and Tags

Here you’ll find your existing category options and have the opportunity to add new ones if you wish. Using categories is incredibly helpful for aiding customers in their conversion journey and making sure they enjoy an easy and intuitive user experience, as they allow you to group similar items together. Including common tags on your products can also help with your customers find similar groupings of products. Tags can also help boost your site’s SEO performance and add another layer of navigation for your customers. We highly recommend you use both — especially if you’re running a large store.

Once you’ve added applicable categories and tags, you’re ready to upload images of your product. As one of the most significant page elements involved in affecting conversions, your product photography should be high quality.

Complete Your Store with the Right Hosting

When setting up your store, the last thing you want is to experience site slowdowns and configuration issues. While there are several ways to speed up your store, the most reliable solution is choosing the right hosting foundation.

No coding experience? No problem.

There’s no reason to start from scratch or feel overwhelmed by a blank screen. Just answer a few questions, and in minutes, you’ll have your own online store with an , easy-to-navigate homepage that’s optimized to convert your visitors to customers