Transform your Conventional Website into an ecommerce Site - Did you know that you can turn your conventional website into ecommerce website? Well, granted you will need to make a couple of changes on your website for it to quality, but the beauty of it all is that you do not need an IT qualification to do it.
Transform your Conventional Website into an ecommerce Site
By Britney Kalo
Sep 20, 2010 - 4:11:35 AM
Did you know that you can turn your conventional
website into ecommerce website? Well,
granted you will need to make a couple of changes on your website for it to quality,
but the beauty of it all is that you do not need an IT qualification to do it.
Most people tend to believe that online stores are
complicated to set up. That is a myth and this article will dispel that myth by
taking you through the motions on how you can turn your personal website into
an online store and start doing business.
Step #1
From the on-set you need to appreciate the fact
that a business site should be professionally laid out. That means that there
are some pages that are a must have. It would be in your best interest to
include them as almost every other online store includes them. These pages are:
Page #1
Products / Services Page: This is the equivalent of
a catalogue. It will showcase your full range of product portfolio, provide
information on the product / services you are offering as well as the price.
Page #2
About Us: In
a nut-shell, this page tells the story of your company. Whom you are, what you do,
why you do what you do and other information that will help you gain the
confidence and trust of your potential clients.
Page #3
Contact Us Page: Gaining the trust of someone whom
you have never met is a tricky affair. Getting someone to trust you with
sensitive information like their credit card details or money is even trickier.
Providing your complete contact details will
inspire some confidence in buyers. List your email address, physical address
and telephone contact on this page.
As a tip, include your hours of business. And throw
in a site map too for good measure. Search Engines will love it and so will
your potential clients.
There are many more pages that you can include on
your online shop website, but no matter what other pages you choose to include
be sure to include the three pages discussed above.
The next key step in the transformation is adding a
shopping cart on
your website. You will need special software to do this.
There are many software designed for this purpose.
Research on the right software for you and if possible, test drive a few before
you make your decision.
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