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Steps to Selling Online

You can easily collect payments online for your products or services. Add to an existing website or create a new one!

1 - Select an Ecommerce Plan


Choose a plan that fits your business needs and your budget. Your decision should be based on your desired website design, number of products, search, filter, sort, and payment processors.

See comparison chart.

2 – Setup Your Payment Processor


The 3 main online payment processors are Square, PayPal, and Stripe. None of them have monthly fees but they all have transaction fees with every order.

See online payment links.

3 – Take Photos of Your Products 


You can take photos using your phone. Photos do not have to be professional because they will look more personal and authentic if they are your own. If you offer services instead of products, you can use stock photos.

Read more information.

4 – Upload Your Photos to the Internet


If you took photos using your phone, they may already be stored in Google Photos. If not, upload your files to any cloud-based storage like Dropbox, iCloud, etc. Rename the photos with relevant filenames to identify them like blue hat, red shoes, etc.

See image download information.

5 – Describe Your Products


There are several factors that go into a customer’s purchasing decision. It takes more than a Buy Now button. Create an Excel spreadsheet or Word document to identify each product by filename, product name, price, description, and options – color, size, etc.

Read more information.

6 – Determine Sales Tax & Shipping Options

  • Are your products or services taxable? Read more information.
  • Are you going to offer shipping or is everything delivered or picked up?
  • Shipping Fee: free, flat rate, by product, by weight, order price, number of items
  • Shipping Method: Post Office, FedEx, UPS, other
  • Shipping Region: Local, US & Canada, Worldwide, Other

7 – Write Your Legal Policies


People want to know they are buying from a legitimate online store. Determine your terms & conditions, privacy policy, cancellations, returns, exchanges, and refunds. Also include shipping, taxes, payment information, and order notification email.

Read more information.

8 – Get Training


Even if you pay a Web Designer to create your online store, you are still responsible for all the steps above. Since you will need to process your orders and update your products, it is best to learn how to maintain your online store. Book an Appointment for a consultation or Register for a Workshop.

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