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Potential E-commerce site

adman
Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:45:55 GMT

I am considering starting/building a website that I hope can help me sell roughly 15-20 (initially) different organic supplements that I currently work to distribute. (Obviously I hope to grow and add additional supplements as I go.) I know I will need to create brand/creative elements, (Logo, Colors, etc.) but what are smaller companies doing to best integrate website content needs (General Content, Blogs, Industry articles, etc.) with an e-commerce/shopping cart experience? Any good scalable mix of solutions that use a content platform and a way for people to actually by the products?

creativeteam
Tue, 19 Apr 2016 19:33:21 GMT

Yes, starting with your brand identity is always a good way to start but if you are just looking at the technology side of this then we would recommend a few thoughts to consider. 1. Road mapping your site growth goals for at least the next few years a. Think about the number of products, transactions, content strategy and UX/UI design requirements. 2. Determine the most viable CMS and infrastructure to facilitate the level of eCommerce you will need. 3. Understand limitations (if any) your bank may have to facilitating online transactions. Your ideal is to minimize the costs associated with using various solutions like PayPal and Square by finding a bank that can manage both sides for you with a Payment Gateway (Chase Bank). It sounds like you have a simple need that may just need a WordPress CMS with a plugin to WooCommerce or another open source e-commerce solution.