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6 Things To Think About When Launching Your eCommerce Store For The First Time

Running an eCommerce site is different from running a traditional brick and mortar store

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If you are starting a new online business, one of the most important aspects of running your business is knowing how to run a successful eCommerce business. Running an eCommerce site is very different from running a traditional brick and mortar store. As such, there are some important differences that you need to consider when you are setting up your eCommerce site.

Time allocation – One of the biggest differences in running a business online is the amount of time you will spend on your site. Most people who are starting an ecommerce business will work around the clock to get as much traffic to their site as possible. As a result, you will need to plan your day in advance so that you can keep yourself and your customers happy. This means that you will have to set up a schedule for when you are going to work on the site.

Traffic management – You also need to make sure that you are able to handle the traffic that is trying to get to your site. This means that you will need to make sure that your website is always up and running. You also need to be able to handle the amount of traffic that your site is receiving. If you’re hosting your site via third parties – make sure you clear up in advance how much “traffic” can they handle. The last thing you want is customers excited to visit your store and all they see is a blank page – frustrating for everyone

Customer support – Another important aspect of managing a successful ecommerce site is to learn how to handle customer support. In a brick and mortar store, an unhappy customer can just walk in and share his/her feelings. On ecommerce customers need to put in the extra effort to locate and reach out to you. 

The reason why this is such an important aspect of your site is because customer service can make or break the success of your site. If you are not able to manage customer service then you will quickly lose customers to other more successful sites. Therefore it is very important for you to understand how to properly manage your customer support so that you are able to maintain your customer base. Are you going to connect with customers via emails? Or WhatsApp chats? Whatever it is – make sure it’s clear, accessible and easily found.

Quality of traffic – In addition to the types of traffic that you are receiving, you will also need to consider the types of visitors that are going to your website. For example if you are a business that sells clothing then it is likely that you will want to use the website to sell clothing. On the other hand, if you are a clothing wholesaler then you may want to focus on selling clothes that are specifically targeted at women. The last thing you want is receiving traffic from a cheese store when you’re running a fashion store.

Product selection – Another important aspect of running a successful ecommerce site is to find out what products to sell and where to sell them.

As such you will need to find out as much information as possible about the products that you are interested in so that you can do some research work on the topic. You can then market your website by writing articles and putting ads on search engines. In addition to this you will also need to learn how to advertise with other online businesses. A good customer research for ecommerce sites can help increase conversion

As a final note you should never ever start a business without doing some research work on how to market your business. Learning how to market your site is very important so that you are not just wasting your time but also your money on a site that is not going to make it. So make sure your ecommerce marketing strategy is top notch! 

Layout of the store – Once you have done all of this then you will be ready to start creating a successful ecommerce site. You will first need to determine what type of layout that you want your website to have. This will depend on the products that you are offering. There is a big difference between a store that sells multiple products and those who sell single products. Make sure your layout makes sense.

As you can see there are several different aspects that are necessary to be successful when trying to run an ecommerce site. Learning how to manage your ecommerce site can be one of the most important aspects of running an ecommerce business. The key is to get started and learn along the way.

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Yugen Mohan is a certified growth marketing specialist (CXL) who blogs on www.sell-tell.com. In his spare time, he enjoys (re)watching game of thrones and talking to strangers. Follow him on Sell-Tell

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  1. Mania Group of Technology

    4th November 2020 at 1:54 pm

    Mentioned things are important for every eCommerce site, before launching it.
    Thank you for sharing it.

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