An Online Shop / Website 27 October 2015 at 8:41AM edited 30 November -1 at 12:00AM in Small Biz & Charities' MoneySaving 11 replies 5.3K views

PurpleSmile

I've been selling Logo Design / Business Cards / CV Templates / Graphics for a year now. My first aim was to earn what I would have earnt if I had returned to work after maternity leave. I have exceeded expectations and I'm earning more each month. Most of my sales come from instant downloads on CreativeMarke. Although I do also offer custom design work on Etsy.

Ive been thinking about setting up my own website, for information and to refer customers to see colour examples/effects etc. I'm also interested in creating an online sho that offers instant downloads, has a blog and somewhere for a gallery.

I think probably the best option is Wordpress, that maybe uses woocommerce or similar. I've been meaning to learn Wordpress for a while as it fits hand in hand with business branding. It just isn't something I enjoy. But I just wondered what you all thought of the easy options - MrSite, Create.net etc.

MrSite offers domain, email, hosting and the store facility for a monthly fee. However they no longer have the free preview available so I'm unable to see how it all works.

Anyone used MrSite?

Double_V

Stay away from these ready made / template based sites.
Not good. And stay away from GoDaddy aswell.

I have sent you PM.

Mistral001

You must be good as I thought nobody made a living form those sites as you have to compete with people from anywhere in the world including places where people are prepared to work for a couple of US dollars an hour.


My thoughts are that what you want to do will require hiring a professional website builder especially with regard to instant downloads that are not free. Also you might need to hire a legal specialist to deal with copyright matters.

PurpleSmile

I'll check the pm now.

I don't think sites such as CreativeMarket or Etsy are dying down. You just need to use the right tagwords and have good products. I have a digital paper set on CreativeMarket that I listed for $10. So I get $7 per sale. Since the start of August that set alone on CreativeMarket has earnt $1450, so close to £1k. Logos that are Premade on Etsy sell from £15 - £30. Then custom designs at a higher price £45+

The problem with CreativeMarket is that it's saturated with the high sellers. The popular items are always on the front page. So I do get sales but I don't get many views.

Okay, so Wordpress or similar probably seems the best idea. I'll look into it.

paddyw_2

my brother has a website with a company called tso host. There is a wordpress plug in but I dont know if there is a download feature. His doesnt have a shop , he uses it for his DJ business but the blog element of it allows frequent updates so he gets a reasonable amount of traffic amd enquiries.
They have a few different packages Im not sure what his is called but he gets two domains for an initial payment of approx £8 and you can run two websites (he uses one for advertisng and one to upload pics of parties ). It cost him just three pounds a month and is cancellable at any time. He has said the support is very good - maybe the tso staff can advise you on a package more suitable for you

JWIOW

Wordpress is definitely a good option, however probably not your best option if you're still learning and want to make a good impression for your business.
Don't rule out site-makers altogether, as some actually give you the exact flexibility you'd need to create the site and make it your own, without knowledge of HTML/PHP/CSS etc and the hassle that comes with it.
I personally create sites for local businesses near to me - nothing over the top, however mobile responsive and they include a store too. It gives me full flexibility of editing absolutely anything and is very reasonably priced.
Obviously I have a white-label solution plan with them, as I am a reseller - however, Google Webydo. After trialling many, I found them to be the most helpful and cost-effective. I believe this would be a perfect fit for your needs.
Google Webydo - they offer a free trial, I think as a designer yourself you will love the flexibility and simplicity.

paddyrg

Wordpress is a good starting point and it's easy to move a site from one provider to another should you need to. Also consider Concrete5, Joomla, Drupal

soolin

SamuelR wrote: »

When it comes to creating eCommerce websites, this post might be useful for someone who is looking for creating a powerful online store . I've stumbled on it by accident. I was surfing the web in search of a suitable solution for my online store . Initially I was leaning towards using WordPress, but this article convinced me to use a website builder as they are easier to use and less time-consuming.

The thread is nearly 2 years old.

lincroft1710

Soolin, the thread actually started over 3 years ago, the 2017 post was nearly 18 months after the preceding post.

soolin

lincroft1710 wrote: »

Soolin, the thread actually started over 3 years ago, the 2017 post was nearly 18 months after the preceding post.

Sorry, I should have said the last response was nearly 2 years ago. However you look at it this is a very old thread!

00ec25

lucyfrancine wrote: »

no but I Name Cheap and the support is brilliant and it's cheap!

please translate into English

10 posts from a new user in a single day from someone who has searched for "relevant" posts no matter how old they are so as to mention the same product

any connection.... ?
reported as :spam: