How To Make An Online Shopping Store

So, you want to create the next Louis-Vuitton and don’t know how to. Cool, let me help.

Creating an online shopping store is easier than ever. Thanks to all the tools available today that will open and get your store running in a click and few minutes. Keep in mind that although many stores help you open a store, not all will let you run them for free. Some have commissions on sales while some have processing fees on each transaction. However, almost all of them have easy setup processes.

10 Ways To Make An Online Shopping Store

Let’s start with the popular choice first – Shopify.

1. Shopify

Shopify is one of the most popular apps for creating your online store easily and start selling your products quickly. The main features of the app include a Theme store with more than 100 eCommerce templates, a theme settings editor for customizing the theme, creating your own theme, creating customer groups, a complete blogging platform for your site, choosing from multiple languages and currencies, secure shopping carts which accept payments from trusted payment gateways like credit cards, PayPal, etc, free SSL certificate, simple checkout supporting more than 50 languages, automatic carrier shipping rates, certified PCI compliant, your own domain name, etc.

Shopify is a little hard to understand for beginners so if you’re looking for other easy apps – here are some Shopify alternatives.

2. Goodsie

Goodsie is one of the best apps for creating a professional and stylish shopping store without any knowledge of HTML. The main features of the app include a visual CSS interface with all the formatting and pixel-level customization, beautiful and stunning themes, variety of payment gateways like Google Wallet, Braintree, Stripe, etc, optimization for the mobile version of the website, sending email campaigns based on the order history of the customer, sales analytics for your store, custom domain name and favicon, coupon system, flexible shipping rules, multiple user accounts, traffic analytics of the store, etc.

3. Highwire

Highwire is a great app for creating and managing your online shopping store. The main features of the app include a theme store with professional pre-built templates, template editor for HTML or CSS, custom domain name, promotional tools like discount codes, gift certificates, etc, email marketing, integration with various channels like Facebook, Google, etc, easy product management with multiple product options and categories, complete order history, customization for the mobile version of the site, reliable shipping carriers, support for payment gateways like PayPal, Google checkout, etc.

4. Miiduu

Miiduu is a popular app for creating your online store for free. The main features of the app include professionally designed templates with an option for customization, CSS or Template editor for editing the templates, unlimited and configurable product options, marketing tools like flexible coupons, gift cards, affiliate programs, etc, supports over 20 payment gateways like PayPal, Google checkout, supports over 100 currencies and 30 languages, secured and reliable shipping carriers, creating a fully functional store with Facebook, integration with Google analytics, order management,feature-rich customer account, etc.

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5. Wazala

Wazala app is used to create your online store in a fast and simple way. The main features of the app include store designer with beautiful themes in various colors, fonts, and images, simple product editor for creating product lists in various categories,s upport for various payment gateways like PayPal, Stripe, etc, shipping and tax calculations, notification of new orders, inventory tracking, customer management, promotion options like discount codes, integration with Facebook, integration with Google analytics, support for multiple languages and currencies etc.

6. Tictail

Tictal is used to create your online shopping store in minutes. The main features of the app include professionally designed templates, custom domain name, HTML or CSS Editor, EV Certified secure checkout, support for payment gateways like Credit cards, PayPal, etc, notifications of customer orders immediately, password protection for your store, integration with Facebook, support for multiple currencies and tax rates, shipping options with reliable carriers, inventory tracking, etc.

7. MadeFreshly

MadeFreshly is a free app for creating your shopping store easily. The main features include simple and elegant templates,custom domain names with favicon, uploading pictures easily by drag and drop method, adding categories and subcategories, product options like size, color, reliable shipping carriers, discount codes, customization for the mobile version of the website, etc.

8. Supadupa

Supadupa is used to create your own shopping store for free. The main features of the app include eCommerce design templates, custom domain names, banner slideshows, adding products, logos, categories, etc, promotion tools like coupons and discount codes, supports payment gateways like PayPal, Credit cards, etc, integration with Facebook, etc.

9. Jumpseller

Jumpseller is a professional app for creating your own shopping store. The main features of the app include professional themes with option for customization, HTML or CSS editor, creating custom HTML theme, a custom domain name with your own logo, support for multiple languages and currencies, supports various payment gateways like PayPal, Skrill, easy pay, etc, order management, etc.

10. Freewebstore

Freewebstore is used to create your online shopping store within minutes. The main features of the app include professional templates with various colors, unlimited product options, secure SSL connection, supports payment gateways like PayPal, Google Checkout, etc, support for multiple currencies, creating your own shipping rules, order notifications, and management, integrates stock control, Google Analytics, daily stock reports, etc.

What kind of store are you looking to set up? Do you know of other ways to set up an online store? Let me know in the comments, please.

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One response to “How To Make An Online Shopping Store”
  1. Haller Kaller

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