{"id":57,"date":"2020-05-05T14:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T17:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kylekelly.com\/?p=57"},"modified":"2022-12-27T14:15:22","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T18:15:22","slug":"ecommerce-where-to-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kylekelly.com\/posts\/ecommerce-where-to-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecommerce: Where to Start"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
This post is particularly written from the perspective to help my local community in Halifax, Nova Scotia, but I believe much of what I recommend will work for other regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This article is for a business owner that currently does not offer any form of e-commerce, but now due to COVID-19 would like to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are a few factors to consider when choosing your e-commerce solution, but the first consideration is if you already have a website up and running or not (facebook pages do not count as websites I\u2019m afraid).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you already have a website you\u2019re using, check out the details of the platform that is powering your site to see if they can add on a e-commerce solution. For example, if you\u2019re using WordPress<\/a>, installing the WooCommerce<\/a> plugin will allow you to start selling products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are other options that allow you to embed a payment form that you can choose from as well:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you need a new website, it\u2019s best to sign up with a service that has e-commerce solutions built right in. My current recommendation would be to check out Squarespace<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They make it easy to set up your own site and have a built-in e-commerce solution. You can drag and drop and generally just figure your way through without risk, and they have lots of great documentation as well. On top of that, they have a 24<\/sup>\u20447<\/sub> help support line that can be invaluable to a small business that needs support asap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you need something more advanced than Squarespace can handle, a WordPress\/WooCommerce site or custom Stripe<\/a> integration would be my next recommendation to investigate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s a lot of options and links to throw at you, but hopefully takes you from an overwhelming place of not knowing where to start, to having a few avenues to consider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Need a site<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Lots to consider<\/h2>\n\n\n\n