An eCommerce website is an online store where you can buy or sell products online.

In 2020 with Covid many business have realised the significant on online shopping

So as a small business owner what are your options:

You can use different web development services

The main options are:

Shopify

Wix eCommerce

and

WordPress & WooCommerce

below we will look at the advantages and cost of each solution Shopify is a commerce platform that allows anyone to set up an online store and sell their products.

Using pre-designed templates you can easily set up a store in a couple of hours with no coding skills.

Shopify allows beginners (and pros) creating online stores without coding. No software installations or hosting services are required.

Shopify features plans ranging from $29 – $299/month plus 0,5%- 2,9%  fees on payments .

There are no setup fees on any of our plans. If you ever decide that Shopify isn’t the best ecommerce platform for your business, simply cancel your account.

All Shopify plans are month to month unless you sign up for an annual or biennial plan.

Use Shopify Payments and pay no transaction fee. If you choose an external payment gateway, there will be additional fees of 2%, 1% or 0.5% for our Basic Shopify, Shopify, and Advanced Shopify plans, respectively. Wix eCommerce

Wix eCommerce is the complete solution for entrepreneurs starting an online business, retailers moving their store online or brands already selling over $1M. Our industry-leading eCommerce website builder and advanced business features help you launch, run and scale your online store successfully.

How to Create an Online Store 

Here are the steps to follow to create an online store:

•  Log in to your account or sign up.
•  Choose from 500+ professional online store templates.
•  Customize your online store’s design.
•  Add products to your store.
•  Connect a payment provider and set up shipping.
•  Choose a custom domain.
•  Publish your eCommerce website and start selling.

Pricing start from $17, 25 or 35 per month WordPress & WooCommerce

WordPress & WooCommerce

WordPress is a free open source content management system, and millions of websites worldwide.  Combined that with WooCommerce, a free plugin for WordPress that can transform any WordPress website into a full-fledged eCommerce store.

It’s flexible, and widely used as well.

Here are a few reasons why the use of WooCommerce is so widespread:

• It’s entirely free to install on your WordPress website.
• It’s Equipped With Nearly All the Features You Need
• You could try and build it yourself if you are tech savvy.
• It’s easy to maintain even if you don’t want to continue paying your developer.
• You have control over the final design, via a full library of WooCommerce themes.
• Your store is mobile-friendly right out of the box, so it will look and perform great no matter what devices your visitors are using to shop.
• You can add a ton of different features via the plugin library, just like how you usually add features to a standard WordPress site.
• It’s Flexible and scalable

Compared to the other 2 choices, this is far more affordable. You only need to pay a developer a fee to set-up and design the site for you, so that means no monthly fee and no extra % on each sale that you make.Need a trusted eCommerce website developer?

Contact Chilli Media at info@chillimedia.co.za