Having an online shopping store is an exhilarating experience provided done in a systematic and organized manner. A successful eCommerce website can give you a tremendous boost in your profits. There are many eCommerce websites which are reaping income running into millions of dollars as they have a world wide exposure. Techidea can make this process very easy for you. We present a step by step Info graphic about various stage of design and development of an eCommerce website.

1. Product Selection
Selecting the product you want to sell is the most important and vital step. Source the product you want to sell. It should be something which is can be managed without unnecessary hassles. The product must be easy to procure and retain.

2. Hosting and domain Registration
Secure your company brand name for your domain. Search for the best hosting packages which give you the best options to host your website. Domain name is the identity of your eCommerce website. It must reflect your brand name. Hosting plan must give you the flexibility of using a vast range of programming platforms, languages and databases. It is advisable to consult your web designer for purchasing the web hosting plan as they will update you on best hosting solutions available.

3. Best eCommerce Web Application Platform
eCommerce web applications have Major Sections – The front end and the back end. The front end is the main online shop end .This is virtual store where customers can browse, shop and buy products. Back hand is administration part when you can login to an administration dashboard and manage complete website operations including uploading products, posting discounts, stock inventory etc. There are numerous eCommerce applications like Oscommerce, Open cart, Magento, Word press. It is best to consult your web designer on the best application to use which depends on your business requirements and functionality customizations.

4. In the web designers arena
Your web designer is your best friend while developing your eCommerce website. Utilize the experience and expertise of your web developer to get the best eCommerce solutions which will result in unique and rewarding experience for your customers which will inspire them to come back again for shopping. The eCommerce web design process will be in two phases- Design and Development. Design phase is related to the front end look of your website involving home page layout, placement of vital information, product display and image presentations. Second phase is the development or programming phase where you make the website interactive with numerous functionalities like shopping cart selections, payment gateway, invoicing etc. So, customer can easily search products online. Your web designer team will work in close co-ordination with you in the following phases:

Points to Ponder for Approval of the Design and Development Phase:

• Creative and attractive Shop Front design.
• Professional Presentation of Product Gallery in Inspire Sales.
• User friendly admin dash board with easy to maintain format.

5. PAYMENT GATEWAY
Payment gateway is an online point of sale terminal which authorizes payment for all e-transaction involving process of credit cards. A customer goes through the process of payment through shopping cart merchant terminals.

• Hosted Payment Gateway

This payment gateway option does not require a regular set up or monthly fees. But the transaction costs are higher than an inclusive fee structure. PayPal Website Payments Service is a good example for this option.

• Self Payment Gateways

This payment gateway option allows your customers to go through whole checkout process without leaving your branded website. The whole process is extremely smooth and professional. There are charges on volume of transactions. DPS, Pay mate are some of the self payment gateways

• Payment Security

Security Encryption is essential and legal for complete transaction protection when processing credit cards. SSL encryption is required for self payment gateway security.

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6. Shipping
Shipping can be formulated on the eCommerce website depending on the products and regions involved. Shipping can be calculated using preset formula which is also editable and dynamic. Techidea can also integrate the eCommerce website with the API of the major courier companies so that the shipping rates can be calculated directly from the Courier company databases like DHL, TNT and FEDEX.

Once the complete eCommerce module has been integrated with shipping and payment gateway, we help you to populate the website with your retail products and services. Our team can help you to get started by setting up your databases. Our team of technical experts test and reviews every stage of the web development to check out each function. This process helps to weed out any errors and bugs which might interfere with smoothly functionality of the website. After the intensive testing process, we launch the beta version of the website. Post success of Beta Version or Test Mode format, we go LIVE with mobile website design that has responsive user interface.

ALL IS DONE
ENJOY THE BENEFITS AND REAP THE PROFITS

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