{"id":42433,"date":"2020-09-30T12:57:15","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T17:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/?p=42433"},"modified":"2020-10-13T08:55:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T13:55:28","slug":"5-steps-to-creating-a-webshop-startup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/blog\/5-steps-to-creating-a-webshop-startup\/","title":{"rendered":"5 steps to creating a webshop startup"},"content":{"rendered":"
Being an entrepreneur has never been more accessible. Escaping the 9-to-5 used to be a daring dream, but these days it\u2019s a matter of growing an online side-business. Starting one alongside your job means not putting your mortgage at risk, but it can quickly evolve into full-time work. A common choice for a side business is an e-commerce store. Before getting excited and researching if your awesome domain idea is available<\/a>, let\u2019s first take a look at the logical steps necessary to create a webshop.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Finding a niche is perhaps the most frustrating and elusive part of the whole process. Of course, we all want to run a successful store, but we feel like none of our product ideas are unique. Well, luckily your idea doesn\u2019t have to be unique \u2014 it just needs to be simple<\/a> with some existing demand.<\/p>\n Before settling on one though, competition needs to be assessed. This means finding out how many competitors there are, assessing their SEO authority, what kind of margins their pricing operates at, how many sales they make, and so on. It\u2019s also worth checking out their social media presence as this will be a key battleground.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Once you\u2019ve got an idea of what products you want to sell, you can begin finding suppliers. This is super important because you want a reliable supplier with good quality products. Before jumping into a large order on Alibaba with the cheapest seller, see if you can receive some test products to assess them. This is also your chance to gauge if they\u2019re happy to drop-ship too if this is an operation you\u2019re considering.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Having decided on a domain, you will want to begin building your store. There are a few ways to go about this, and deciding on one will depend on your programming skill (or lack thereof), your time, and your budget. The cheapest option is usually to build the site yourself with your own hosting.<\/p>\nFinding a Niche and Assessing Competition<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Finding Reliable Suppliers<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Building Your Website<\/strong><\/h2>\n