Thanks to WordPress and Woocommerce, creating an ecommerce website is now very easy. Moreover, there is no better time to start selling online than now. The success of eCommerce businesses has been so impacting that even established organizations have started online selling as their main shop.
And why WordPress? Because WordPress is a robust tool for managing your website, it is free and easy to use, it powers over 75% of the entire global websites, and it has fantastic themes and plugins.
A good webhosting service provider will make your life easy. Before choosing a webhost, do your due diligence, find out about them online and if you can't find much reviews, send them an email and factor in their response time. For a good local (Nigerian) web host, I recommend Hostlag.
A good domain name is better than expensive marketing. Choose a domain name that people can easily relate with, one that when people see it or hear it, they can easily determine your line of business. Choose a domain name that is not more than two to three syllables.
Choosing the right theme for your ecommerce business will make your job easier. Let the developer send you different ecommerce themes that talk about your niche, review them and choose the best one. Some themes will even help with your SEO.
If you are a Nigerian business, I recommend either Paystack, Flutterwave or Quickteller.
Security is very important to your online store. Get a Comodo positive SSL or any genuine certificate. Continue to monitor your website to avoid any cyber-attack. Tools like Wordfence can be used for this purpose.
If you decide to build your own ecommerce store, all you need is a good webhost. Get your server (hosting) and domain names from Hostlag and either build your site yourself or engage a developer.
