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I want to set up an e-commerce store

by The Great One
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I am a complete newbie to this. I have been thinking for years I want to do this.

Can someone point me in the right direction. Do's and don't. I went to flippa to get some ideas.

What is best way to monetize? Amazon, shopify? What is this dropshipping thing. Why would someone buy my amazon product instead of going directly to amazon. I have a couple websites through wix but my friend made those for me.

I am so new I am still unsure of the questions I am asking. Start up costs are low right?

Just need : 1.Domain, then 2. hosting. 3 Set up some products and stuff ( this is the part I have no clue on. 4. Draw traffic through adwords??

How does 1 add content and get to top of google? What about SEO? How do backlinks work?

What is best way to build a webpage? When someone buys a product, how do I process payment?

Just looking for some help to get this off the ground. Just lost my day job so I have time to do this right now. I look at flippa and so many of those what look like junk sites are making serious $$.

Anyone that can give any advice or help or anything would be appreciated. Anticipated start up costs are less than $500 aren't they? What are the best monetexation methods?? Amazon, shopify, clickbank, CPA offers?
#ecommerce #set #store
  • Profile picture of the author DWolfe
    Originally Posted by The Great One View Post

    I am a complete newbie to this. You joined in 2017 what have you been doing all this time ?

    Can someone point me in the right direction. Do's and don't. I went to flippa to get some ideas.
    What is this dropshipping thing. Why not read the threads about drop shipping here.

    Start up costs are low right? Depends what your doing.

    Just need : 1.Domain, then 2. hosting. 3 Set up some products and stuff ( this is the part I have no clue on. 4. Draw traffic through adwords? Forget adwords till you have a site up and running.

    How does 1 add content and get to top of google? What about SEO? How do backlinks work? Don't worry about that right now.

    What is best way to build a webpage? When someone buys a product, how do I process payment?

    Anyone that can give any advice or help or anything would be appreciated. Anticipated start up costs are less than $500 aren't they? What are the best monetexation methods?? Amazon, shopify, clickbank, CPA offers?
    See text in blue first. Your asking a multiple questions. Your going to get multiple different answers. What is the best monetization method depends what your promoting.

    Start off here in this thread - https://www.warriorforum.com/main-in...sistently.html. . Also take a look at the Path Section of the forum - https://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-path/ Especially this thread - https://www.warriorforum.com/warrior...days-ebay.html Pick one method and stick with it.

    Don't buy anything till you have a clear understanding what you want to do.

    Since you lost your job. You better have 6 months at least in backup. If not replace that first. Nothing worse then trying to make money from home. With out a clue how to start.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kay King
    I have a couple websites through wix but my friend made those for me.
    You posted about a friend building WIX sites for you some time ago - same sites? Have you added content on a regular basis? Have you promoted the sites?
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  • Profile picture of the author Brian Black
    Dropshipping is more suitable for you depending on your situation.
    It will be cheaper than Amazon to find products from Chinese suppliers and put them on the website, and the delivery can also be handed over to them. The key to this is to find a good supplier.
    Then do a good job of SEO and use Google Ads to attract traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
    There are so many questions - ones that require pages and pages of content to answer. Start off with a free eCommerce course that answers all of those questions and more!
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  • Profile picture of the author DannyVento
    When I got started in e-commerce, I've read tons of information and watched gigabytes of instructional videos for beginners. I suggest starting with the free tutorials.
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  • Profile picture of the author lerxtjr
    I won't add the link, but go search for "webstores ltd" Greg Jameson has been setting up webstores since before ecommerce was even a word. Just about everyone with a successful webstore probably learned from him originally so might as well go to the source. Can't say it's free but nobody truly hand-holds you through the process like he does.
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    Shopify has courses that you can learn from for free. You can watch them on their site here:

    https://www.shopify.com/learn
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  • Profile picture of the author WF- Enzo
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    I'd like to know if you're able to implement the suggestions above.

    Originally Posted by The Great One View Post

    I am a complete newbie to this. I have been thinking for years I want to do this.

    Can someone point me in the right direction. Do's and don't. I went to flippa to get some ideas.

    What is best way to monetize? Amazon, shopify? What is this dropshipping thing. Why would someone buy my amazon product instead of going directly to amazon. I have a couple websites through wix but my friend made those for me.

    I am so new I am still unsure of the questions I am asking. Start up costs are low right?

    Just need : 1.Domain, then 2. hosting. 3 Set up some products and stuff ( this is the part I have no clue on. 4. Draw traffic through adwords??

    How does 1 add content and get to top of google? What about SEO? How do backlinks work?

    What is best way to build a webpage? When someone buys a product, how do I process payment?

    Just looking for some help to get this off the ground. Just lost my day job so I have time to do this right now. I look at flippa and so many of those what look like junk sites are making serious $$.

    Anyone that can give any advice or help or anything would be appreciated. Anticipated start up costs are less than $500 aren't they? What are the best monetexation methods?? Amazon, shopify, clickbank, CPA offers?
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    • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
      Originally Posted by ramisthand76 View Post

      Select your perfect ecommerce platform.
      Purchase a domain name.
      Find a developer.
      Pick your ecommerce theme.
      Customize your ecommerce template.
      Add your products.
      Set up payment options.
      Sort out your shipping settings.
      Wow, if it only was that simple ... "Build it and they will come ..."
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  • Profile picture of the author Kay King
    I'd like to know if you're able to implement the suggestions above.
    When you start a thread asking for advice - and don't come back to read the replies or respond to suggestions....it is doubtful anything will 'work'.
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