Online business is growing much faster than traditional brick and mortar business. It\u2019s no wonder that more and more traditional businesses are bringing their products and services online.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s how to get your own ecommerce website<\/a> up and running in Nigeria.<\/p>\n Since your website will be the hub of your\u00a0online marketing efforts, you should set a goal for it. A goal can be anything from making a sale, promoting a discount, spreading the word about your business, or reaching more people with your website.<\/p>\n Your domain name is the address that people identify you by, so choose it carefully.\u00a0 A domain name<\/a> should be tied to your\u00a0brand, and it should be memorable. It should be self-explanatory.\u00a0 Don\u2019t worry too much about including relevant keywords in your domain name.<\/p>\n You can set up a merchant account either through your bank or through an ecommerce institution liked\u00a0GTPay, Interswitch WebPAY\u00a0or a more affordable VoguePay.\u00a0Whichever solution sounds right for you, be sure to do your research. There are many online merchant account providers.<\/p>\n Crea8Host provides many options for\u00a0creating your website.\u00a0\u00a0WordPress, OpenCart, Magento\u00a0etc\u00a0are popular (and easily installed via QuickInstall within your cPanel), makes it easier than ever before to build a website with little-or-no prior site building experience.\u00a0 Of course, you can also hire a web designer to\u00a0custom build an ecommerce site<\/a>\u00a0for you.\u00a0 When it comes to building your actual website, the options are virtually limitless relative to the time and budget you have to complete this task.<\/p>\n Once you set up your site, you have to do more than just add your products. You should have a home page, About page, Contact page, and a blog to post updates, industry news, and helpful tidbits.<\/p>\n An ecommerce website usually features certain products on the home page such as weekly deals and sale items. Be sure to include an About page with a brief description of what you do, as well as a contact\/customer service page.\u00a0 It\u2019s also a great idea to display your contact information in the header so that your customers can easily reach you without needing to search for your contact details.<\/p>\n Brick and mortar business will likely always be around, but the internet gives users access to a larger selection of products and services. Once your website is set up, the only thing left is to drive traffic to it.<\/p>\n We offer affordable and professional online shop\/store for Startups, Sole Traders, SME’s in Nigeria and the rest of the world. Free domain name & web hosting with all packages.<\/p>\n Setting up your own online shop is a smooth process all the way; we pride ourselves on offering the best service possible to all of our clients at affordable cost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Online business is growing much faster than traditional brick and mortar business. It\u2019s no wonder that more and more traditional businesses are bringing their products and services online. Here\u2019s how … <\/p>\neCommerce – Online Shop\/Store Design & Development in Nigeria<\/h4>\n