<img src="https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/11533227_s-300x225.jpg" alt="eCommerce" width="300" height="225" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-9921" />Have you ever set up an eCommerce website to sell your merchandise online? It’s a great way to reach a worldwide market and be able to make sales all day, every day, without running a storefront. It can be a challenge to start and run a successful one, but if you have some experience with running a regular website, you’ll already be ahead of the curve. 

It shouldn’t take long to learn the ins and outs of eCommerce and it’s wise that you are taking on this undertaking as you could miss out on potential revenue otherwise. When you want your site to be a success, you need to have a clue what you’re doing going into it and get educated on how a successful one is run. Set up your eCommerce website with the best efficiency, using helpful tools, and getting started today. 

<h2>How templates can make it super simple</h2>

Most people use a template to build their eCommerce website because it will easily guide you through all of the unknowns and give you a great design. It’s a bit of a shortcut for those that want to set up their eCommerce site. Rather than paying someone to set up a beautiful website for you at an expensive price tag, simply download a template to use and customize it to your needs with coding. 

It only requires CSS coding which is not as difficult as it sounds, and it will be faster than setting up a website with no template. You are likely to create a better website this way than to hire a web developer because the templates are predesigned for you to fill in in no time. 

<h2>Don’t forget a shopping cart on the control panel  </h2>

<img src="https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/21691583_s-300x200.jpg" alt="eCommerce Website" width="300" height="200" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-9923" />Make sure you are including a shopping cart on your site so that your visitors can easily add their favorite products to their bag to purchase. It’s one of the most important parts of your site because it allows your guests to spend money and buy something that catches their eye. This will be a convenient and easy way to add everything they’d like to purchase without having to make separate transactions for each item they see. 

Unlike a brick and mortar store, shoppers can have something they desire with just a few clicks on the computer and shipping time. Keep in mind that your shoppers will not spend money on your website without a shopping cart visible, so take the time to make sure you’ve installed this easy-to-add function. It’s located right on the hosting control panel and only takes one click to install, but it will go much smoother if you have an eCommerce hosting plan that comes with the shopping cart. 

<h2>Leave enough time to upload your product catalog </h2>

<img src="https://itxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/21090421_s-300x200.jpg" alt="Set Up an eCommerce Website" width="300" height="200" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-9922" />Lastly, don’t forget to give yourself adequate time to upload your catalog of products. It’s the longest part of the process because you have to upload everything, add descriptions, and include things like images and pricing. It will take most of your website’s resources and will require you to become really organized with categories and ways that can optimize a user shopping experience. It may take days or even weeks, but it will help if you use mass catalog uploading tools to get it done in bulk. 

If you want to sell products or services online, make sure you have a great eCommerce site set up. It may take some time and patience, but it will be worth it when you reach a larger customer base and make it easier for your current customers to purchase from you in the future. 
