CREATE-article# - # - how to build your webstore in (x) steps
[previously]
[2014-mm-dd] recall reading an "inspirational" reddit post about a guy who built a web store/online business in i think it was something like 24 hours, he listed out all the steps he taken, everything was automated, so once it was up an running, he didnt have to do anything ...
] thinking - how about we build a "system" for creating a web business like this
[2014-12-18] reddit response - mixed - a bit on the negative side
] its a tshirt store, overpriced tshirts
] what about the photoshop skills required for creating the designs
] he got lucky because his store e was picked up by a local blog that drove the sales
] what about the proprietary aspect of the t-shirt designs
] OP is affiliated with Shopify and uses affilate links on his blog post ...
[currently]
[] before we begin - full disclosure
] this is about the process
] building the web store/online business is the easy part
] the web store i built, is an example
] more to come ...
] this is about "the process" of building a web store
] it is guided step by step for "how to do it", it is intended for _, i use/showcase some of the web tools from my company to do that,
] building your web store is one of the easiest parts,
] getting/selling/keeping customers for your product is the hard part -
] the store that i built is an example -
] if you like it and want to order some product, awesome, it is an actual operating store and you will get your product
] if you think it sucks OR the prices are too high or too low OR store XyZ is better, thats awesome too but please remember that this isnt about the
] followup articles planned ....
] marketing - how to get customers to your online store
] sales - a look at the profits / losses generated by our online business, year 1
]
] test
[next]
[01.00] step 001 - the plan
] i am not certain at this point
] i have a couple of ideas for "some things" that "i think" might work, let's call them idea #1, idea #2 and idea #3, for the time being
] type of businesses i am considering - ] physical products, ] digital products ] affiliate products
[00:15] step 002 - ett
] choose a platform - i am going to use sospep.com, you can register for a free account, there are countless other ecommerce platforms out there to choose from OR you can roll your own solution,
[01:00] step-003 - platform basics - intro and practice
] spend a bit of time reading up, understanding and practicing with the platform you have chosen, here is an approximately 1 hour guide to learning about sospep, with a focus on the sospep objects
[01:00]*[#-skus] - step-004 - create an online product catalog
] if you have a single product -
] if you have ad copy -
] if you have photos -
** VS **
product design] * took buddy 6 hours to create 60 designs - that is 10 designs per hour or 6 min per design
] bought a t-shirt template for $8 from creativemarket.com
] applied each "design" to the tshirt, saved the file
website] build the website - signed up for 14 free trial($ after,) * re;shopify - basic plan $29 mth, + reports, ] includes their PP 2.9%+.30 per
] already had purchased a theme()
] decide on business name - in 3 minutes - same as the name of his previous business, ** you probably want to give this a little more thought
] website - simple, same color scheme as previous
] most time consuming part was uploading the photo/files
] mentions 14 hours in, - assuming that this is total with with the 6 hours for design, ] bal = 8 hours spent on ] get tshirt template, apply designs to template and