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Many online store owners nowadays opt for social media platforms to showcase their products. If you're one of them, keep reading. While selling on social media is great, it's not enough. To boost credibility and professionalism, you need a dedicated e-commerce website.
Some have considered this option but hesitated, thinking they lack the technical know-how in web development or worried about additional expenses in hiring professionals. The truth is, you can indeed create an online store without any programming skills, and most importantly, without spending a dime.
If you're still unsure, check out how ThủThuậtPhầnMềm.vn does it in this article!
Quickest Way to Build a Free Online Store with Weebly
To create an e-commerce website, I recommend using Weebly as one of the most professional platforms available. The main operations mostly involve drag-and-drop actions based on the Elements editing app.
Follow these steps and see how easy it is to create an online store.
Creating a Website with Weebly
Step 1: Go to the Weebly homepage and click Create your online store.
Create a new account using Facebook, Google, or your email address.
Step 2: On the account page interface, select Edit Site under My Site section.
Step 3: Choose a website Theme that you find visually appealing and suitable, click on each image to preview the design.
Once you've found a suitable layout, click Start Editing.
Step 4: Choose a domain name for your website. Since you're using the free version, you can only use a domain name in the format: yourdomain.weebly.com.
Getting Familiar with Weebly's Website Building Process
Step 5: You'll be taken to the page editor interface with the Elements platform as follows. The operations are very simple; just drag content blocks from the left menu column onto the page interface.
Let's start by editing the page title. Simply click on the title and you'll have 2 options: rewrite it or upload your Logo.
Try selecting Logo to upload. A new window will appear; click Upload a photo from your computer and then choose your Logo to upload.
Your Logo will appear like this:
Step 6: Next, add content blocks to the homepage, it's very simple, just drag and drop them in after customizing as desired.
I'll add a Title tag to the page.
Edit the title according to your preference.
For other tags, you do the same and explore them yourself.
Manage your store information
To manage your online store, click on the Store section.
Step 7: Add your store information by selecting Add Information.
Add your business information including:
- Company Name: Your company name
- Address: Your address
- Contact Phone Number
Once done, click Save to store your changes.
Step 8: Now it's time to add your products to the page. Go back to the Store section and choose Add a Product.
Input the details of your product including:
- Product Title: Title of the product
- Price: Product price
- Sale Price: Price after discount (Add this if you want to offer a discounted price)
- Product Type: Product type including Physical Good, Digital Good, and Service
- Description: Product description
- Display status: Visible, Hidden, or Unavailable
- Fulfillment - Selling method: Shipping, Pickup, or Both
Continue to add images of your product, click on the plus sign and select one or more images to upload.
Once the images are uploaded, click Save to save the product.
For subsequent products you wish to add, go to Products >> Product Library >> Add Product.
Step 9: Make sure to include your store's contact information so customers can easily reach out to place orders.
Setting up pages on your website
Choose Pages to start managing your pages.
Select the page you want to edit:
Change the page name and Header options.
Click Build to return to the Elements tags and start designing the layout for the Store page.
Publish your website
Once you've completed setting up your website, publish your page to make it publicly accessible for everyone to see.
Click Publish on the page editing interface.
Access the website address and verify your results:
Conclusion
So, you can see that creating an online store is indeed incredibly simple, isn't it? No need for any knowledge about domains, hosting, or programming. With just a few clicks, you can create and build your website.
This concludes the article, thank you for following along!
