The term eCommerce or variations of the spelling such as e-commerce, is used to describe a business or individual that sells or buys products or services over the internet.

eCommerce typically falls into three main segments:

• Business-to-business (B2B)
• Business-to-customer (B2C)
• Customer-to-customer (C2C)

An eCommerce website can either be business-to-business (B2B), business-to-customer (B2C) or customer-to-customer (C2C). These websites give businesses and individuals the ability to sell or buy products or services online.

WooCommerce
WooCommerce is one of the most popular eCommerce platforms on the market. It’s built on WordPress and you can sell products, digital downloads, subscriptions, content and even appointments with the platform.

These more traditional platforms allow customers to easily buy and review products and services from businesses.

Custom eCommerce
The ultimate solution for flexibility and scalability, a custom eCommerce website is built when the requirements call for something outside the box.

Our custom eCommerce platforms are built using the latest technologies such as Laravel PHP and VueJS. When combined with cloud hosting this creates a highly scalable, fast and secure platform that is built to grow with your business

Multi Vendor Marketplace
A multi vendor marketplace can be built for customer-to-customer (C2C), business-to-customer (B2C) or business-to-business (B2B) transactions, and are typically developed to allow buyers and sellers to trade with each other.

Online marketplaces can make their revenue from fees charged, taking a commission or through promotional features.

WooCommerce is one of the most popular choices for an eCommerce website. WooCommerce is a free, open source WordPress plugin that turns a website into a fully-functioning eCommerce store.

If you are starting a custom eCommerce website project, here are the 8 steps to get you started and ensure your business thrives online.

1. Define your business/website goals
2. Contact an expert eCommerce website design company
3. Choose a scalable hosting and support package 
4. Understand the best platform for your requirements
5. Focus on usability & user experience
6. Optimise your website for SEO and PPC
7. Install analytics tools
8. Review and optimise your eCommerce website regularly

A typical eCommerce website project will take up to 12 weeks to complete. Our approach starts with the research and project specification phase, before moving into User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI), and finally into development.

But we don't stop there. Unlike some other eCommerce agencies, we will guide and support you as your business grows and challenges throughout your journey.

One question we are often asked is - how much will it cost to build an eCommerce website?

The short answer is that a custom eCommerce website will depend entirely on the features and functionality required. The first step in our approach is always the discovery stage, from which we will better understand your requirements.

If you are looking to improve sales and user retention on your eCommerce platform, here are 10 ideas to get you converting more sales:

1. Build brand awareness
2. Get subscribers and start an email marketing campaign
3. Engage with your customers on social media
4. Explore A/B split testing on your website
5. Use data analytics to improve your results
6. Understand who your customers are with user personas
7. Improve customer loyalty with great customer service
8. Try offering free shipping
9. Run promotions on your website
10. Get creative online with articles and infographics

Yes. We offer you the full support of our expert eCommerce development and agency team. From project managers, UX designers, digital managers, developers and even advice from our in-house marketing team, a full support system is in place for your business.