The first thing you need to think to become virtual entrepreneurs or if you already have a physical business itself, is an online shop of your own. Most small businesses or entrepreneurs or individuals have online shop on the website which is hosted free of charge, for example BlogSpot (www.blogger.com), wordpress.com, and Facebook. Everything is free, you only need to setup your account and enter all the information needed. There are pros and cons using this free hosting. Among the disadvantages is hard for you to maintain stocks of your products, use a lot of time to make editing and so forth.
But to have your own unique website name and unique design will make your shop more prominent.
Follow these simple steps.
1. Get Your Domain Name
Get a unique name and make your ownership in your cyber world. For the companies that have been registered of course you want your company name as your online store as unique name. First you must ensure that it is no longer registered by anyone. You can check the domain name you want in HERE and enter your company name in the field 'Register Your Domain Now'. Price to register this domain varies according to companies that offer domain registration services. Mercumaya offers domain registration for as low as RM30 / year. (I have compared between the domain registration services) This domain name has 3 sections namely Internic, MYNIC and Identity. Internic domain is a common domain such as .com, .net, .org, .info and .biz. MYNIC is a domain to Malaysia, for example .My, .Com.my, .Gov.my and .Edu.my. While Identity is a domain for such as .tv, .fm and .coop. Select a domain that where appropriate with you.
2. Get Your Web Hosted
Next is getting a web host as a place to park your online shop. Select the appropriate web host service and package that suit you. You need to make comparisons between the services offered by web host in advance so that your investment is not wasted. Here I include among web host providers so you can compare and select the one that appropriate with you.
3. Build Your Online Shop
Once you have a domain name and web host setup, what you should do is build your own online store. You can build your own or pay others to make it for you. Here I have provided service to build online stores using PrestaShop, a professional open source shopping cart software.
There are two packages that are inexpensive that you can select the, Gold or Silver.
Gold Package* - RM 460
- Shopping cart build service - prestashop
- Custom template (Exclusive)
- 1 x 550x330 banner
- 2 x 125x125 banner
- No license fee/No renewal fee/One off payment
- Free consultation and training
- 1 Year FREE maintenance/support
Silver package* - RM 285
- Shopping cart build service - prestashop
- Custom template (Premium)
- 1 x 125x125 banner
- No license fee/No renewal fee/One off payment
- Free consultation and training
- 1 Year FREE maintenance/support
*promotion will end on June 2010.
Shopping cart is a must to online shop. If you are interested you can contact me at sales@tingkat5.com or visit tingkat5 Shoppe . You can look my portfolio as below.
