Where to start when launching a new online store
Building the basic webpage is often easier than figuring out the right direction for social media and marketing platforms. The fear of choosing the wrong route leaves new owners stressed and stalled, with promotional videos planned but never actually started.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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Where to start when launching a new online store
- 1Asking for feedback on e-commerce forumsDid this help you?
- 2Using a default platform subdomain before buying a custom domainDid this help you?
- 3Leaving raw print-on-demand pricing and titles on product pages initiallyDid this help you?
- 4Sourcing products locally with a high margin to offset the costs of high return rates and courier delays.Did this help you?
- 5Verifying every order with the customer on WhatsApp before dispatching the product.Did this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Been thinking about getting into e-commerce here in Pakistan, but still figuring out what direction to take.”source ↗
“would love tips and some help on where to go, have a whole shop built and the webpage looking alright, some stuff made and not a lot of motion or social media posts, not sure what platforms to use and am scared to go the wrong route first”source ↗
“how do i go about making a custom .com website yes the short videos and clips are planned but not started my girl started this while i work 60+ a week but is getting stressed so i wanna help in every way i can”source ↗
Where this came up
People with this problem also raised
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- 21Why am I getting no sales on my new online store?
- 11Migrating an established online store to Shopify Plus
- 29How to get Etsy traffic and sales for a niche store
- 19Should I use WordPress or Wix for a new business website?