How Do I Build An Online Shop With WordPress?

Before you jump in to build your online empire, you need to have a clear vision of what you are trying to create and more importantly, how you are going to make money from it.

If you can answer all the questions below, then you are 75% there already.

Your Online Shop

Tell me a little bit about the online shop you would like to build.

If you can’t answer these questions just now, that’s ok. Take an hour to think about how to answer them and come back to this page.

This is a long form but the information you supply is critical in helping me understand what you are trying to achieve so that I can build you the very best online shop to make you money.
What will your online shop sell?*
Why will people buy from you and not a competitor?*
In other words, what makes your products unique?
Who will buy your products and why?*
Think about the problems your target audience has and what solutions your products will solve.
Are there any special features that your shop must have?
You will consider these show-stoppers if they can’t be implemented.
About Your Products
Name three products that will make you the most money*
Which products will you get the biggest return of investment (ROI) on? How much will you buy them for, how much will you sell them for and what ROI will you get from them?
The products you are going to sell will be*
- Digital Only
- Physical Only
- Both Digital and Physical
How will you source the products?*
e.g. bulk buy, drop-shop, store in a warehouse
How will you ship the products to your customers?*
e.g. courier, regular mail, drop-shipping
Do your products require any special licences or regulations?*
e.g. proof of 18+ for alcohol, fireworks, insurance, zoning laws, country import restrictions etc.
- Yes
- No
In general what licences and regulations do you need to abide by?*
Your Competition

Knowing your direct competitors is vital, especially if you are new to the market and competing for the same target audience.
Name your three top competitors*
What top-level strategies do you have in mind to grab a slice of your competitors pie?*
Your Budget

Be honest with your budget expectations. I need to know what operating budget you have in place in order to meet your expectations and ideas you have about setting up an online shop.
What is your build budget?*
This is the cost of designing, developing, creating content, adding products, setting up payment processors, testing checkouts, setting up shipping and rolling it all out to a live server ready for customers to use.
Less than $5,000 is a very tight budget to build an online shop. We may have to work to define and your core basic requirements and deliver that as a first step.
That is a good working budget. Let’s work to make sure you get an RIO for your new online shop.
Great, you are committed to building an online shop that will make you a serious competitor in your market. Let’s make sure your budget is used properly to generate a healthy future and ROI for your business.
Have you set a marketing budget aside to promote your shop once it is live?*
- Yes
- No
What is your marketing budget for the first year of operation?*
e.g. Google PPC, Facebook Ads, LinkedIn B2B ads, landing pages, email marketing, copywriting, product highlights, video promotion etc.
With no marketing budget, what is your plan to attract new customers to the shop?*
How will you measure the success of your online shop?*
What KPI’s will you use to measure your online business success?
About You
Name*
First Last
Email*
Phone*
Country*
Which country are you in so that I don’t try to call you in the middle of the night!
Email
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