Planning Phase
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Hunt and finalize the Product / Range of
Products
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Arrange most economical source of supply without
compromising on the quality and availability
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Got complete details of your products
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Done the excellent photo shoot of the products
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Review the other eCommerce websites with similar
your product range
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Arrange the courier company for the supply of
products
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Sign the agreement with the courier company and
focus on the realization of payment and their service charges.
Development Phase
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Get the registered Mobile Number for quick and
dedicate communication
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Develop the interactive eCommerce web portal, with
Customer dashboard, so that customer can view status of his/her order.
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You may go for the customized solution
development from the local market or go for the off the shelf solutions like
Shopify etc to start the web portal. Shopify, normally charged you on
transaction basis along with monthly charges. Whereas for the customized
development of web portal, you may negotiate on suitable terms. Normally one
time development is charged and after that any service charged on time
consuming basis.
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Develop the social media pages
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Instagram, Facebook, Youtube etc.
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Mobile Application, as per your business expansion,
later you may go for development of Mobile Applications. Preferably keep the
mobile applications, separate for Android and Apple.
Operational Phase
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Start Media campaign on social media and Google
Ads (As per your budget)
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Create a business group on Whatsapp
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Regularly start posting on web portal and social
media pages along with Whatsapp group and status. This is mandatory to keep
your customer in your loop and reaching your posts to new potential buyers
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Keep watching on the market trend, seasonal
changes and competitors’ activities
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Initiate the sale campaigns / discounts /
special days on timely basis
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You may also open, shops on other eCommerce
platforms i.e. Daraz, Amazon, eBay etc. Keep the price structure same on all
the platforms, to avoid any misunderstanding by the customers
Basic Rules of Good Business
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Never compromise on the quality of Products
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Listen to your customers very carefully
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Keep your response positive and quick
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Continue search of new products and keep focusing
the market trend
Outsourcing of Services
You may come in
agreement with good IT / eCommerce Company for the service. Following service
may be outsourced to IT / eCommerce company. For these services, you may come
in monthly agreement or on activity-based model payment plans.
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Development of Web Portal
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Development of Social Media Pages
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Management / Maintenance / updates on Web portal
and social media pages. Management also includes, paid advertising / boosting
campaigns on all social media platform according to your budget
In the end,
wish you good luck for your new business.
