Anyone who wants to create ane-commerce sitemust first find a good tax consultant who will inform them of the relevant obligations. Secondly, however, you must open a VAT number even if the annual revenues do not exceed 5,000 euros, because opening an online shop is equivalent to opening a physical shop in all respects. Having removed these strictly legal aspects, wondering how to create an e-commerce siteand which platform to use is usually a question that is asked in relation to the technical aspects.
Choose a pre-built platform online, technically called CMS (customer management system) contents), it could be the right solution if you havelittle budget available. They are perfect for starting an online store yourselfbecause they can be customized even if you have little knowledge of programming code. Nowadays approximately67% of sites published onlinehave been created and publishedusing CMS.
If your project is very ambitious or you want to “digitalize” an “offline” activity that has already started and you need the IT systems that manage your distribution network are integrated perfectly at the online store, the creation of a completely customized e-commerce site.
This solution is more expensive, in fact currently only 33% of websites do not use pre-built platforms: in return you will save time without having to undergo a training period to use the new system. In fact building a tailor-made e-commerce means having a platform perfectly integrated with the tools IT professionals who already manage your distribution network and continue to work from a single interface.
Woocommerce is a plugin, a code extension that increases the native functionality of the WordPress CMS. WordPress is in fact a content management system created to write and publish text articles, but by adding this extension it becomes a full-fledged online store. It is currently the most used e-commerce platform in the world and also in Italy it holds this record.
Choose Woocommerce to develop your online storeand means having a complete and easy-to-use system available. In addition to being able to choose the ideal graphic style for your shop from many themes, this system is adaptable to any device, ideal for optimizing content for SEO and easy to integrate with all Digital Marketing channels.
I'm surprised to hear about a new e-commerce platform that is making its way among the competition: Ecwid. According to research "best ecommerce platforms in Italy to use" - Source: https://trends.builtwith.com/shop/country/Italy - this platform is the second ranked among the most used in Italy. Most likely this great success lies in the fact that using this system you can create a free e-commerce site. Usable by subscribing to a subscription. The features of the free version are limited, but you find everything you need to start selling online.
Shopify certainly owes its great success to its ease of use. By activating a 14-day free trial, you can use the platform by subscribing to your needs. You can also integrate all marketing channels easily.
PrestaShop is a CMS created specifically to manage an online shop. To start an e-commerce in PrestaShop, as for Woocommerce, I suggest you to buy domain and hosting from a provider and install the CMS, to be able to manage the files of your installation 360 degrees. This solution allows you to avoid a monthly subscription: all you will have to worry about is the renewal of the domain and hosting which you can pay annually.
Wix is a famous platform that allows you to create a free website: to increase its functionality, the developer staff has created several apps including Wix Stores platform for selling online, also available for free. Like any pre-built tool that can only be used via subscription, using Wix you will not be able to access the source code and therefore it is not very customizable.
Among thousands of pre-built websites that allow you to manage an online store, building an e-commerce site from scratch is the best solutionif you want a 100% customizable platform. Tredipi and big brands like Intesa San Paolo, Italian Post Officeand Booking have chosen to build their platforms using ASP.NET technology. There are at least 6 million other websites on the internet that use ASP.NET, making this framework reliable for website development and web applicationof any type.
Do you want a e commerce site that loads quickly and is integrated with all your company's IT systems? ASP.NET is the perfect choice for you!
Regardless of your choice, the technical staff of our IT company can help you create an e-commerce from zero for manage to sell products online. Tripes can help you transform your business! Contact us
