How to Build an eCommerce Store for Free in 2020-21

Ankush Mahajan — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 16:20:55 +0000

Due to the pandemic, businesses are in threat of losing their stores and small businesses. To survive and thrive, from large enterprises to small retailers turned to ecommerce. While large enterprises can easily take their businesses online because they have the resources and money. But what about small brick and mortar store owners? They don't have an adequate budget and resources to build and launch online stores.

To help small business owners set up an online store with the right technology and at minimal investment or zero cost, I have listed out the best ecommerce platform that allows starting an online store for free.

Quick eSelling
Launched in 2015, Quick eSelling is a known eCommerce store builder. It is a hosted online store builder that allows startups and SMBs to create an eCommerce store at zero capital investment. Unlike some other free eCommerce store builders, it offers both web and app in the free plan.

What I like about Quick eSelling:
In the free plan, website and app set up is included
Quick setup. No Coding knowledge is needed
Manage web/apps from a single dashboard

What I dislike about Quick eSelling:
In the free plan, themes are limited
In the free plan, only 1000 products listing are allowed

Visit here to start a free ecommerce store with Quick eSelling: https://www.quickeselling.com/

Tribe:
An excellent ecommerce platform to launch online stores for Free. Tribe is built by Yo!Kart team with a vision to help the SMBs community in these tough times. The software is rich with ecommerce features such as Multilingual, multiple payment gateways, tax & shipping management, drag and drop CMS editor, etc.

What I like about the Tribe platform:
Completely free (No Hidden Charges)
Built in Laravel Framework
Technical Support is really good

What I dislike About the Tribe platform:
Themes are limited
Mobile Apps are not available

Visit here to start a free ecommerce store with Tribe: https://www.tribe.yo-kart.com/

WooCommerce:
A very popular name among eCommerce store builders. WooCommerce is backed by WordPress that allows selling unlimited products in the free plan without any kind of transaction fee. The free plan comes with standard eCommerce features such as themes, multiple payment options, SEO, etc.

What I like about the WooCommerce platform:
Sell unlimited products in the free plan
The platform is rich with eCommerce features
Zero transaction fee

What I dislike in the WooCommerce platform:
Free themes are not well-designed
Mobile apps are not available in the free plan

Visit here to start a free ecommerce store with WooCommerce: https://woocommerce.com/

Prestashop:
Prestashop is an oldie eCommerce platform that started in 2005. To create an online store with Prestashop, you just need to visit its website, and you can download the script to set up an online store. Like WooCommerce, you can upload unlimited products in the free plan.

What I like in the Prestashop eCommerce platform:
Upload unlimited products in the free plan
Easy to install
Open-source eCommerce platform, so it can be easily customized

What I dislike in the Prestashop eCommerce platform:
Technical support is not available in the free plan
The user-interface is not engaging

Visit here to start a free ecommerce store with Prestashop: https://www.prestashop.com/

FreeWebStore:
FreeWebStore is also a considerable eCommerce store builder to set up an online store. The free plan comes with SSL, multiple online payment options, & Zero transaction charges.

What I like about FreeWebStore:
The free plan comes with standard eCommerce features
Custom support is available in the free plan

What I dislike about FreeWebStore:
Only 20 products listing are allowed in the free plan
UI UX of the system is not very impressive

Visit here to start a free ecommerce store with FreeWebStore: https://freewebstore.com/

Mozello:
It is a multi-lingual eCommerce platform that offers some powerful features to start an online store. With Mozello, you can create an online store in only 20 mins.

What I like about Mozello:
Feature-rich eCommerce store builder
Quick & Easy set up
No technical skills required to start

What I dislike about Mozello:
In the free plan, only 10 products listings are allowed
No credit card payments
SSL is not included in the free plan

Visit here to start a free ecommerce store with Mozello: https://www.mozello.com/

This post is originally published at here: https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/34631/Free-eCommerce-Store-Builders-for-Retailers-Small-Business-Owners.html

Starting an Online Food Delivery Business in Singapore

Ankush Mahajan — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 12:25:15 +0000

One industry that is really flourishing in Singapore is the food industry. As per the stats, Singapore food industry is contributing $14.4 billion to GDP and employs nearly 300,000 people. So we can imagine how profitable it would be to start the food business in Singapore.

However, high license fee, towering rental rates, limited land space in Singapore, etc. are some of the hurdles that could stop you from launching your own food venture.

That's why starting an online food business like Uber Eats, FoodPanda is a better choice where you don't need to buy the land or pay rent for your food venture. Additionally, online food ordering and delivery market is growing expeditiously in Singapore. The popular online food delivery company FoodPanda has more than 1.5 million users and 3,500 restaurant partners in Singapore. Similarly, Uber Eats & Deliveroo have millions of users in Singapore. It clearly shows how fast the online food ordering and delivery industry is emerging in Singapore.

How to Start
If you have any plan to invest in the online food business then you can start with a technology solution like YoYumm. YoYumm is an ultimate ready to launch online food ordering and delivery platform by which you can start an online food business at just $499. For more details, visit: https://www.fatbit.com/online-food-ordering-software-script.html

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