How to Save Upto 50% On Your Ecommerce website development

Wouldn’t it be surprising for you if I said that by implementing a few strategies, you can cut down the development cost of your eCommerce website by almost 30-50%?

Yes, I have tested, proven, and experienced it several times, and guess what? Every time, I was able to provide my clients with a great, selling, yet affordable eCommerce website to run their online business.

There is no magic. But it’s just a matter of choosing the right platform, resources, and tools to achieve this. Let’s see how.

1. Don’t hesitate to choose WordPress

No wonder you asked while reading this blog post, “What? WordPress for E-Commerce? Are you serious?”

Yes, I am serious about choosing WordPress for your e-commerce website development. WordPress is no longer considered’ just a blogging platform’ because hundreds of thousands of eCommerce websites have been built using it, and they are doing well.

Choosing WordPress for your online store will cut down your development costs tremendously. It’s freely available to download, deploy, and install on your server. As an open source, there are no recurring charges for maintaining your website with WordPress.

What’s more, plenty of plugins are available (both free and paid) to install on any WordPress website to enhance its features. You name the feature, and several plugins are already available in the WordPress community to help you.

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Hence, proven: Do not hesitate to choose WordPress for your eCommerce website.

2. Choose an affordable yet reliable web hosting company

I bet you know that web hosting companies provide domain names (like abc.com) and servers for your website to host. No worries if you don’t see the role of a web hosting company; you can read my article “All That You Need To Know About Web Hosting,” wherein I’ve also reviewed some of the best yet affordable web hosting companies for you to choose from.

Choosing an affordable web hosting company can also help you to cut down the overall cost of your eCommerce website development. For e.g., several companies charge as low as $50 annually and still provide excellent support and advanced hosting servers. You can still upload hundreds of products even if you choose any of their starter plans.

3. Go for a template web design

Website templates are not as bad as they sound, especially if your eCommerce website has been developed using WordPress or any other open-source CMS. Why? Simply put, you can change the look and feel of your online store at any point by installing/activating a new template, and that too in just a few minutes. Isn’t that interesting?

In addition, purchasing a lovely template for your eCommerce website can significantly reduce the development cost because most templates are available for as low as $40!

4. Hire affordable yet efficient web developers

Indeed, you can easily find cheap website themes and plugins to build your eCommerce website. Still, you need a web developer to put everything nicely and do customizations, if required. After all, it’s all about the profitability of your business, so you must not take risks and hire efficient developers who provide affordable web design services.

Are you worried about the expenses involved in hiring a WordPress developer for your eCommerce website? The good news is that most WordPress developers provide affordable services for building new websites, redesigning existing sites, or customizing WordPress themes and plugins.

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5. Equip yourself to make changes

Yes, equip yourself with sufficient yet basic knowledge to maintain your eCommerce website. It may sound scary to many of you, but wait. I am not asking you to take a technical course or training. I am asking you to learn how to operate some of the essential sections of your online store. If you do that, I bet you will save much money.

Instead of looking out for your developer or designer whenever you have new products, information, offers, or images to upload, why not do it yourself? All you need to do is ask your eCommerce developer to hand over the instruction manual to operate your website. It’s a kid’s game. You will enjoy it because this game will also allow you to save money.

Ok, so here is the conclusion:

By following the above tips, many of my clients have saved up to 50% on their eCommerce website development and so could you. For any help email me at [email protected]