If you're thinking about how to set up an online hardware and screws store, then you've come to the right place.
That's exactly what you'll learn in the next few minutes.
When you finish reading this article, you will have some notions of entrepreneurship and e-commerce that will certainly help you in this venture.
And so, everything will be easier and more natural.
So come with me!
- Access and also read the post “How to build an e-commerce from scratch”. Check out 10 steps to open a virtual store and develop in e-commerce.
HOW TO BUILD A TOOL AND SCREW VIRTUAL STORE: KEY ISSUES
Before you start creating your screw shop, you need to deal with some fundamental questions. Do this using the following steps:
1 – Get to know the e-commerce landscape:
If you are not in the e-commerce business, then it is essential to know more about it.
To do so, read books and publications specialized in the subject.
By the way, the e-Plus blog is here to help you with that. Subscribe to our newsletter and activate notifications by clicking the green bell icon in the bottom right corner to receive free information about e-commerce.
Anyway, the more theory you can absorb about e-commerce, the easier it will be when you need to practice, that is, plan, set up and manage your virtual store.
2 – Answer the fundamental questions:
In addition, it is crucial to answer questions such as these for yourself:
- How will the virtual store name?
- How will the Organizational culture of the enterprise?
- Will you work with your own or a third-party stock of screws and tools?
- What will be your Providers?
- Will your store have national or regional operations?
- How will your logistics system and product delivery to customers be?
- How will you market your product pages?
Well, read further on in this article the topic “Resources for planning”. Discover, in this way, two techniques to organize and answer these and other questions.
3 – Make a sketch of your business:
An outline, also called a Rafe, will help you visualize the potential of your business more easily.
My tip here is: use the Business Model Canvas.
This feature will allow you to create a drawn sketch of your bolt company.
It makes it possible to gather information such as:
- customer segment
- Value offer
- Communication channels
- Relationship with customers
- Sources of revenue
- Key Features
- key activities
- main partnerships
- cost structure
The book " Business Model Generation " by Alexander Osterwalder contains all the theory needed to generate this primordial blueprint for your e-commerce business.
Take this opportunity to also sketch out the layout/design of your online tool and screw store on a sheet of paper. Create the menus, product page format, button style, etc. Having a unique e-commerce design will certainly differentiate you from the rest and give you a competitive advantage.
- Access and also read the post “How to get suppliers for online store”. Know, therefore, where to buy products with low prices to resell in your e-commerce.
RESOURCES FOR PLANNING
Remember the fundamental questions you need to answer before starting an e-commerce?
Very well, they can be answered through at least two different methods:
1 - The Business Plan:
This document covers all aspects of a business, which you should clarify before going into practice.
It can take days or even months to complete.
Access our article “ Three Types of Business Plans ” and stay informed.
2 - Startup:
In the startup method you plan and deploy simultaneously.
There's no need to spend months planning and then start deploying.
Instead, theory and practice go hand in hand from the start.
The work is done in small batches, so if you get it wrong, it will cause you little trouble and a lot of learning.
In fact, in the startup method, the more you make mistakes, the more you learn.
So, we can summarize this method in the phrase “learning by doing”.
As you can see, it's a totally different way of doing things.
- Access and read our post "e-commerce startup" to know more.
THREE WAYS TO BUILD AN E-COMMERCE SITE
Once you've sorted out your business planning issues, you'll have to decide between at least three different ways to set up an e-commerce site. Are they:
1 – Do it yourself:
Take a Front-end course at ComSchool , for example, and learn how to create an online store using platforms such as VTEX , Rakuten , Ciashop , or Linx , among others.
Remember, learning is expensive and takes time.
2 – Hire a freelancer:
Hire a self-employed programmer, who works alone.
3 – Hire an agency:
Hire an agency specializing in e-commerce.
- Access and also read the post “8 reasons to hire an e-commerce agency”. Understand, in this way, why delegating the activity of implementing the virtual store to experienced professionals is your best option.
HOW TO BUILD A TOOL AND SCREW VIRTUAL STORE WITH E-PLUS AGENCY SUPPORT
The e-Plus agency was founded in 2013 and has since produced more than 300 e-commerce websites.
This company has a team of front-end professionals led by the two-time winner of the Best ABRADI Programmer Award, Nádia Faustino.
Its multidisciplinary team is capable of carrying out small, medium and large projects, both in the area of creating a virtual store and in the field of e-commerce dissemination.
In fact, e-Plus was recently recognized by Google Elevator as one of the 12 Digital Marketing agencies with the greatest potential to deliver high-performance advertising in Brazil.
e-Plus work method
The e-Plus working method includes ten steps:
- First contact via email, phone or WhatsApp (click the button below from your smartphone);
- Exposure to an e-commerce platform of your choice;
- Signing of a formal employment contract;
- Creation of Briefing e Rafe;
- Development of the original and exclusive design of the virtual store;
- Programming scripts, applications, links, etc.;
- Quality test carried out by the e-Plus team;
- Basic training on the chosen platform;
- Quality test carried out by you, the customer;
- Domain pointing and launch of the virtual store on the internet.
Very well, now that you know how to set up a virtual store for tools and screws, bet on a partnership with e-Plus and be more relaxed when creating and promoting your e-commerce site.
- Access and also read the post “Digital Marketing for Entrepreneurs”. In this way, find out about the best strategies to promote, test and validate your new products and services.
