A ready-made online store is the height of practicality. You can buy one right now on the informal market and start selling products almost immediately. But wait! Don't do it so quickly!
In many cases, those who buy virtual stores in the informal market do not know how to check for viruses and malware embedded in them. Or even if the template and the integrated resources contain or not errors that could harm your business.
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Finally, for greater security, the best course of action is to hire a formally registered e-commerce agency . This way, you can be sure that the online store development service will be executed well.
Ready virtual store developed via e-commerce agency
A top e-commerce agency typically uses renowned e-commerce platforms like VTEX , for example, to create and manage online stores. The implementation process can take around 120 days to complete.
The e-Plus team, a VTEX-certified agency since 2015, completes most e-commerce implementation projects in just 90 days. That means you get your online store up and running with guarantees in just three months.
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Checklist for creating an online store
At e-Plus Agency, the steps for developing an online store are basically these:
1 – Commercial Agreement : you sign a document outlining the general guidelines of the project;
2 - Preparation for ignition : creation of a list of project expectations;
3 – Kick Off : Project start with the creation of a Briefing and Rough Draft ;
4 – Layout : production of the original, exclusive design for your online store;
5 - Programming : inserting scripts, links, code, and integrations;
6 – Quality : simulations and tests of layout, links, buttons and functionalities;
7 – Validation : tests performed by you, the client;
8 – Go Live : DNS pointing to the internet domain you have contracted;
9 - Support : bug fixes, optimizations, integration of new solutions, etc.
It may happen, however, that the steps do not necessarily occur in this order. It may also be that two or more steps are performed simultaneously. In addition, other unspecified steps may be included as needed.
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Advantages of getting an e-commerce agency ready virtual store
The benefits of getting your virtual store ready with e-Plus Agency are:
- Original and exclusive layout/design created from scratch (we do not use e-commerce template)
- Guarantees and support against defects and production failures
- Support for questions throughout the project execution
- Virus and malware security
- Use of top-of-the-line e-commerce platforms (some updated weekly)
- More efficient integrations that generate better results for your business
- Operational training so you can use the platform and manage your store
Not to mention that Agência e-Plus has been in the market for over 5 years, having completed dozens of VTEX stores in that time , and that the technical/theoretical and practical knowledge gained in these projects is passed on with ever-increasing quality to the execution of subsequent projects, one of which could be yours.
