Are you looking to build an E-commerce store for your business? WordPress is the simplest and easiest website builder to navigate. It is the most preferred E-commerce store because of the various tools and features available for building your website. A WordPress store is an easy and convenient way of launching your website online.

This article will help you with the tutorial on how to build an e-commerce store on WordPress.

Create Your WordPress Site ( If You are Yet to Open One)

If you already have a WordPress account, you may skip this step.

For you to create an E-commerce store, you are first and foremost required to sign up for a WordPress account.

Here are the steps to follow in creating a WordPress account;

• Create a domain name for your site.
• Choose and subscribe to a Web hosting package.
• The third step is installing the WordPress software.

Install Woo Commerce

Woo Commerce is a free WordPress plugin. It is a useful tool for creating your e-commerce store. You can use it to sell and advertise your products online.

Here is how to install Woo Commerce in WordPress;

• Go to Plugins> Add New in the WordPress dashboard
• Search “Woo commerce”
• Click Install Now
• Click Activate Now and voila, you are good to go.

Immediately after you click activate, the wizard will be set up automatically.

After installing the software, there are several other steps to follow:

1. The first step is to fill in your store details.
2. Then enter your industry details. This is where you will be required to choose your business niche.
3. The next step is choosing the products you are planning to sell.
4. Last but not least, enter your business details. At this point, you may also enter any other extra details about your online shop.

Choose Your Store’s Theme

This is where you will edit your store’s theme to make it more aesthetically pleasing for your customers. You can install an inbuilt Woocommerce theme to make your work easier.

Add Your Products

After customizing your store, now it’s time to add your products. Here is how to go about it;

• Go to product >Add New
• You will be required to fill in information about your product. The details include:                        

1. Product Name
2. Product descriptions
3. Product price
4. Image
5. Product Categories
6. Product type
7. After that, go ahead and launch your product online.

Payment Method

After setting up Woo Commerce and launching your product online, you will have to set your payment method. That is how your customers will be paying for the products.

This step is simple, just go to WooCommerce, click settings, and then payments.

Add More Plugin and Features

Woo Commerce provides numerous features and plugins which you can use to make your store more effective and convenient. You can take advantage of these features to advertise and manage your store efficiently.

Optimizing Your Store

Ensure by this step you can navigate your website with ease and that your store is functional. Optimizing your store is paramount to driving traffic to your store.

Conclusion

Hopefully, you have followed the above steps and your e-commerce store is up and running. The steps are tedious but worth it at the end of the day. If you follow all the steps on how to build an E-commerce store you should be receiving orders from customers.