Written by So, you have your vision etched clearly in your mind and are ready to get started? Excellent!, because today we’re gonna be establishing your property and building your shop. Before anyone can start building a shop, the First need to find the actual land to build upon. That’s what we are going to be doing today as well as, most importantly, establishing another type of property. Your own intellectual property – Your Shop’s name.
In this lesson, we will;
Establish your Domain
Find web hosting suitable for your webstore.
Getting Your Property Established
So, in order to get your property established before we can build it into your webstore we First need to find suitable hosting which is the equivalent to the land that your store will be built on in an old Bricks and Mortar’ shop. We also must establish your stores name which is also your property and possibly even more important than just the land it’s set upon.
State your name.
When you open a shop for business, be it online or a physical shop, you will need a name for this shop.Otherwise, how will anyone find you or even know you exist? When it comes to trading online, your name is your Domain name,
Your Domain name is the epicentre of your business and probably the most important aspect of it.
It is your own personal bit of Online Real Estate. Your own little corner of the Internet that is yours alone.
When you use a Subdomain or So ial media platforms, you are subject to the rules and conditions of whatever platform you’re listing to. They also own whatever content you upload or contribute to that platform. With your own domain, it’s your own platform so you can just whatever you like and nobody can claim it or take it down.
Choosing your Domain
So, before we do anything else, we are first going to Establish the name of your business and this will be your Domain name.
But First, let’s make sure your Domain name is available before deciding conclusively on your businesses name.
So use this Domain Search Tool to find out if your domain is s available. If you can’t get the domain name you desire, then try some variations. For instance “Acme Bombs” may not be available but
Finding the Land
Now that you have your Shops name established and have a vision of your business, you must find somewhere to put it. With your online store, the land you will need is your web hosting package. This gives you that online space you will need to operate your webstore.
When you purchase your domain, you’ll receive a One Page stand alone page included. But this is very basic page with no real functions. To build a proper webstore with all the necessary features needed for your webstore
. So, before you go any further and obtain your virtual land, let us First examine the Options. Now depending o what you intend on selling, what business model you plan on implementing and whether or not you want to spend a few quid each month for the basics, then there are a few options to consider.
Task: Read “What is the best Webhosting Package for Me?”
Building the Shop
Fitting it Out
So, now you have your website running in its basic form, its time to fit the shop out by Installing WordPress. This is the software that we use on our website to build and customise it to our specifications. You can build Anything with WordPress.