How to Open an E-Store with your logo

In this "How to" I will teach you what you need to know in order to open your own e-Store today and get buyers in the door.

Things You'll Need

• computer
• internet service
• e-store platform
• a logo

Instructions

1. 

   The first and foremost step that you have to start out with is making a plan. Below are the four things that you need to decide. We will discuss each of these in stages.

   1- What are you trying to market
   2- Do you have a logo
   3- What platform you will use.
   4- Decide what products you are going to want to sell

2. 

   The first thing that you have to think about and decide on is "What are you going to market". For my particular store, I chose to market my website.

   If you own a business or have your own website, this makes it easy to do. I know a lot of people have their own blogs, so you can actually market that. And for some people they have paintings or pictures that they would like to sell and this is a great way to market the prints.

   Once you decide, then move to the next step.

3. 

   The next thing that you have to do is to decide what you will use as the logo on the products. If you are selling pictures and paintings, then it is quite easy for you to figure out what you are selling and your store can be huge with inventory without having to spend a dime to have it.

   For those that are marketing a business or a website, it gets a little more picky. As for our store, we chose to use the banner that lines our header and market that as the logo. This is easy to do as most of these platforms allow for image uploads.

4. 

   The next step is to decide what platform to choose. At this point and time, CafeExpress is the only platform that I am aware of that has this unique setup.

5. 

   Once you have your store setup, you will be able to add products that have your logo on them. As in the one I have, they have coffee cups, mugs, greeting cards, shirts, hats, and tank tops. Upload the images that you want to use, add them to the merchandise that you want, and open your store. you are now in business.

Tips & Warnings

• There is no money required for this start-up.

Resources

• AthleticAlley Shop
• CafePress