by Jason Savage | Jan 19, 2018 | Answers
Clients have asked me how much extra it would cost to add eCommerce to my basic website package. I tell them that’s dependent on many factors. Some of them being:How many products do you have? Do you have varieties on some or each of your products – different sizes, colors, etc. that are not price dependent. Do you have excellent copy written for each product? If you are planning to use real time shipping quotes, do you know your package sizes and weights? Do you know the weight of each product being shipped? Do you have your product titles, descriptions, pricing, and other product information ready? Do you have your product photos ready so that’s all that might be needed is resizing? Do you have your domain name? Do you have your hosting service selected and set up?Let’s say you want to add eCommerce to my basic website package. On my front page it states, “All page text and images must be supplied in electronic format.” I can supply you with a sample excel spreadsheet to use for your product listings. Variable pricing and other unknowns make it nearly impossible to provide a set in stone estimate. The unknowns can mean the difference between a 50 hour project and a 250 hour project.Assume your store will have fifteen products, and a third of them will have simple variations with the same pricing for each variation. You have everything ready to go in electronic format, and all your products are listed on the excel spreadsheet. You have written excellent, SEO friendly copy that can be delivered in an electronic format....
