Struggling To Create A Website Like Flipkart
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STRUGGLING TO CREATE A WEBSITE LIKE FLIPKART BECAUSE OF RESOURCE LIMITATIONS? WEBBIES GETS YOU COVERED
Flipkart is one of the world’s biggest e-commerce websites in the world. Just like Rome wasn’t built in a day, Flipkart took years to be made with the expertise of a large group of employees including the best of developers, web designers, graphic designers, and content creators. Engineering was mingled with creative geniuses to get this e-commerce marvel which went on to rule the country.
E-commerce websites are certainly not pocket-friendly but there’s a catch. The total cost of setting up an e-commerce website is comparatively lower than running and maintaining traditional retail. It makes the buying and selling process very scalable and time-saving. After all who doesn’t love making their life a tad bit easier right?
WEBBIES has worked in innovation and web development for 12 years and has picked up the dos and don’ts of creating a well-made user-friendly e-commerce website. We are happy to present to you a step-by-step guide which we cracked after working for all these years, for you to digest in minutes.
But let’s first do a quick diagnosis of the incredibly simple flip-kart website
- EVERY VENDOR GETS HIS/ HER DUE RESPECT: Flip-kart provides a variety of platforms to all its associated vendors where they can sell their products. They are graced with separate pages to showcase a large variety of products and highlight their features in the store.
- CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS THEIR 1ST PRIORITY: It allows the vendors to successfully manage the orders placed by the customers, create invoices, and shipments. Varied modes of payment also contributes to customer satisfaction.
- EASY RETURNS/ REFUND/ CANCELLATION POLICIES: This also customers to easily return, refund or cancel orders without any hassle. This aids at customer retention and improved brand image.
All these only point to the amazing business and customer experience Flipkart creates. India’s largest E-commerce platform for a reason.
Now let’s get into the technicalities of making an e-commerce website like Flipkart:
1. PICK A DOMAIN NAME TO KICK-START THE GAME:
Choose a name you would like to give your E-commerce site. Keep in mind to set aside enough time to brainstorm a quirky interactive domain name for your business website. The idea to attract customers starts right from the beginning to the tiniest of details.
2. HOST BEFORE YOUR DOMAIN GHOSTS YOU:
It is important to go for a reliable hosting service after shortlisting a domain name for your website. There are tons of hosting services available in the market. Compare the prices and benefits of all and then choose one for hosting your website.
3. WANT THE BEST? GO FOR WORDPRESS SANS STRESS
WordPress is the easiest and most user-friendly software which have a host of themes that will make the website err free and customizable. If you want your website to be a close replica of Flipkart you can go for the Electro theme which provides a similar design to Flipkart.
Electro boasts of multiple fonts and header styles, a variety of home pages, and product representation models and forms. The Porto theme is also similar to the Electro theme and provides compatible options.
Apart from the aesthetics WooCommerce provides all the functionalities like the Flipkart website and is highly compatible with the themes of WordPress.
4. MOVE ON FROM YOUR EX. CONCENTRATE ON YOUR WEBSITE UX
Most people do online shopping from their phones than laptops or desktops. Customers will only be happy if they are able to access your website from their phones. Create a responsive UX design that will easily load on mobile devices. Build an omnichannel shopping experience so that the customer is able to go for the products as well as offers and discounts from various connected devices. Make sure to have well-highlighted Call to Action buttons in the front center to ensure smooth conversions.
5. THE DAY IS HERE! SAY AMEN! AND LAUNCH
The requirements of your website have been finally fulfilled with its high-quality videos, images, top-grade UX, embedded online payments, and all others. It’s finally time to say a prayer and launch your website. WAIT! The struggle is not over yet. You need to market your website consistently in order to attract customers and win their loyalty. We will talk about ways to market your website some other day.
Until then, WEBBIES hopes that you enjoy the hustle and create some strong E-commerce business muscle to prosper and conquer the world of retail and e-commerce.
