• How to Design an E-Commerce Website

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    Thinking of designing your own E-Commerce website?  You can save money by designing the site yourself as long as you understand good E-commerce web design.

    Here’s a list of standard pages any good retail web site should have.

    Products/Store Pages
    Home
    About Us
    Locations
    Testimonials
    Contact Us

    Customer Service/FAQ
    Privacy Policy
    Return Policy

    E-commerce web design should be created much like a regular brick and mortar store.  Keep in mind, customers expect to easily find and get what they want, so make it easy for them.

    Customers expect detailed customer service, in depth company information, testimonials and frequently asked questions. Give your customers a website that is easy to understand and navigate so they have no reason to leave the web site.

    Next spell everything out in the purchasing process. Here are additional pages to make it easy for customers.

    Terms and Conditions
    Shipping and Returns
    Site Map
    Cart Pages/Section
    Category Page (includes sale/hot deals/clearance)
    Products Page (includes prod reviews)
    Account Login
    My Account

    Checkout
    Order Status/Track My Order
    Newsletter Signup
    Extra Pages to Consider
    Articles
    Glossary
    Blog
    Price Match Guarantee
    Gift Center
    Gift Registry
    Gift Certificates/Cards
    Coupons
    Partners
    RMA RequestJobs/Careers
    Help and Info
    Video Center
    Site Security
    RSS Feeds
    Gear Guides
    Affiliate Program
    Checklists

    Every business is a little different and there are many E-commerce site models. The important thing is for users to easily find any of this information and confidently make a secure purchase from your website.

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