One of the easiest ways to create a website and maintain full flexibility with development is to download a free ecommerce website template that matches your site needs, and then edit the template with a WYSIWYG editor. The editor I use is called KompoZer. There are just a couple of things you need to understand to get started.
First of all, when you develop an HTML website, you typically have three types of files. There’s your standard HTML page, which is saved with the .HTML extension. Then you have your graphics, and these are commonly saved together in a folder called Images. Your eCommerce web page will reference them every time your page loads, so you put them on your page, not move them or change the names. Just leave them where they are. Finally, you have something called a style sheet that tells the HTML page how it should look. If you want to be fancy, you can make changes to your style sheet directly. But it’s better to make those changes using KompoZer.
You can get started with this type of web development right now. Do a web search on the term “free ecommerce website templates”. Get website templates. Don’t go crazy, keep things simple to start with. Next, you will want to download KompoZer. KompoZer is available for free at Kompozer.net.
Once you have your files, you’ll want to unzip them and install your KompoZer software. Start the program, and then open the template index file you just downloaded. Now you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and get to work.
Building eCommerce websites can be fun, even exciting. You can add or change graphics, write new content, and link to other pages on your site. When you’re happy with how it looks, save the page once to preserve your changes. Then save it again, but this time rename your file according to the links created.
Regardless of the type of site you’re developing, you’ll want to make sure you include an About, Terms, and Privacy Policy page. After that, you can go crazy with the content. Ideally, each page should be between 350 and 700 words. When you’re ready to go, all your files should be uploaded to your web hosting account in the same file structure you used to create your site. Knowing these fundamentals will help you build and maintain other types of eCommerce websites.
