How to build a dropshipping website with PlusBase
With PlusBase, you can easily set up a dropshipping website that is user-friendly and fully optimized for online merchants (both beginners and experts) who want to expand their businesses.
In this article, you will find all handy information that you can fully take advantage of to set up your online stores from the very first day.
Please refer to this article on how to sign up or log in to PlusBase.
A. Store set up
B. Store optimization
C. Start selling
D. Other optimizations
Once your store is created, you can begin adding products to sell on your store. Also, you need to set up your custom domain to make sure that your customers can find your store online and make a payment for your products.
Find and import products to your store. With PlusBase's catalog, you can easily find trendy products and import them directly to your store, request products directly from AliExpress, or request products from CJ Dropshipping to PlusBase.
Connect domain to your store. On PlusBase, you can add a custom domain to your store, or buy a domain from PlusBase.
After you have finished all the basic settings, it's time to start optimizing your store by adding tracking codes, choosing the most suitable template, creating upsell and cross-sell offers, and setting up the necessary shipping information.
Add tracking codes to your store.
From your PlusBase admin site, you can add page performance tracking codes like Facebook Pixels and Google Analytics and codes to track the effectiveness of advertising via Facebook and Google by following the instructions in this article.
You can also expand new sales channels helps you sell to new customers online, on mobile apps, through social networks, and in person with our built-in features. Please refer to this article for more information on Sales channels.
Select and customize a template for your store using our built-in Website Builder tool. With our diverse collection of free templates, you can create a unique e-commerce store that highlights your products and offers your customers a positive user experience. Please refer to this article on how to select a templates for your store
Create upsell and cross-sell offers. With our built-in Boost Upsell app, you can easily create different upsell and cross-sell offers to encourage your customers to purchase more products and increase your revenues. Please refer to this article for more details about Boost Upsell.
After you have completed all of the preceding steps, you can start opening your store for customers to visit and select a subscription plan.
Remove store's password. To officially launch your store, remove the store's password by following the instruction in this article.
Select and activate subscription plan to keep your store up and working seamlessly. Please refer to these articles on how to update your billing information and select subscription plans.
Add payout information. To payout your order profits, you will need to enter your Payoneer, PayPal, PingPong, Wise account to your PlusBase Balance. Follow the instructions in this article to learn how to request a payout.
The following steps are optional and can be completed later to help you further optimize your store.
Create product collections. A product collection is a group of similar products created in your online store. Creating collections makes it easier for customers to find products while shopping for similar products. With PlusBase, you can:
Create a manual collection.
Create an automated collection.
Customize email notification. Email is a powerful communication way for online merchants. Before launching your PlusBase stores, there are several automated emails you’ll want to customize. This will help nurture your customer list and eventually drive sales. You can go to Settings > Notifications and edit your email templates, including order confirmation, abandoned checkout, shipping confirmation, review request and reminder emails to your customers, along with new order email notification for store's owner and staff accounts.
Set up standards and formats (time zone, weight unit, order ID format). You can choose the time zone, weight unit, order ID formats that are most appropriate for your business in Settings > General. These will be used to calculate product prices, shipping weights, and order times.
Set up store currency. Currency formatting is the display of price according to chosen currency unit on the store. By setting up the correct currency formatting, your customers can understand price of products and services with no hassle, which further betters user experience of your online store. Please refer to this article on how to set up currency formatting for your store.
Bulk update your products. Bulk update are modified updates that apply to multiple or all products in your store. This feature helps reduce your workload by editing multiple products at the same time. You can refer to this article for a guide on how to create a bulk update.
Place a test order. You can test how your store works by following the instructions in this article to place a test order. By placing a test order, you can make sure that your checkout process and other settings (such as shipping rates and email notification) all function accurately. Test order is free of charge.
Set up shipping rates. On PlusBase, shipping fee can be set up separately and you can apply multiple shipping rates to a great range of shipping lines PlusBase is offering. Please refer to this article on how to set up shipping fee for PlusBase products.
Happy selling on PlusBase!
Introduction to ShopBase
In this article, you will find all handy information that you can fully take advantage of to set up your online stores from the very first day.
Please refer to this article on how to sign up or log in to PlusBase.
In this article
A. Store set up
B. Store optimization
C. Start selling
D. Other optimizations
A. Store set up
Once your store is created, you can begin adding products to sell on your store. Also, you need to set up your custom domain to make sure that your customers can find your store online and make a payment for your products.
Find and import products to your store. With PlusBase's catalog, you can easily find trendy products and import them directly to your store, request products directly from AliExpress, or request products from CJ Dropshipping to PlusBase.
Connect domain to your store. On PlusBase, you can add a custom domain to your store, or buy a domain from PlusBase.
B. Store optimization
After you have finished all the basic settings, it's time to start optimizing your store by adding tracking codes, choosing the most suitable template, creating upsell and cross-sell offers, and setting up the necessary shipping information.
Add tracking codes to your store.
From your PlusBase admin site, you can add page performance tracking codes like Facebook Pixels and Google Analytics and codes to track the effectiveness of advertising via Facebook and Google by following the instructions in this article.
You can also expand new sales channels helps you sell to new customers online, on mobile apps, through social networks, and in person with our built-in features. Please refer to this article for more information on Sales channels.
Select and customize a template for your store using our built-in Website Builder tool. With our diverse collection of free templates, you can create a unique e-commerce store that highlights your products and offers your customers a positive user experience. Please refer to this article on how to select a templates for your store
Create upsell and cross-sell offers. With our built-in Boost Upsell app, you can easily create different upsell and cross-sell offers to encourage your customers to purchase more products and increase your revenues. Please refer to this article for more details about Boost Upsell.
C. Start selling
After you have completed all of the preceding steps, you can start opening your store for customers to visit and select a subscription plan.
Remove store's password. To officially launch your store, remove the store's password by following the instruction in this article.
Select and activate subscription plan to keep your store up and working seamlessly. Please refer to these articles on how to update your billing information and select subscription plans.
Add payout information. To payout your order profits, you will need to enter your Payoneer, PayPal, PingPong, Wise account to your PlusBase Balance. Follow the instructions in this article to learn how to request a payout.
D. Other setups and optimizations
The following steps are optional and can be completed later to help you further optimize your store.
Create product collections. A product collection is a group of similar products created in your online store. Creating collections makes it easier for customers to find products while shopping for similar products. With PlusBase, you can:
Create a manual collection.
Create an automated collection.
Customize email notification. Email is a powerful communication way for online merchants. Before launching your PlusBase stores, there are several automated emails you’ll want to customize. This will help nurture your customer list and eventually drive sales. You can go to Settings > Notifications and edit your email templates, including order confirmation, abandoned checkout, shipping confirmation, review request and reminder emails to your customers, along with new order email notification for store's owner and staff accounts.
Set up standards and formats (time zone, weight unit, order ID format). You can choose the time zone, weight unit, order ID formats that are most appropriate for your business in Settings > General. These will be used to calculate product prices, shipping weights, and order times.
Set up store currency. Currency formatting is the display of price according to chosen currency unit on the store. By setting up the correct currency formatting, your customers can understand price of products and services with no hassle, which further betters user experience of your online store. Please refer to this article on how to set up currency formatting for your store.
Bulk update your products. Bulk update are modified updates that apply to multiple or all products in your store. This feature helps reduce your workload by editing multiple products at the same time. You can refer to this article for a guide on how to create a bulk update.
Place a test order. You can test how your store works by following the instructions in this article to place a test order. By placing a test order, you can make sure that your checkout process and other settings (such as shipping rates and email notification) all function accurately. Test order is free of charge.
Set up shipping rates. On PlusBase, shipping fee can be set up separately and you can apply multiple shipping rates to a great range of shipping lines PlusBase is offering. Please refer to this article on how to set up shipping fee for PlusBase products.
Happy selling on PlusBase!
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Updated on: 19/04/2024
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