Many small business owners and entrepreneurs are looking forward to start selling their products online. Many of them get lost in the crowd of hundreds of sellers at online marketplaces and some of them are not even able to get on board as sellers at these marketplaces.
One of the best ways to sell your own products online is starting your own ecommerce site. You can start your own eCommerce store, add as many products as you want, decide the prices and do much more. You are completely free to do the things the way you like. Also you don’t have to pay any fees to online marketplaces and this plays an important role in increasing your profits.
There are various ways of starting your own eCommerce store. You can hire a freelancer and develop your own site, you can get in touch with a web developer and engage him etc. etc. But one of the best ways recommended for starters is going for Do-It-Yourself Ecommerce Site Builder Platforms.
These platforms allow you to start your own online shopping site in minutes. You can design and launch your own site all by yourself without any technical skills with the help of ready made templates. One of the most important benefit of these platforms is that they are extremely cost-effective and the monthly charges start from a few hundred to thousand rupees every month. that includes everything like hosting, design etc. Many of these platforms help you with tie-ups with logistic partners (for delivery of products) and also with payment gateways (to process online payments).
I am listing a some of the Top Do-It-Yourself Ecommerce Site Builder Platforms in India. (They are not listed in any particular order)
Zepo [Personal Favorite-Highly Recommended]
This is a very good ecommerce builder platform. They help you out with tie-ups with courier company. This is a trusted platform and has thousands of online shops on their platform. Their pricing plans start from as low as Rs.899/month. You can visit their site and also take a 14 days free trial.
Link: Zepo (Affiliate Link)
BuildaBazaar
This is another very good ecommerce builder platform in India. This is owned and operated by one of the leading ecommerce companies in india- Infibeam.com. This is a trusted platform and has thousands of online shops on their platform. One of its unique features is that you can list and sell Infibeam products on your site and make commission on every sale. Their pricing plans start from as low as Rs.1000/month. You can visit their site for complete details and pricing.
Link: BuildaBazaar
Shopify
This is a very famous ecommerce builder platform all over the world and has started in services in India few months back. It has more than 100 professional templates which you can use for your store. Their pricing plans start from as low as Rs.818/month. You can visit their site and also take a 14 days free trial.
Link: Shopify (Affiliate Link)
KartRocket
This is a Delhi based company and allows you to start your own online store. It helps you by providing complete logistics support through its service “ShipRocket”. Their price start from Rs.1500 per month.
Link: KartRocket
PowerStores
This company is headquartered at Goa and allows you to start your eCommerce store on their platform. They have partnered with several payment gateways which allows you to choose the payment gateway as per your preference. Their price start from Rs.700 per month. You can even signup and take a free trial.
Link: PowerStores
Apart from these there are some more DIY online eCommerce site builder which you can try out. You can even consider starting a Facebook Store with SellMojo (Founder of SellMojo, Mr. Nameet Potnis is an active Rodinhooder !!) if you have a good presence on facebook and would like to start selling there. Almost all the platforms help you with payment gateway integration, have 24×7 support and many also help with logistics tie-ups. Check out their prices and features completely before you make a purchase decision as they pricing plans and features vary significantly from one platform to another.
Some other similar platforms which I haven’t tried are:
biz.shopmania.in
easywebstore.in
frekart.in
Shop2grab.com
72Interactive.in
retailemall.com
If you know any more such platforms apart from the ones listed above, please add it to this discussion through comments. Also share your experiences with these platforms through responses.