The benefits of having an online shop are numerous.

• You can be open 24 hours a day 365 days a year.
• You are not affected by any forced closures.
• Your potential customer base becomes much larger as you can send items out by courier to practically anywhere in the world.
• You can opt to close your high-street premises as your online shop becomes established. This will save you any expenses related to owning premises.

As we mentioned earlier, there are many online platforms available to set up your online shop. At ETS Marketing, we are proud to be approved Shopify Partners and will use this platform to create your online shop. As approved Shopify Partners you can feel safe in the knowledge that we have extensive training and understanding of the Shopify platform. We will create your shop for you to the design ideas you requested. Full training and ongoing support are provided to ensure that you are confident in how to use the platform and software yourself to continue making online sales.

What are the advantages of using Shopify?

1. The setup is quick and easy and there is a user-friendly platform complete with extensive documentation and video guides.
2. You can be assured of security and reliability. All server security upgrades are done for you. Shopify looks after PCI compliance that is required for credit cards.
3. Customer support is 24/7 and available by phone, email, or web chat.
4. Most website visits are now made on a mobile phone. The Shopify page designs look the same on a mobile phone screen as they do on a computer screen.
5. Mobile shop management is provided. The Shopify App. Enables you to manage your shop from your smart phone on the go if you so choose.
6. The recovery of an abandoned cart is a process that automatically tracks and emails customers to remind them to complete their purchase.
7. Own payment gateway is provided. Dozens of payment gateways are available so that there is no need for your own merchant account.