112 thoughts on “How to setup an eCommerce Store in India?”

1. Hi, Do you have any experience with Dookan.in ?

   • Hello Ramkrishnan,
     Thanks for comment. No, I don’t have any experience with Dookan.in.

2. Hello,
   I am thinking to start an estore for handmade items.What about Prestashop?Is it worth using it ??

   • Hello Saif,
     I’ve read some of good words about Prestashop and it also has modules supporting EBS and DirecPay. I haven’t used it before, so I can’t provide honest opinion.

     I like the feature set they are offering. Download it and give it a try. Also please keep me posted with your experience with Prestashop, I’ll edit the current post with your Mention.

     Thanks again for comment.

     • Hello,I am working on prestashop from last one month(on a free hosting ).I really liked it’s easy interface.I haven’t tried any other cms so i was just asking for your opinion.And as far as payment gateway is related I think ebs lacks “SBI Maestro” or “State Bank ATM/Debit card” which majority of State Bank customers have including me.State bank being the largest bank in india can’t be ignored.I prefer CCAvenue because they have wider payment options.What say ?

       I would be very thankful to you if you could spare some time and throw some light on taxes which i would have to pay.I think many other would be willing to read the article.

       You are doing a great job,Good luck

       • Thanks Saif for really kind words. Yes, EBS lacks the direct ATM transaction as BillDesk and CCavenue. But CCAvenue can be used for Prestashop, just wait for enough hype about PrestaShop and someone will come forward and build and extension.

         I’m not sure what do you mean by Taxes here. Are you asking about the Taxes for opening a store, sales taxes etc? That’s good question though. I am not very good in Legal area but I guess an E-commerce business can be used a Business entity (LLP, Pvt LTD etc) and taxation should be based on profit and expenses. Also Sales tax can be applicable. I’ll seek for more help here and will be happy to publish the findings.

         Thanks Again
         Ankit

         • As far as CCAvenue module is concerned I have already found it her: http://www.prestashop.com/forums/topic/48837-convert-oscomerce-ccavenue-payment-module-to-pretashop/

           It has been converted from OSCommerce .But I think it has some flaws which can be overcome. And more over CCAvenue technical team can do this for you,I am sure for this.

           As I have read in your other articles the lack of shipping and tracking API in Indian websites,Prestashop default version(pre-installed modules) has API for FedEx,UPS and many others.Moreover it also has modules for affiliate program,loyalty program,Birth day present which are again pre-installed in the default download.

           And yes I was seeking the legal aspects of starting an estore as i don’t have any knowledge about it.

           Thanks for your positive reply

         • Your welcome! Keep me posted with your experience. I’ll be happy to share it with my readers.

3. Hey you really got some nice info there. Its simple and easy to understand. Nice work bro. It did clear some of the doubts i was having. Cheers

4. MagentoGo till date no one has implemented in India! Do you know anyone?

   • Hello Kamlesh,,
     No, I don’t have the information about any Indian stores using MagentoGo.
     Thanks

5. Resourceful article for anyone trying to start an ecommerce store in India. Thanks Ankit.

   • Thanks Ashok for kind words.

6. Hi Ankit,

   We want to start an online grocery store in India. Can you help us in identifying the best solution provider for this. Should we develop the site itself or use a platform like martjack or similar. Which will be the best solution at best cost

   • Hello Roshan,
     Thanks for your comment. If you’re Budget Conscious and have limited resources Martjack or similar SaaS platform is a good option. But in other hand, if you have big plans and sufficient resources, Self hosted platform would be good.

7. Hello,
   Thanks for so much information.
   I want to start an online cloth store.

   I visited too much sites and finally comes with these two options.

   1.shopify
   2.buildabazaar (by infibeam)

   I dont know whom should i choose. Buildabazaar because it is indian site ? or shopify coz of lots of functionality ?

   help please

   • I don’t have direct experience with BuildABazaar but their plans look good. BTW, the selection of platform really depends on your set of requirements. But after comparing both solution, I can say that If you need more functionality, Shopify would be a great option.

     • thnks for your answer.

       One more thing should i choose to create website through develpers. Actully i am BCA and i have experience of building it but SSL and Security Features, thats what my issue is, Will you please help me on this ?

       And ya i will get free trial of both the sites , use it for a 15 Days and then one good will be selected.

       BTW this site just rocks… gives so much must needed info and you are truly good answerer. Thanks.

       • Hello Abhishek,
         If you’re going to use SaaS platforms like Shopify and BuildeABazzar, you don’t have to worry about the security and SSL. These services commonly use shared SSL and you should be careful for your passwords and customer information. You just have to hire a designer for themes and you can start.

         Yes, I’ll recommend for a free trial and find which platform suits you.

         Thanks again for kind words. You just made my day!

         • hey ankit, after 3 days deep research i found one more hosted site. i.e VOLUSION. I found great reviews. they are old daddys. So do you know anything about it ? Coz features are great there and they providing service from 1999. And best thing is price. Shopify has 25$ while they have 19$, and moreover no transaction fees as like shopify’s 2%. Please help genious…..

         • Hello Abhishek,
           I think Volusion doesn’t offer any support for Indian Payment gateways.

         • So do you know about shopify’s & Bigcommerce’s gateways that supports india? Actully my site is 99% for the Indian customers only. And thats why this questions arrived.
           Shopify
           BigCommerce
           BuildABazaar

           help ankit sir….

       • and ya this time you please tell me one site that i have to start with. I am really confused with this things. I have my products ready now, Prices ready. But they all waiting for the one ecommerce site. I will buy a domain from GoDaddy.com and integrate with web hosted site. Bt please you give me answer if you are at my place what will you choose at entry level ?

         • Hello Abhi,
           Please read the above article. I’ve already mentioned some of the Platforms supporting Indian Gateways. My personal Favorite for newbie is Shopify.
           Thanks

         • hey i finally choosed shopify,,,,,,,,,,,,
           thanks for support in taking decision.
           Thanks a lot…!!!

         • Your welcome Abhishek! Don’t forget to share your experience.
           Thanks
           Ankit

8. Here’s my dilemma:

   I want to start with something that’s simple to boot with. But should be scalable and customizable in case I am able to grow the business.

   SaaS options all look good and seem to provide what I need to start with but then they have offer limited control over what I can do with the platform in the future.

   Here’re my questions…
   1. If I go with Magento Go, will it be easy to port the templates and site at a later point to Magento Community or Enterprise edition (e.g. compared to Shopify)?
   2. I am liking Prestashop. It seems to offer best of both the worlds (except that it is not self hosted). I read somewhere that the core code is solid and extremely customizable/extendable if needed. Did you find any additional feedback on Prestashop after your March 8th post?

   • Anant,
     Sorry for late reply. For newbie and limited resources, I’ll strongly recommend Hosted Platform. Now answers to your questions.

     1) Yes, it’s possible to migrate to Magento self-hosted from Magento Go and keep the same style (Templates) and products attributes. It’ll require a bit more work in case of Shopify to Magento migration.

     2) Prestashop is overall good. I’ve also read about some good facts about it. Sorry but I don’t have any direct experience to outline cons and pros.

     I’ll keep you posted with related news. Thanks again for comment!
     Ankit

     • Thanks Ankit for your inputs. Do let me know in case you find any first hand feedback for Prestashop (preferably when compared to Magento but even otherwise)…

       I have downloaded it and am gonna play with it. But I don’t have any Magento experience to compare.

       • Sure Anant. And also do share your experience with Prestashop and try some hosted platforms too. It’s best way to find a solution which meets your requirements.

         Thanks
         Ankit

9. Is Cash On Delivery (COD) supported by all options/platforms listed above i.e. Shopify, MagentoGo.

   Wondering what sort of experience people have while working with zepo, martjack & buildabazaar ? platform features, customization, reliability, speed etc

   • COD is supported by almost every hosted platform. Except Martjack, other Indian platforms are very new. So, I don’t think that we’ll find any common reviews. But for sure, these platforms don’t offer much flexibility and customization.

10. Dear All,

    Online store is not just about opening a online shop and running it. It should be covered with lots of additional aspects which need to be considered for online shopping.

    1) Decide appreciate website and hosting
    2) 24 x7 availability of store
    3) Customer retention
    4) SEO friendly site and support team
    5) Payment Gateway integration

    I suggest you to visit http://www.RetailEMall.com for single window integrated solution, which provides you below major functionilities

    1) Open a store with retailEMall and You can manage your customer and products from admin panel

    2) You will also have option to sell proucts online thru Mall website http://www.retailemall.com

    3) Have your own should on your independent URL [Your own website]

    4) You can also open your Facebook and sell procuts on facebook shop.

    Contact today for Demo and special offers in opening online shop!!
    [email protected]

    • Hello RetailEMall,
      All platforms mentioned here are good at SEO and hosted and self-hosted platforms are usually available 24*7. Customer retention is usually a strategic work and it needs more than Automation. I guess I’ve covered the Payment Gateway Integration part.

      Thanks for comment!

      • Yes, Indeed Ankit, You have covered payment gateways very well. May be it will be nice idea to talk about various payment gateways so that customer can chose best gateway for their need.

        Team [www.RetailEMall.com]

11. Please give your review on Opencart.

    • Hello RP,
      I’ll try to provide an extensive review on Open Cart in near future.

      Thanks
      Ankit

12. I have been using Martjack for about a year. Not very happy with the service.
    They do not provide any customization to the design/content or feature however small that might be. Very poor customer support. Very high SAAS fee -Rs.2650 per month. Set up fee – 10 -15k. Not worth it.

13. Hi Ankit

    Am looking to change from Martjack to a better provider with more features and reasonable pricing. Exploring IQEcommerce. Could you shed some light on it?

    • Hello Subhatra,
      Thanks for your comments. That’s the problem with some hosted platforms. They don’t offer much of customization.

      I’ve reviewed Shopify and Magento Go in above article, they provide good control and Shopify also offers great support. No, I don’t have direct experience with IQEcommerce and it’s funny that I just learned about them.

14. Hi Ankit,
    I was going through shopify and what I understand is
    1. you need to have some Developer to design this ready to move platform.
    2. You need a Direcpay Merchant ID.
    3. A Registered Domain if do not wish to go with xyz.shopify.com.

    Please clarify on this…. As I believe u r the right person to ask for

    • Hello Ashraf,
      1) You doesn’t need any developer to design the store. There are free ready-made templates or premium templates available there. And the shopify itself is very easy to setup.
      2) You need Payment gateway for accepting payments online. Shopify uses Direcpay.
      3) A domain is necessary for branding. And it makes more sense to buy a $10 when you’re paying hundreds in hosting and other fee.

      Thanks
      Ankit

      • And also I have seen a transaction charge on there pricing table. I mean 1% transaction charge. How do they calculate it.
        Please help

        • They calculate it based on the order value.

15. Hey Ankit,

    I must you have an absolutely informative & helpful site out here, I was browsing through some doubts I had regarding e-commerce & marketing, was lost until I landed up here. Lot of my doubts are cleared… Good job buddy!! Keep it up.

    • Thanks a lot Vipin for kind words! So, which platform did you choose?

      Thanks
      Ankit

16. Hi,
    Could you suggest how can i get list of retail suppliers for opening an online store. Will really appreciate if can suggest few names.

    i really looking for some clarity on the supply chain for any indian store like jabong etc….

    thanks
    Shuvro

    • Hello Shuvro,
      I am not sure about the retail suppliers. I should probably get those info, If I have to offer an ebook on this topic.
      Thanks again and I’ll keep you posted if anything comes up.
      Ankit

17. hi Ankit
    you are great……………………between shopify and buildabazaar
    buildabazaar is giving a pg itself which is connected majorly all the bank and all (I don’t know which pg they are using ) and charging 3% for that, without any installation amount.
    but in shopify u have to get pg separately.
    please light on this and compare customization and design feature for both.

    • Hello Abhinav,
      You’re right about the Payment integration part. A DirecPay account is necessary for Shopify users.
      But Shopify offers more customization and design options than BuildABazaar.

      Thanks
      Ankit

18. hi ,
    I like to develop a web portal for my college and like to setup payment gateway direct with sbi , pnb, and union bank, will u please help me

    • Hello Vinay,
      Go for CCAvenue or BillDesk account. Both of them offers SBI,PNB and Union Bank integration and you don’t have to contact every single bank.

      Thanks
      Ankit

19. I think all new vendors could try iqecommerce.com , the pricing seems to be nominal with most desired feature set available.

    Other options like bigcommerce would have been catch and ideal had they been available in India , but they dont support any Indian gateway , so no use.

    Shopify again just supports times direcpay .

    Martjack is costly to begin with and have not heard great things about their service.

    Any thing else like magento opencommerce , etc…. will require skill and/or a web development guy inhouse.

    Have not tried bigraja so far

    • Thanks Rohit for your quick summary!

20. Hi Ankit,

    We a small team planning to start an e commerce website, for various category of products, I just would like to ask you if there is any payment gateway software best suited for Shopify, and are there any difficulties to integrate the software with shopify, I mean the technical work needed. And could you suggest the best suited shipping in India.(Like UPS, fedex etc)

    • Shopify only supports DirecPay. There is no technical work needed for the integration part. I am not sure about the ‘best’ shipping solution. UPS is USA postal service and Fedex also has its India operation. Go for solution which offers maximum coverage and better deal.

21. Hi Ankit,

    At the outset I thank you for wonderful & very useful information abour e-commerce. I personally will seek your advise for initial investement for starting e-commerce clothing stores for International customers. This will be at initial stage, incase, if it does not work I can have minimum loss.

    Thanks in advance…

    • Hello Sanjay,
      I am glad that you liked the article. Please feel free to ask any questions and I’ll be more than happy to answer them.

      Thanks
      Ankit

22. we obrone whole sale of computers and mobiles we plan open a e commerce website .
    but need a solution for shipping . i heard India postal Express parcel deliver items across india .

    what is your opinion about Express parcel ?

    • I had a very bad experience with Indian Postal service. Their tracking system is a joke and you can’t count on them for time restricted delivery. But it’s the only source for delivering in Class-C (Very small towns) and it has the biggest penetration.

      I heard that Indian Postal service is going to launch a premium service within 6 months (Source http://business-standard.com/india/news/sibal-to-dop-launch-premium-logistic-services-within-6-months/165443/on). I hope that things will be better.

23. Hello, Ankit,

    somebody earlier pointed out iqecommerce.com

    this seems to be really good – minus the social interaction (facebook, etc.) support
    all else seems positive,
    appreciate your thoughts on this service pls

    thanks, simple

    • Hello Simple,
      thanks for your comment. I’ll try to review it.

24. I am wondering nobody talking about Open Source Commerce platform for shop !!! Since it is open source, it is free and it has so many add-ons. It has forums and community support. Any experience?

    • Hello Ashok,
      Magento is an Open Source platform. May I know which specific platform you have in your mind?

      Thanks
      Ankit

25. Hello Sir,
    Am planning to start, a small online shop (eCommerce) but i am stuck between two things, Where should I registers my proprietorship firm In local BMC office or is there ny other legal entity exits? as initially am planning to operate it from my home space. What type of registration should i use? Plz help me in this.
    Thanks

    • Hello Roshan,
      I am not the right guy for legal advice but I think you can start store as a Sole Proprietorship. When you’re willing to add more partners, you can think about Pvt Ltd or LLC.
      Thanks
      Ankit

26. Hi Mr Ankit,
    We are looking for API of e-shopping by using our own pg , can you suggest me on
    [email protected] .

    Thanks & Regards
    Aleem

    • Hello Aleem,
      Can you explain a bit more? I am not sure if I get the right message.
      Thanks
      Ankit

27. Its really nice tutorial..i learned lot of about payment gateway and shipping.Its really great and thanks a lot Ankit.My Vote is Shopify,Bigcommerce and Magento

    • Thanks for kind words.

28. Hi Ankit,

    Thanks for all the useful information – your blog is a great help!

    Quick question on building a shop with shopify – are there any reasons to use direcpay instead of paypal as your payment processor? I’m going to be shipping to the US, UK, and India, so need the ability to accept international payments as well. I also think that the direcpay payment gateway is quite messy and unappealing (not that paypal is much better, but at least people recognize and use it).

    What are your thoughts?

    Also, can you recommend any developers that can help me customize my theme? I have the design all mocked out and mostly implemented on shopify, just some of the more complicated things that I’d like to implement I need some help with – any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks!

    AJ

    • Hello Ashwin,
      Thanks for the comment and kind words.

      You’ve to use an Indian Payment gateway if you’re going to target Indian customers. But here is one good news- You can use multiple payment system in Shopify. So, You can also use PayPal for non-indian customers.

      I am not really sure about the design stuff. But I do remember that one of my client used Elance to get the shopify design done.

      Also, You never shared your Shop URL! Please share it and I’ll add it my Shopify Indian store directory.

      Thanks
      Ankit

      • Hi Ankit –

        Shop not up yet, but will definitely let you know the URL when it is! Thanks for your response — I think I will be going with Direcpay for domestic and Paypal for international, should be a reasonable solution and will save me the trouble of having to deposit a lakh with Direcpay!!

        Elance is a great idea – will start looking for someone.

        Another question, if I can bother you. Have you ever heard of anyone using Shipwire (which can integrate with Shopify) — to warehouse and ship internationally? They’re basically a enterprise logistics service for small businesses – so you rent out pallet space and they ship your products from their warehouses (which they have in the US, Europe, and Hong Kong). You can choose however much space you need and where you want to store product. Seems like a good way to avoid the excessive shipping costs that couriers like FedEx charge… Any thoughts?

        Any other thoughts on International fulfillment would be great as well.

        And domestic fulfillment for that matter!! Sorry for all the questions, you do have a great understanding of the landscape.

        Thanks,

        AJ

        • Hello Ashwin,
          Sorry for late response. A Lakh for DirecPay? Can you please explain it?

          I had some clients and they were using ShipWire and other fulfillment companies. They said it’s good investment for quick delivery and higher customer satisfaction level. But it was local and I am not sure about the International fulfillment. You better get more insights on this one.

          Don’t worry about the questions! Keep’em coming!

          Thanks
          Ankit

29. Hi ankit,
    great article!!
    just a smaal question.I am using magento for development of my site.
    Can you please guide me which payment gateway to use.
    I want to minimise cost per transaction.
    Thanks

    • Hello Nik,
      You can use PayU or CCAvenue. Call them with some details and you can get custom quote.

      Thanks
      Ankit

      • hi ankit,
        i am a newbie and spend sometime searching for online ecommerce platforms..thanks to you that finally i am starting to get the right information…your advices are really useful for new comers like me, who have few ideas about the whole thing..
        I want to create a website which sell business cards and other sorts of cards
        online..but it requires that the customers fill some basic information like their and companies profile information before proceeding to check out. does shopify offers such a facility…do you know whether there are other sites which allow a little bit of customization…

        • Hello Anish,
          Shopify offers the ability to ask for additional information with orders. Instruction are provided here

          Thanks for such an appreciation and keep me inspired. Let me know if there are any more questions.
          Ankit

          • hi ankit,
            read about a new open source e commerce platform called “spreecommerce.com”.. They say it has the advantage of being free and constantly evolving..will it be suitable for India..? any idea about the platform?

          • SpreeCommerce is based on ROR (Ruby on Rails) and it’s still evolving and lacks some features such as compare products, single page checkout etc. It has some extension for CCAvenue and EBS but I won’t recommend it till you’ve someone who is experienced in ROR.

            Thanks
            Ankit

30. Launching my second e-commerce website soon, platform opencart and EBS as the payment gateway.

    • Nice to know. Would you care for sharing the experience and store urls?
      Thanks
      Ankit

31. hi ankit,
    i have one more doubt regarding shopify..is the free trial period of 1 month calculated after we go online(i.e excluding the time taken to build the store) or 1month from signing up and start building the store

    • also can u briefly tell me what the app store in shopify really means..they have included live chat in the free app…does it mean that just by installing the software we will be able to chat with probable clients online..??

      • App store is a similar place as Google Play and Apple iOS app place. If you’re using shopify and needs more features, you can use the apps listed there.

    • 1month from signing up and start building the store.

32. Hi Ankit,

    Gr8 Blog, Informative content and responsible answers. I liked it.

    1) I want to start my E-commerce shop. Targeted customers will be from India, Japan, UK, USA, China, etc. Which platform should I choose ?

    2) I have big plans and a huge product list. I’m thinking about hiring Developers and creating own E-commerce site. What is your suggestion – I should go for this one or go for ready-made stores like Shopify, etc ?

    3) I have registered the Domain. Now if I go for developing own site, who is the best hosting server provider where I can get good technical support 24*7 with gr8 speed ?
    4) Still once again, should I develop the site with custom coding or integrate any ecomerce software ? what should be my choice as I want to play BIG ?

    5) I’m aiming to compete with Flipkart in India. So please suggest me the best solution, so I can start my shop asap.

    • Hello Abhishek,
      If you are going to compete with Flipkart, then I might not be the right person for you. But if you are planning for something big, don’t go for hosted platform. Hire someone good and use any open-source platform.

      Hostgator.in have Indian servers and they are pretty good. You can also think about using a CDN (Content Delivery Network) for targeting different countries.

      Let me know if there are any more questions.

      Thanks
      Ankit

      • Thanks for reply Ankit.
        That’s gr8 ! You see, it helps to move ahead getting such response from the person who have knowledge & study about the subject. (Ya, I’m talking abt U ).

        Well, competing with Flipkart is not at all our motive. I’m definitely going for something big. So now I’m done with registering domain. For hosting you suggested Hostgator (which was on my top 3 list with Godaddy and Fatcow), now the remaining part is actual developing the site.

        I’m feeling happy, as I’m focused now. Thanks to you for clearing my confusions.

        1) What will be the best choice among Fatcow and Hostgator ? I’m more concern with security, service/customer support and most importantly SPEED. Both of them have their shopping carts in their Packages. What abt that ?

        2) For shopping carts, Linux or Windows ? What to choose ?

        3) Last question, Also right now, at the beginning, I’m thinking of buying (Dedicated) Hosting Space instead of buying a Server. Once my site start getting good revenue will opt for custom servers. What you say ?

        • Hello Abhishek,
          Thanks for the kind words. The answers:
          1 & 3) I am referring Hostgator India. They have their Data Centre in India and their support is as good as their US operation. They are offering all kind of Hosting packages.You can start with a VPS from there and then move to dedicated server.

          Shopping cart software will come with almost every Cpanel based hosting. If it doesn’t come in default, you can always install it manually.

          2) Both of them are good. But Linux version will be a bit cheaper and easier to choose.

          Let me know anything else comes up.

          Thanks
          Ankit

          • Thanks ankit !

            OK. So now domain name, hosting have decided. still confuse about Linux & windows.
            And any tips you would like to suggest me about developing a e-commerce site manually ?

            Any tips about what should I tell the designers/developers ?

          • Hello Abhishek,
            You can use Magento eCommerce platform. Most companies are using it and it’s open source. Therefore, you can customize it based on your needs.

            If you are going to use Magento, you will have to stick up with Linux hosting. You should have some related store in your mind. Just inform your designer/developer to get inspiration from them.

            Thanks
            Ankit

33. hello ankit sir,
    my age is 19th. i’m student of engineering(B.E. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY).
    i have interest in network marketing and ecommerce business. but i have no money for start this business..can u help me not 4 money. but given some suggestion for start business. please reply me early…thanks
    my e-mail id: [email protected]
    mo:+919726080590

    • Hello Bhargil,
      Thanks for your comment. Please ask any questions using my contact page or my email. I’ll more than happy to assist.

      Thanks
      Ankit

34. Hi Ankit,

    Thanks for a detailed review of the various commerce platforms. I am thinking of using Magento community edition. However, you have mentioned above that the UI is not as good as other platforms. Can you please shed some light on that? How could I get great looking UI using Magento?

    Thanks.

    • Hello Vinay,
      I was talking about back-end usability. Front-end can be designed using HTML/CSS. Hire a better designer and you are good to go.

      Thanks
      Ankit

35. Hi Ankit,

    Thanks for the post and answer to my previous question. Have you done any analysis of shipping and fulfillment vendors like DTDC, Aramex etc to see which ones offer the best and most reasonably priced service for shipping and COD options?

    Regards

    • Sorry Vinay but no experience here.
      Thanks
      Ankit

36. Hi Ankit,
    I am a home maker who designs jewellery and greeting cards. Planning to take this hobby on a larger scale and start my own online shop. Have them on Facebook only as of now. I have no background in IT other than the basic MS office skill set !! Have gone thru ur article and find it very enlightening…a good place to start thinking like a techie !! As I will be operating on my own, i need an easy and convenient solution for my products which will be selling in India and later on also Middle East. I am looking at not only the platform (easy to build, good customer support, less pricey, etc) but also easy integration of payment getway and shipping and fulfilment. ( dread the thought of visiting the courier office for every order !!) going by the comments n articles, shopify definitely goes on my list. But are there other options I can consider and compare like shopnix, zepo, etc ?
    Are there any sites which give information on the fees for including payment getways, like their charges , etc ?
    Look fwd to ur insights.

    Thanks,
    Sanjukta

    • Sent you an email. Thanks

37. Please provide your views on OpenCart also. It is Open-Source and is MVC based with clean code making design customization an easy job. Apart from that, you can run multiple shops from a single admin panel. I can see all their features from their site but I want to know its shortcomings.

    • Hello Cool Developer!
      I’ll provide a in-depth review of open cart soon and will let you know when it’s done.
      Thanks

38. Hii ankit
    Iam starting an ecommerce website ..I heard a websiteBIGRAJA.com which provide e commerce software..could you provide me a feedback on this website

    Regards
    Lakshmi

    • Hello Lakshmi,
      I will do a review about BigRaja in future.
      Thanks for the comment

39. Hello,
    Just want some information, wanted to start online business(site) with payment gateway. i already have store with YahooSmallBusiness, now i want to start with payment facility etc. I have little knowledge of IT. so want to select a provider with built in designs. I can add products, images etc on that…
    Can you please suggest some good and reasonable(just starting up) provider as per your above post I think Zepo & Builabazaar is gud because reasonable pricing and Indian players. please suggest anyother or in between these which is more flexible, easy to create etc.

    • You can try Shopify. It’s more flexible and offer good set of features.

      Thanks

      • is there any problem if we use international partner, they don’t have any Indian customer care center etc?

        • There is no problem because of the excellent support they provide.

          Thanks

          • Hi Ankit,
            We are working towards selecting a solution for developing e-store in India for books/items and hope we can scale it up as we move ahead in future. We certainly want a store with greater number of payment gateways to make it more accessible for a wider range of customers.
            Hence wanted to understand something:

            1. Keeping scalability and robustness of a larger site in India, is it more prudent to develop your site or buy a solution such as prestashop or shopify ?

            2. With so many solution how do I make up my mind which one to choose, I have (MagentoGo, PrestaShop, Shopify, Opencart to name a few)
            Thanks a lot for all your help

          • You can choose Magento (Self-hosted) for your needs. It’s scalable and robust. Also a good number of popular sites (With enough resources) are using it.

            Thanks

40. Dear Sh. Ankit kumar,
    As we want to start online business for multi product, you are requested to please guide us in this regard and suggest some good vendors.
    with thanks
    N K kataria
    Amro multitrade P.Ltd.

    • Hello Mr Nirmal,
      Thanks for the comment. Please feel free to ask any questions and I would be happy to answer.
      Thanks

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