DIY Manual: building a retail business website | Workflow Design
NOTICE: always finish free tasks first
- Select and setup a free website
- Option 1: Google Sites (best for online info catalogs without activities)
- Option 2: Hubspot (best for frequent updates for marketing campaigns; includes OM)
- Option 3: Bitrix24 (best for online info catalogs; includes OM/PM)
- Option 4: SquareUp (aka Square App; best for online stores; includes POS)
- Option 5: Stripe (best for online stores; includes POS)
- Option 6: Google Blogger (best for blogs without commercial activities)
- Setup payment processing system without periodic fees (for online sales)
- Option 1: SquareUp (aka Square App; best for new businesses)
- Option 2: Stripe (best for established businesses)
- Option 3: PayPal (high dispute rate and poor problem resolutions; simple setup)
- Option 4: Cash App for Business (owned by Square App; best for freelancers)
- Test the website for usability and reliability before spending money
IF everything works without obvious and serious problems, THEN determine a business name and logo
IF a business is generating money both constantly and consistently, THEN spend money and time to generate a branding,
IF a business is not generating money constantly or consistently, THEN do not spend money or time on branding.
- Determine a business name
- Use an AI Copywriter: Namelix (best for quickly getting it out of the way)
- Check with your State/Local government to see if the name is available
- Check with ICANN to see if the name is available as a web-address domain name.
- Design a logo
- Use an AI Logo Designer: Looka (best for quickly getting it out of the way)
- Register a business name with your State/Local government (ANNUAL EXPENSE)
- Register a domain name with a domain registrar (ANNUAL EXPENSE)
- Option 1: Pork Bun
- Option 2: Chemi Cloud
- Connect the domain to the hosting service for your website
