You are ready to begin work on your eCommerce website project, here are lists of must-have content to begin the project:

General Requirements

These are things you need for really any kind of website:

• Logo in high resolution (PNG format preferred. JPG acceptable.)
• Large (High resolution) images for banners, slideshows, etc.
• Current Hosting (cPanel) Login Details
• Social Media Links

E-Commerce Information

What’s an eCommerce website without these?

• Product Categories & Subcategories
• Product Information
  • Product Name
  • Product Pictures (at least 3 recommended per product)
  • Product Price
  • Product Description
  • Product Options (optional)
  • Product Specification (optional)
• Delivery Locations and Rates
• Bank Account Details

Content for information pages

Examples include:

• About Us
• Contact Us
• Delivery Information
• Payment Information
• FAQs
• Returns Policy
• Terms & Conditions
• Privacy Policy
• Cookies Policy

3rd Party Platforms

Login details to:

• Payment gateway (e.g. Paystack, Rave, etc.)
• Email marketing platform (e.g. MailChimp)
• Live Chat (e.g. Tawk.to, Zendesk Chat, etc.)
• Social media accounts (for social media feeds)
• WhatsApp Live Chat

There you have it – everything you need to kick-off your eCommerce website! I hope you found this useful (List of Content Required for an eCommerce Website Project “Required content to start ecommerce website”).

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