5 E-Commerce Platforms to Host Your Online Store

A good friend once told me that - as long as you have the knowledge of how the computer works and how to use the internet, making money online won't be that difficult for you, except you do not have the brain to create and implement ideas .

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I believed him because truly, it is not that default to make money online as long as you have the right set of tools.

There are different ways to make money online and one of the brilliant ways to make money online is to have an online store.

Yes! I have seen people/ organizations making it huge opening an online store. But the truth is, establishing an online store takes time and resource.

Are you planning to have your own online store? I have compiled my top 5 platforms that can help you with that. Trust me, this platforms has the functions that would give your store the style and look you'll love.

5 Best e-commerce platform to host your online shop

Below are my top 5 best e-commerce platforms to host your next online store/ shop.

OpenCart

According to the developer - OpenCart is a turn-key ready "out of the box" shopping cart solution.

One good thing about this platform is; you do not need to know about coding. Just install - select your favorite template - add your products and you're ready to start accepting orders.

No need to install plugins/ mod for payment options because it already comes with built in order management and multiple payment gateways.

Woo commerce

For those who love and use the WordPress platform, you can still turn it to an e-commerce shop by using the WooCommerce theme.

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This platform is easy to use; just install your WordPress Platform - upload the WooCommerce - and you are ready to use its full functionality(s).

One thing I just love about this lovely platform is; it gives you the power to issue out coupons, have multiple payment options including payment on delivery

and lots more...

As long as you have little knowledge on how the WordPress platform works, then you are good to go.

Magento

Magento is Ebay's own platform that provides you with wonderful features as the above platforms.

As the others, you just need to download the platform, upload to your admin panel and install or you can easily install directly in your c-panel using either softaculous or any other trusted auto installer.

Prestashop

Prestashop is a wonderful platform that has won the heart of over 200k users and still counting.

It has an out-of-the-box theme that allows you to easily customize it by changing fonts and colors with the Live Configurator.

Using this e-commerce platform is as simple as the above mentioned platforms.

You choose

There are just so many e-commerce platforms that are worth the mention. But hey! Mentioning all the platform will only make the post long and boring

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So, do you have or do you know other e-commerce platforms that are worth mentioning? You can simple tell us by using the comment box below... and we'll definitely make it our number 5.

Bonuses

There are some e-commerce platforms that are awesome and also have that awesome feel and features that I am going to mention as my bonuses.

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Are we ready to receive the bonus e-commerce platforms? Below are three e-commerce platforms I did not mention but are awesome. They have cool templates, features and easy to install and administrate

The first on my bonus list is:

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Over to you

Have you ever created an online store using any of the above mentioned e-commerce platform? Do drop your comment using the comment box below.

Have you used any other platform(s) that was not mentioned here? Still, do drop a comment using the comment box below.

Remember that your comments, questions and thoughts are highly welcomed and much appreciated.

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