Did you know LimeRed Studio can set up Ecommerce websites? Well, we can. Thanks to the wild west of online software development, we have plenty of options to chose from. And some of them are well-priced and give you tons of options, like order tracking, inventory management, newsletter subscriptions, custom coupons and so much more.
You know: this is more than graphic design, folks. You have to get eyebrow-deep in someone’s business to be able to do this right. We ran into questions ranging from how to accept payment, whether to use FedEx, UPS or USPS, how to deal with shipping, to whether or not to collect sales tax. Luckily, I’ve done these things before and helped many a small business get the ball running.
The basic rules to designing for e-commerce are:
1. Make it totally intuitive. You shop online all the time and probably have two or three favorite sites. Copy those. They work.
2. REMOVE ALL OBSTACLES. The minute people have to think to find what they want (unless they really want it) you run the risk of losing them. I’m not saying people are dumb, but you are competing with everyone for the same dollars. So get it right.
3. Get rid of all of your extra junk. Each page should have ONE MISSION: Sell something on one page, get them to sign up for something on another page. if you need to do more things, make more pages! You can add more elements, sure, but you wouldn’t want to snowboard down the whole mountain before you learned how to navigate the bunny hill. It’s dangerous.
I designed and set up this site with some help from my ever-amazing developer, Nathan. (Thanks!)
Let you area schools know about this terrific fundraising opportunity or just buy a sign for yourself. It’s so cute. And there are signs for the nerds, too. I was on the yearbook staff in highschool and I would have totally stuck a yearbook sign in my front yard!
This site is a work in progress. They are making new signs all the time and will be adding more details about school fundraising opportunities, so check back soon.
