From the course: Ecommerce: Scoping Projects
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Quantity of products
- In addition to the type of products, it's crucial to understand how many products you might be selling, and it's usually your job to load all the products correctly into the site. You need to figure out how many products they're offering. If it's just one product, this is something you can and should absorb into your costs. Assuming you already have the description and images for the product, it shouldn't take you very long to add that product to the site. You can also think about using simpler ecommerce platforms like Gumroad instead of bigger and more complex platforms like WooCommerce or Shopify. Using a simple platform can save you time and your client money. If they're selling over 100 products, you'll need a list of all the products in a CSV file, and that's because at that size, you don't want to manually enter products. There's a very good chance for human error, which could cause problems. Once you get the CSV from your client, you'll need to upload the CSV to your…
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Ask the right questions1m 20s
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What type of products?3m 16s
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Quantity of products1m 58s
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Access and assets5m 13s
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Red flags2m 3s
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Estimate the scaling needs of a site3m 35s
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Determine payment needs2m 9s
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Payment considerations2m 50s
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Understand shipping needs4m 8s
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Discuss currencies and taxes2m 35s
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Determine localization needs2m 14s
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Note other integrations1m 39s
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