Category Archives: wordpress online store

Install theme for online store based on WordPress

Previous post I already explain about wordpress installation locally that supported by domain (winhows.net) and also email support ([email protected]). All installed offline, no need internet connection to make it work.

I will continue with next step that I call :

Cosmetic Session

Default wordpress theme

Great, our blog installed smoothly and the result would be like this picture :

wptheme_ecom1

Of course this theme isn’t recommended for an online store. We need more sophisticated theme and after search for free theme I stumble upon a theme called SimpleCart(js).

We’re going to use SimpleCart(js) as our theme.

Preparation

Download these files :

1. Wp Ecommerce (get latest version)

save the file and extract to C:\wamp\www\wp-content\plugins

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Install WordPress at Home

Hello everybody, at previous posts I’ve talk everything around preparing development tools for offline activities. For some of you that not familiar with the term, here what I means ‘offline activities’:

  • Person who have laptop
  • Person who have workstation / PC at home
  • Other

They don’t have hosting account and want to try everything locally.

OK, let start install WordPress at home 🙂

Download WordPress

Get latest wordpress from wordpress.org. Pick .tar.gz or .zip file.

download_wordpress

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Preparation for building online shop

Welcome to internet opportunity session, dear web entrepreneur!

Yes, you came to right place as I try to share and learn together about doing business online. In fact I want to give it in step by step method and open for critique and improvement.

Finding Idea

Before you start building online web store you should consider about idea :

What kind of store do I want to build?

To answer that question you can start from your hobby or you’re daily job :

  1. Baby Shop; a mother, nurse, the nany or someone who has passion with baby would be qualified.
  2. Martial Arts Shop; karate instructor, kungfu master or capoera related hobby would be fit.
  3. Car / Motor Cycle Parts Shop; you know a lot about how car and motor cycle works.
  4. Photography Shop ; professional photographer and related hobby.
  5. Accessories Shop ; you’re talented  accessories creator.
  6. Christmas Shop; provide everything related to Christmas celebration.
  7. Etc

Wow, I can’t write more 🙂

Business is business

Many owner of online store start from small and treat his/her online store as hobby because they think its Fun. Just small of them treat their shop like real business where consistency, plan and stay focus needed.

Setting Goals

“I want to get my first $100 in 1 month“.

Simple goals make you think how to reach that number. Creating milestone, mark your calendar for a must to do job for your online shop is a sample of commitment that you should build.

Planned Budget

Try to allocate some money for :

Research and Research

Knowing your customer need isn’t easy, conduct a research about gathering idea and how to implement it for more customer satisfaction make an online store stay in long period, getting big and bigger.

Make sure you met those points when preparing your online shop.

Stay health!

Install wordpress for home development : configure axigen email server part 1

At previous post I have written about :

  1. Install Wamp Server
  2. Add Fake Domain
  3. Install Email Server

All post use localhost aka home development.

In this post I’ll show how to configure email server together with our wamp server.

Problem

Little problem came when wamp and axigen installed by default installation.

Ports

Ports utilized in Wamp :

  • Apache (80)
  • MySQL (3306)

Ports utlized in Axigen :

  • CLI (7000)
  • Webadmin (9000)
  • SMTP (25)
  • POP3 (110)
  • IMAP (143)
  • Webmail (80)

As you see Webmail and Apache use same port (80) . One of the service need to change its port to make everything working well.

I choose to change webmail port to 8081.

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Install wordpress for home development : install email server

Our home development need little component which called email server. This email server will responsible for delivering email, in such case : contact form, activation account etc.

This component used to be installed on your server (hosting account).

In this post I’ll continue with email server. As usual I try to make as clear as possible with screenshot :

Download and Install

1. Download latest Axigen email server from here.

2. Double click setup file.

Click Next.

axigen1

License agreement, choose I Agree.

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Install wordpress for home development : setting domain

Previous post talk about install wamp as foundation tool for executing all php file and mysql database plus phpmyadmin as database management tool.

I want to use a domain (a name that people will type in the browser to reach you future online shop) “winhows.net” ( this domain is fake and I just think to use it in for future address).

Now I’ll continue with simulating domain case.

Let start,

Start Wampserver

Run wampserver from :

Start -> All Programs -> WampServer -> Start WampServer

You’ll see an icon like picture below, move your cursor over the icon and you’ll see message “WAMPSERVER – server Online”

wampserver_online

Testing :

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Install wordpress for home development : install wamp server

For better development experience and high satisfaction I suggest you to install wordpress at your home computer. No matter you have only a laptop, old PC or luxury macbook you’ll need home computing stuff.

Here the simple step by step guide for install wordpress for home development that also known as localhost :

Install Development Tools

I’m a big fan of latest php version, thats why I use wamp that offer latest php version (as time of write this post latest version is php 5.3.0).

1. Download latest version of wamp from wamp download page.

I download wampserver 2.0i that contains :

  • Apache 2.2.11
  • PHP 5.3.0
  • MySQL 5.1.36
  • Phpmyadmin

Save it to my document or other place.

2. Run wamp installer (double click exe file)

install_wamp_home_server

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Step by Step Build WordPress Shop in 30 day or less

Making money on the net for some people truly challenging and they choose to become full entrepreneur to give it full support, by time, money and their heart too.
One of my client ask me to give ‘a beginner guide for building online shop‘ for their school curriculum. They want to create many entrepreneur using internet media.

I agree to make it, based on my experience off course 🙂

Generally I’ll break it down into these lists :

1. Gathering idea, find out main ingredient for online store.

2. Home development, Install development tool and modify its components at home computer.

3. Hosting environment, show how to transfer home development to hosting provider.

4. Optimize the shop, adding tools and SEO things.

5. Backup the shop, create backup that you can rely.

6. Promoting, good store without sale is nothing. Proactive work need to do.

7. Maintain customer satisfaction, keep in touch.

Yes, these topics will divide into more specific section to make it more clear for beginner user.

Main tool I use would be ‘wordpress‘ and if necessary I’ll create other big post with other CMS.

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