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Definitely agree that it doesn't look like a shop. Checkout my friends dropshipped-powered site http://seriouslyscuba.com http://seriouslyscuba.com - also inspi

Definitely agree that it doesn't look like a shop. Checkout my friends dropshipped-powered site http://seriouslyscuba.com http://seriouslyscuba.com - also inspired by Tim Ferriss' muse concept. If I were you I would quickly move away from wp-commerce into a real e-commerce solution (seriouslyscuba is on shopify by the way, so I guess you'd have to justify spending money on their high fees to go that route). The design looks good overall, I guess to me, its just that wordpress doesn't make for a good e-commerce solution. I'd hide the Categories block, RSS links, 'Comments are closed' text, i.e. anything that makes it looks like a blog-converted-to-store. Good luck nonetheless.

Artifex 17y ago
Okay, good advice. I am really just bootstrapping here, trying to get up and running and working as soon as possible, for as little as possible... Perhaps I'll switch over to a more serious e-commerce solution once I build up the business a little, with the intention of looking for a better "store-like" theme in the mean time.
- briancary 17y ago
  Cool. Definitely promote your top-product on the front page so people can add to cart with one click instead of having to navigate over to the store page. If you do want to use a content management system for a storefront, perhaps check out Ubertcart and the fusion theme (is what I think I used). You can see a test site I created at http://c2c.infusedindustries.com http://c2c.infusedindustries.com - but if you haven't used Drupal before, it can be a timesink to learn.
Watts 17y ago
Where does your friend get all his products? Are they from the same supplier? Is drop-shipping something suppliers normally engage in?
- weaksauce 17y ago
  It depends on the industry but there are a lot of suppliers that will drop ship for you. Blind drop shipping is a whole different beast since you might not want to have the supplier advertise his wares or include an invoice for what you paid so be careful.
- briancary 17y ago
  Same supplier. Just found a business they could work with and pursued the relationship.

Artifex 17y ago

Okay, good advice. I am really just bootstrapping here, trying to get up and running and working as soon as possible, for as little as possible... Perhaps I'll switch over to a more serious e-commerce solution once I build up the business a little, with the intention of looking for a better "store-like" theme in the mean time.

briancary 17y ago
Cool. Definitely promote your top-product on the front page so people can add to cart with one click instead of having to navigate over to the store page. If you do want to use a content management system for a storefront, perhaps check out Ubertcart and the fusion theme (is what I think I used). You can see a test site I created at http://c2c.infusedindustries.com http://c2c.infusedindustries.com - but if you haven't used Drupal before, it can be a timesink to learn.

Watts 17y ago

Where does your friend get all his products? Are they from the same supplier? Is drop-shipping something suppliers normally engage in?

weaksauce 17y ago
It depends on the industry but there are a lot of suppliers that will drop ship for you. Blind drop shipping is a whole different beast since you might not want to have the supplier advertise his wares or include an invoice for what you paid so be careful.
briancary 17y ago
Same supplier. Just found a business they could work with and pursued the relationship.