How to build an e-commerce platform

1. Qualification processing

Since the e-commerce platform involves online payment, and online payment requires a business license to apply for opening a payment interface, in addition to the corresponding qualification approval certificate for special industries, If you don’t have a business license and corresponding qualification certificates, don’t consider building an e-commerce platform for the time being. You should apply for the corresponding qualification certificates first.

2. Platform selection

There are three ways to build an e-commerce platform: looking for customized development by an Internet company, purchasing e-commerce system source code authorization, and finished product templates and systems through SaaS systems. Modular self-construction.

(1) Seek customized development:

Need to prepare mall servers and domain names; however, there are also cases where network companies provide corresponding servers and domain names, and customers only need to pay the network company every year Just the fee.

(2) Purchase authorized source code:

Purchasing authorized source code is divided into two modes: annual authorization and lifetime authorization. After purchasing the authorization, you need to purchase the mall server and domain name for deployment and installation.

(3) SaaS system construction:

SaaS systems generally do not provide source code, and there is no code editing and design throughout the process. It belongs to the code hosting model. The system's built-in server is paid annually. According to experience, when project profitability is unstable, most companies choose to use the SaaS system in the early stage. After stable operation in the later stage, they export the SaaS system data for exclusive customized development of the system. Data docking.