An online shop gives you a direct way to present and sell your products to customers online. It can help you reach customers beyond your physical location and accept orders at any time:

• Sell around the clock. Your online shop can remain available 24/7.
• Increase visibility. Reach new customers nationally or internationally.
• Increase revenue. Recommend related products and increase average order value.
• Build trust. Present your products, brand and business clearly online.

It is possible to build a free online shop with some website creation platforms. However, free solutions often come with limits that can become restrictive as your business grows:

• limits on product catalog size
• a reduced range of features
• limited storage or bandwidth
• the platform name appearing in your shop's web address
• advertising appearing on your shop's pages
• limited support or paid support options
• limited control over where your data is hosted

For a business shop, paid hosting gives you more control over your domain, catalog, performance and support. With Esadax, you can start with an e-commerce platform and scale your setup as your shop grows.

The cost of an e-commerce website depends on the size of your catalog, the platform you choose and the level of customization you need. A simple shop can start with a low-cost hosting plan, while larger stores may require more resources and development.

At Esadax, an e-commerce setup can include:

• a domain name for your online identity
• web hosting for your online shop
• an e-commerce CMS for managing your products and orders
• 2 professional email mailboxes using your domain name
• an SSL certificate for secure HTTPS connections

An e-commerce website is designed to sell products or services online. It normally includes product pages, a shopping cart, checkout, payment options and order management. A showcase website mainly presents a business, its services and contact information without a full online checkout flow.

For an e-commerce project, WordPress with WooCommerce and PrestaShop both provide tools for managing products, orders and customers. Your choice depends on the size of your shop, the features you need and how much configuration you want to handle.

• Product catalog
• Shopping cart and checkout
• Payment and order management
• Customer accounts and related e-commerce features

A showcase website can still use WordPress and its plugins, but it generally focuses on presenting information rather than processing online orders.

The choice between WordPress + WooCommerce and PrestaShop depends on how you want to manage your shop, the size of your catalog and the features you need.

WordPress + WooCommerce is a flexible option when you want an easy-to-manage website with a large ecosystem of themes and plugins. WooCommerce adds product, cart, checkout and order management features to WordPress.

PrestaShop is focused specifically on e-commerce and provides a dedicated environment for managing products, orders, customers and shop features. It can be a good fit when e-commerce functionality is the main purpose of the website.

Esadax's website packs can include a domain name with one of more than 80 domain extensions. If you already have a domain with another provider, you can still use WordPress or PrestaShop hosting for your site. You will need to configure your domain's DNS records with your current provider.