{"id":433,"date":"2013-08-07T01:46:30","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T01:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flow20.com\/?p=433"},"modified":"2025-03-03T15:40:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T15:40:50","slug":"starting-an-ecommerce-website-for-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flow20.com\/blog\/starting-an-ecommerce-website-for-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting an Ecommerce website for fashion?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flow20.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/uu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In most cases, the technical requirements of your <a title=\"ecommerce\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flow20.com\/ecommerce.php\">Ecommerce<\/a> platform will be slightly different to online retailers selling hardware, Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) or other, standardardized items.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst any decent ecommerce platform is fully customizable nowadays, it does&#8217;nt hurt to have an idea about the technical requirements and capabilities your chosen platform should have.<\/p>\n<p>Here, we have summarised the 4 most common features that we have found to be helpful in online shops selling clothes and fashion wear:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Product variants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Depending on the type of fashion wear you plan to sell, each garment is most likely to have certain variants that it comes in. Most common of these are :\u00a0 Size and Colour.\u00a0 For more bespoke items, this can increase to Fabric, Length, Embroidery type and so on.\u00a0 Even if your current product line isn&#8217;t extensive enough to warrant multiple product variants, it&#8217;s a good idea to know that your chosen ecommerce platform is fully scalable so you don&#8217;t need to upgrade to something better, should your product line diversify. Of Course, make sure your website developers know what the product variants are going to be before they begin the design process, so these can be accounted for, during the design phase. This may seem obvious but on more than one occasion, we have had clients come to us looking to get their fashion ecommerce website re-built due to their current platform not being fully scalable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Quick view<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flow20.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Quick-view-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Quick view is a feature most commonly found in new ecommerce websites and is a great tool to help users save time and enhance the shopping experience.\u00a0 Without requiring the user to go into the individual product page to get all the details, this can give them an overview of the products. Try it out <a title=\"Quick view\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tmlewin.co.uk\/Mens-Shirts\/Mens-Shirts,en_GB,sc.html\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3.\u00a0 Product zoom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a good idea to choose a platform that supports HD level zoom as not all systems offer this. Being able to show the intricacies of the clothes, stitching details and so on can help increase conversions by 3-4% in our experience.\u00a0 Also, the zoom should ideally, be dynamic, i.e., user shouldn&#8217;t have to click a + or &#8211; or &#8220;zoom&#8221; button. Simply, placing the cursor over the image should produce the magnified image.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elevate your <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flow20.com\/digital_marketing_for_law.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">law<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flow20.com\/digital_marketing_for-finance.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> firm with Flow20&#8217;s tailored SEO and digital marketing services. Specializing in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flow20.com\/seo_for_law.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO for law<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flow20.com\/seo_for_finance.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flow20.com\/ppc_for_law.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PPC for law<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we help you dominate your market. Click now to transform your online presence and attract more clients!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Up-selling and Cross selling tools<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finally, make sure your ecommerce platform is equipped to enable tools to help you upsell. Supplementing your individual product pages with &#8216;You may<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flow20.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Upsell-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/> also be interested in&#8217; or &#8216;You can wear this with&#8230;&#8217; will not only help increase your average order value but also helps users by offering useful suggestions. You can try this feature <a title=\"Cross sell example\" href=\"http:\/\/www.my987wardrobe.com\/Butterfly-Back-Dress.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The above list isn&#8217;t exhaustive and if you are selling garments that are fully bespoke, there&#8217;s a chance you&#8217;ll require something fully purpose built. 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