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Questions Indian sellers ask, answered in one page each

Short answers first, then the reasoning, with links to the guides and tools on this site that go deeper. 20 questions so far; more are added as they come up.

Starting free
Starting freeFree ecommerce website options in IndiaThere are three kinds of free. Free forever builders such as D2 Commerce OS give you a live store with unlimited…Read →Starting freeStart an online store for freeSign up on a free-forever store builder, add your products with photos and prices, connect a payment gateway you own…Read →Starting freeBest free online store builder in IndiaThe best free builder is the one whose free plan still works once you have real orders: no product cap, no fee on each…Read →Starting freeSell online without a developerYes. A hosted store builder gives you the design, checkout, UPI and COD payments, shipping and GST invoices without…Read →Starting freeOwn domain for an online storeBuy the domain from any registrar such as GoDaddy, Hostinger, BigRock or Namecheap, usually under ₹1,000 a year for a…Read →Starting freeFree website for a small businessIf you sell anything, build a free store rather than a free brochure site. A store takes orders, payments and cash on…Read →
Costs and platforms
Costs and platformsIs there a free Shopify plan in IndiaNo. Shopify does not offer a free plan in India. As listed in October 2026 you get a 3-day trial, then ₹20 a month for…Read →Costs and platformsCheapest way to build an ecommerce websiteA free-forever store builder with your own domain. On D2 Commerce OS the store is ₹0, the domain is usually under…Read →Costs and platformsEcommerce website cost in IndiaAnywhere from ₹0 to several lakhs. A free-forever builder costs nothing for the store itself; Shopify starts at ₹1,499…Read →Costs and platformsShopify vs WooCommerce for IndiaShopify if you want a polished store, the biggest app ecosystem and are happy paying a monthly plan plus apps.…Read →Costs and platformsShopify alternatives for small businessFor a small business the question is cost at low volume and whether Indian basics are built in. D2 Commerce OS is free…Read →Costs and platformsMove a store from ShopifyExport products, customers and orders from Shopify as CSV, import them into the new store, keep your domain and point…Read →
Selling by category
Selling by categorySell on Instagram without a websiteYou can start with DMs and WhatsApp: post the product, take the order in chat, collect payment by UPI, and book the…Read →Selling by categoryBest platform for a clothing brandA clothing brand needs variants for size and colour, a size chart on the product page, cash on delivery with…Read →Selling by categorySell food products onlineGet FSSAI registration or a licence first, print the number on labels and show it on the store, then sell from a store…Read →
Payments, GST and shipping
Payments, GST and shippingAccept cash on delivery on a websiteTurn on COD at checkout, ship through a courier that collects cash, and the courier remits the cash to your bank in a…Read →Payments, GST and shippingDo I need GST to sell onlineNot on day one if you sell from your own website within your state and stay under the registration threshold, which is…Read →Payments, GST and shippingAdd UPI payments to an online storeOpen a merchant account with a payment gateway such as Razorpay, Cashfree or Paytm, complete KYC with your PAN, bank…Read →Payments, GST and shippingReduce RTO on COD ordersConfirm every COD order before dispatch, check the address and pincode, nudge buyers to prepay with a small discount,…Read →Payments, GST and shippingShip orders from an online storeStart with a courier aggregator such as Shiprocket: one account, many couriers, COD collection, labels and tracking…Read →
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