Eshop Builder

In Greece, to legally operate an eShop, there are several requirements that you should review with an accountant. In summary, you need a Tax Identification Number (AFM) and to declare your business activity to the tax authorities (via KAD codes), as well as register with the General Commercial Registry (GEMI).

Your website must include terms of use, a privacy policy, and comply with GDPR. Sales are subject to VAT and must be recorded in the AADE’s MyDATA system. For online payments, you need to work with a bank or a payment provider. If you have a warehouse, it must also be declared.

It depends! Some time is required for administrative procedures. However, when it comes to building your eShop, you can work on it while tax-related processes and other formalities are still in progress.

Start with the design. Choose the style that best suits your business. The Eshop Builder offers many options in images, colors, and fonts, experiment and decide what fits you best.

Next, create your product pages with photos (images are important, give your products the best possible look!) and descriptions (when writing your content, think about Google: the words you use will act as keywords that help your site get indexed).

If you sell physical products, define your shipping costs and cash-on-delivery payment option. Once everything is ready, publish your site and monitor how many customers visit and what their preferences are. Keep working on it to improve your sales.

You’ve probably heard of the European Regulation 2016/679, known as GDPR, which concerns the protection of personal data. When managing an eShop, you must explain to your customers why you collect their data and how you handle it.

With Eshop Builder, you have a platform that fully complies with current legislation and ensures secure information exchange, thanks to data encryption systems via HTTPS. In addition, on the payment page, your customers will see a reassurance element that builds trust at the most critical moment of online shopping, the entry of their credit card details.

There are two main reasons: First, customers browsing your products want quick access to all the details so they can make an informed purchase. If your pages load slowly, they are likely to leave your site. Second, speed is a quality factor for Google. The faster your site is, the higher it can rank in search results.

Online stores created with Papaki’s Eshop Builder are optimized according to Google PageSpeed guidelines, a set of tools by Google that measure a website’s performance. Eshop Builder already takes care of this optimization, so you can achieve the best possible results.