I am starting a store that sells tobacoo online, I already have my state tobacco license to sell so now I am just looking for some advice on what to do with the site. I was able to get a VERY GOOD domain for my site, it's buy-keyword.com, so I think it can rank VERY well for my products. I am thinking of using magneto, and just using a basic theme. Do I need to look into SSL certificates or anything? I don't want to get hacked. What can I do to get this started?
Find a credit card processor first. It is very difficult, if not impossible, to find a tobacco processor. It may be the single make or break point in your plan. I would make sure you have this capability before going any further.
i think you can choose z-cart,it is more easy to open your online shop!and have so many modual can be choose.
Make sure you have all of the required legal documentation to sell tobacco online. Keep in mind that there often is some legal work when you sell these types of products.
i agree with jestep, the first thing you should do is find payment processor who will agree to process your payments when this is done, i recommend to use Magento you can buy great theme in $50-$100
Please send me an email. I provide Merchant Payment solutions to many online Cigar / Tobacco merchants. Thank you.
How are you planning on shipping your tobacco products? If you are in the US, they recently passed a law banning shipping cigarettes through US postal mail and FedEx and UPS won't ship them either.
cigarettes and tobacco are two different things. you can still ship tobacco. they also require you to collect state tax for each state. some online stores stopped selling out of state or they just sell pipe tobacco that you can smoke like regular tobacco.
If possible, you should really try to use an affiliate so you don't have to bother with shipping, moaning customers etc etc.
Find information about the specific policies regarding sale of tobacco in your target countries. My advice.