{"id":15155,"date":"2023-02-22T12:22:46","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T10:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web-mate.gr\/how-to-start-an-eshop-in-greece\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T20:19:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T18:19:49","slug":"how-to-start-an-eshop-in-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web-mate.gr\/en\/how-to-start-an-eshop-in-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting and Building an E-shop: How to Create an Online Store"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Building an e-shop<\/strong> takes 8 basic steps: market research and suppliers, registering the business with the tax office, buying a domain name, choosing hosting\/server, building the online store itself (WooCommerce, Shopify or a custom solution), connecting to banks and PayPal, partnering with a courier company and, finally, promotion through Google Ads, Meta Ads and SEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At WebMate we have built and promoted more than 200 e-shops since 2014<\/strong>, including brands such as mformama.gr, kavoukistools.gr and neostroma.gr. In this guide we share what we have learned in practice<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cost of building an e-shop<\/strong> in Greece ranges from around \u20ac1,000 for a simple WooCommerce solution to \u20ac15,000+ for custom development<\/strong>, while the average build time is 4\u201312 weeks. The complete guide below goes through each stage of the build step by step, so you can get your online store off to the right start, whether you build it yourself or with a partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A study by Adobe<\/a> found that the pandemic acted as a catalyst for e-commerce, speeding up its growth by 4 to 6 years. That is an impressive leap, especially when you consider how fast technology already moves every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, the e-shops that appeared in that rush were rarely well built or planned. Most were created out of a need to go live quickly and sell straight away. E-shops costing 1,000 and 2,500 euros went up without any plan whatsoever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unfortunately, this situation exploited the (literal and metaphorical) desperation of business owners who watched their income fall dramatically, or even disappear altogether.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Nobody needs an online store like that, built without a plan, because it will probably close just as quickly, as so often happens these days. First, let\u2019s watch a video about a successful online store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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