Online store and e-commerce website design in Corsica
An online store lets you sell beyond your counter, across Corsica and well beyond. We build e-commerce websites that are fast and trustworthy, with an admin area you will find easy to use. The aim: customers buy without friction, and you manage orders without giving up your evenings.
A complete online store, from catalogue to order tracking
An e-commerce website is one where customers choose, pay and arrange delivery without needing to contact you. Your online shop includes:
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A clear catalogue
Product pages with photos, variants (size, colour, volume), prices, availability and descriptions that answer questions before they are asked.
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A simple checkout
The checkout is the journey from basket to payment. The fewer steps and fields it has, the fewer customers give up halfway.
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Secure online payment
Cards and other payment methods through a specialist payment provider: your customers' card details are not stored on your website.
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Delivery and collection
Shipping zones and rates, click and collect, local delivery: the options fit around your logistics.
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A store admin area
Orders, stock, customers, discount codes and invoices, in an interface designed for everyday use.
Selling online: which businesses and which products?
Selling online suits businesses whose products or services are easy to describe, photograph and ship or collect. It is particularly well suited to:
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Producers and local specialities
Charcuterie, wine, olive oil, honey, cosmetics: an online store reaches customers who discovered your products on holiday and want to reorder.
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High-street shops
Extend your physical shop, offer reserve-and-collect and stay open after the shutters come down.
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Craftspeople and makers
Jewellery, ceramics, textiles, furniture: present one-off pieces or small runs with photos that do them justice.
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Hotels, restaurants and leisure
Sell gift vouchers, gift boxes or dated experiences alongside your bookings.
The steps to building your e-commerce website
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1. Understand
Your products, customers, logistics, goals, budget and timeline. This is the moment for the practical questions: who packs the parcels, who answers customers, how returns are handled.
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2. Design
Catalogue structure, purchase journey, payment and delivery options, mock-ups of the key pages. You approve everything before development.
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3. Build
Development, product import, payment and shipping set-up, then end-to-end test orders. You follow progress on a working version.
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4. Launch and support
Go-live, a walkthrough of the admin area, support through the first orders, then hosting, maintenance and improvements as your sales grow.
What makes an online store that actually sells
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Fast, even with a large catalogue
A slow catalogue puts buyers off. Optimised images, light pages and good Core Web Vitals, Google's measures of a page's speed and stability, are the foundation.
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Built for phones
The basket, address form and payment should be as easy on a phone as on a computer.
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Reassuring
Legal notice, terms of sale, shipping costs shown early, visible contact details, a real address: a buyer who does not know you looks for signs that you are serious.
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Search-friendly
Well-written product pages, structured categories and product data Google can read (price, availability), so you appear with the right information in search results.
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Accessible and compliant
A store everyone can use, compliant with the GDPR, the EU regulation on personal data: customer data protected, cookie consent where required. European accessibility rules now also apply to a number of online shops.
Mistakes that sink an online store
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Underestimating the workload
Photos, product pages, packing, customer service: a shop needs running every day. Better to start with a focused, well-presented catalogue.
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Revealing shipping costs at the last moment
A classic reason for abandoned baskets. Show them early, ideally on the product page.
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Ignoring island logistics
Shipping from Corsica comes with its own costs and transit constraints. They belong in your delivery rates from the design stage, rather than being discovered after the first orders.
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Picking a platform you cannot control
Stacking subscriptions, paid add-ons, commissions, data that is hard to get out: look at the total cost and your freedom to leave before committing.
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Neglecting product pages
A blurry photo and two lines of text will not sell anything. Product pages are both your salesperson and your SEO.
How much does an online store cost? The factors that matter
The budget is set out in a quote, after a conversation about your project. It depends mainly on the following:
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Catalogue size and complexity
A handful of simple products, or hundreds of items with variants and options.
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Product import
Manual entry, import from a spreadsheet or migration from an existing shop.
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Payment and delivery options
Paying in instalments, click and collect, several carriers, shipping rules by zone.
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Links with your tools
Till system, stock management, accounting, invoicing: each integration is priced separately.
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Design and content
Art direction, product photos, product copy and any translations.
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Running costs
Hosting, maintenance and payment provider fees, set out clearly and separately.
Keeping your store running: hosting, maintenance, improvements
An online store handles orders and customer data, so it needs reliable hosting, backups and regular security updates. We can take care of that hosting and maintenance for you.
Once you launch, the first orders show what works and what gets in the way. We review the customer journey with you, adjust the pages that hold sales back and add useful features at your pace: new ranges, seasonal sales, shipping to new countries.
Technologies and methods
- Next.js
- React
- TypeScript
- Online payment
- Structured product data
- GDPR
Frequently asked questions
Should I use an off-the-shelf platform or a custom store?
Subscription platforms let you start quickly with a standard catalogue, at the cost of depending on their rules and pricing. Custom development makes sense when you have specific needs: configurable products, particular logistics, links with your own tools, demanding performance. We help you decide based on your situation, without pushing a custom build when you do not need one.
How does online payment work?
Payments go through a specialist provider that processes cards securely and pays the money into your business account, taking a fee on each transaction. Your customers' card details are not stored on your website. We configure the provider you choose and test every scenario: accepted, declined and refunded payments.
How do I handle delivery from Corsica?
By setting your zones, carriers and rates in advance, then showing them clearly on the product page or in the basket. Click and collect and local delivery often go down well with customers on the island. For fragile or fresh products, packaging and shipping method are decided before launch.
What are the legal requirements for selling online?
A French online shop must display, among other things, a legal notice, terms and conditions of sale, information on the customer's right to cancel and a GDPR-compliant privacy policy. We build these pages and the technical elements they require; their legal wording should be checked with your adviser or accountant.
Can my store connect to my till or stock system?
Often, yes, if your software allows it. The connection usually goes through an API, an interface that lets two pieces of software exchange information automatically. We check feasibility during planning, so you avoid entering stock twice for the shop and the website.