A craftsperson, a grocery, a workshop: many want to sell a few products online without setting up a whole store, or paying for one more subscription. Your 29webs site does it with three blocks from the library: “Products to order”, “Cart” and “Delivery and returns”. Customers add to cart, give their address, order; the order reaches you in your account and by email. Nothing to install, nothing extra to pay.
The three blocks
In the studio, at the sections step, choose:
- Products to order: a photo, a name, a price, a line, a size or a color if needed, the quantity and “Add to cart”. Drop your own photos with one click on each frame, fix prices and names like any other text.
- Cart: the drawer that opens on the side. It shows the items and the total, asks for the name, the email address, the delivery address, and how the customer pays. A bar in the page recalls what it holds.
- Delivery and returns: three short paragraphs, to read before ordering. The lead times, the fees and the terms are yours: write them in your brief.
A product whose stock is counted grays out when none is left, and the cart refuses to ask for more than remains.
What happens when someone orders
- The customer orders. Their cart goes to your site’s server, which rereads each price on its side: what is charged is what is shown, and nothing else.
- You are notified by email, at your account’s address or the one you chose for this site, and the order appears in your 29webs account, under “Orders”, with the items, the address and a button to write to the customer.
- You collect payment. Today, two ways: by bank transfer (you send your bank details to the customer, and you mark the order “Paid” when the money is in), or on delivery. Card payment directly on the site will come next, with a payment provider; until then, a Stripe or PayPal purchase link remains possible for a given product.
- You ship, and you mark the order “Shipped”. A canceled order returns its stock.
What it covers, and what it doesn’t
This approach suits a short, clear catalog: a few dozen products at most, fixed prices, a variant or two. It tracks stock if you count it, groups several items in one order, and lets you collect payment however you like. It doesn’t compute complex shipping fees or promotions: state them in the “Delivery and returns” block, and adjust by hand if needed.
If your business needs more — hundreds of items, promotions, subscriptions —, say so in your brief: we will tell you frankly whether your 29webs site is enough, or whether it is better to lead to a dedicated store.
Your obligations, in two lines
Selling at a distance commits you: prices including all taxes, delivery times, return terms and a fourteen-day right of withdrawal for consumers, the seller’s contact details. The “Delivery and returns” block, the footer and your site’s legal notices are there to carry them; the public service page linked below sums up what French law expects.