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Do you like the idea of running your own business but feel hampered by too many hurdles?
Finances are number one on the list and there are plenty of companies out there that will promise to get you up and running as a WAHM within a couple of months. The trouble is you are looking at domain names of £4, hosting in the region of £30 per year and then there is web design and purchasing of a store which can cost between £800 and £2,000. WAHM was set up in 2007 to offer every mother at home the chance to set up her very own business for minimal costs. We have created the WAHM Cart with its easy to use admin area and easy to navigate store front and we are giving them away with every hosting package bought through wahm-cart, not only that but we also scrapped the idea of charging you for your .co.uk domain name, then just to prove we want you to succeed we have thrown in some powerful web tools also for free. And just incase that wasn't enough you get to list your store on the WAHM site for free and.... you can list as many of your products on WAHM for free. Click any of the questions below, if you have a question not here then contact us and we will add it! "I heard you only cater for United Kingdom" “Are you going to charge me to add products to my store and for every sale I make?” "Can I have the store logo different from the other free stores?" “But I haven't a clue how to set it all up and I can't write HTML and stuff!” “What do I have to do to get started?” “I already have a uk domain name though” “Who's behind WAHM and can I talk to them or is it all virtual?” "I want to get a designer store but already have a free store"
"I heard you only cater for United Kingdom" That 'was' true until December 2008 when we opened our doors to some more countries. Currently we allow orders from: UK Although stores are set up in English and the support forum is also only currently in English. Free domains are still only UK domains.
“Are you going to charge me to add products to my store and for every sale I make?”
NO WAY! You can put as many products on your store as you wish, as many information pages and we never ask for any of your money from sales made through your store, YOU do all the work so you deserve all your earnings! Although paypal, nochex and google check out will so please refer to their terms on their web sites.
"Can I have the store logo different from the other free stores?"
Unfortunately not. In order for us to be able to offer free stores we create them all uniform. You get to chose your store colour and we create a store in that colour scheme with a logo in the same colour, if you have a specific font in mind or don't like the font we have chosen for your logo then just let us know. For a logo and store designed for you by us look at our designer wahm cart, visit the stores list on the front page and visit some of the stores as some of them have designer stores.
“But I haven't a clue how to set it all up and I can't write HTML and stuff!”
Don't worry, we set everything up for you and you won't be thrown in the deep end when it comes to stocking your store. WAHM has a free support forum dedicated to helping you set your store up just the way you want it. With over 670 members who have been or are going through the same learning curve as you. Here is a quote from Suzanne, half of the driving force behind Weenotions;
There are 670 other wahms in the support forum who would agree with her! Why not join the forum now and ask them? Test the water, so to speak. Your store has it's own easy to use admin section that will look like this:
“What do I have to do to get started?”
Well the first thing you need to do is go and make a cup of tea or coffee and grab a note book. Then sit down and think of what you would like your store to be called. From experience unusual or catchy named shops seem to do better than obvious names. For example if you were to open a store specializing in women's blouses then a store called “Blousey Babes” would do better than a store called “Women's Tops” so go and get your thinking cap on and come up with a store name that grabs what you do and who you are but will also stick in the minds of those who come across it.... How many of us have found ourselves singing “moon pig” or “confused dot com!” ... lets face it.. what on earth does Google mean???
Right so you have your store name what now?
You need to visit WAHM CART and add three things to your cart:
Don't worry if the price shows more than you anticipated, this is all sorted out on checkout and you will only be charged £20.
Now sit back and wait for emails from us telling you what to do. Go have a chat in the forum with the other WAHMs. In a few days you will be running your very own home based business!!
“I already have a uk domain name though”
Don't worry, just contact us and we will tell you what options you have at your disposal and guide you through every step of the way. Please look at this image which will explain what option to go for, or email / call us and we will explain. We strongly recomend taking advantage of the free domain name offer as this will minimise time scales and you will get your store much faster.
“Who's behind WAHM and can I talk to them or is it all virtual?”
The people behind WAHM are Yzzy and Robert and yes you can call us and speak to us, we are real!! We are both Work At Home Parents who run WAHM and also Mama Packs. (01702) 441789 The other people who help with support and other aspects of wahm are also WAHP and can be contacted via wahm.co.uk email or our support moderators can be spoken to via the support forum posts.
"I want to get a designer store but already have a free store" That's cool. Simply go back to the wahm-cart website and log in to your account and add a designer cart to your basket. Then wait until we contact you for more details.
Call us.... we want to be able to offer our fab hosting and store deals to everyone. It wouldn't be fair of us to discriminate against anyone so call us and tell us what you want. We will then try our best to get you that dream! | |||||
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