A WebJi online store is a WooCommerce build on your own domain: catalog, cart, UPI and card checkout, shipping rates by pin code, COD limits and GST invoices, delivered in two to four weeks. You approve the design, we run live test orders, then hand over hosting and the admin login.
What WebJi builds into an online store in India
A WebJi store is WooCommerce on your own domain: catalog, cart, checkout, an Indian payment gateway, live shipping rates and GST-ready invoices. The build covers design, setup, test orders and handover, not a theme you finish yourself.
- Product, variant and category pages with mobile-sized images, stock counts and a searchable catalog.
- Cart and checkout with UPI, cards, net banking and wallets through the payment gateway.
- Shipping rates by pin code and weight, label printing, and COD limits by cart value.
- GST invoice fields (GSTIN, HSN, tax breakup), plus terms, shipping and returns pages.
- Admin walkthrough for adding products, processing orders, refunds, coupons and reports.
- Core Web Vitals pass and on-page SEO for category and product pages.
Hosting, domain and SSL are part of the same project, so the store goes live on a domain you own. Design is approved on mobile first, then desktop, so checkout is checked on the smaller screen first. The same team builds the surrounding pages through our website design services, so an about page or landing page matches the store.
Who an online store build from WebJi fits, and who it does not
It fits sellers who own their brand and have a repeatable product list: D2C labels, wholesalers publishing a price list, and stores outgrowing a marketplace listing. It does not fit a one-off product test or a business that needs a multi-vendor marketplace.
- You sell your own products and want the customer, the margin and the repeat order to stay with you.
- Your catalog is stable enough to photograph, price and describe, even if it changes weekly.
- You need GST invoices, COD limits or pin-code delivery rules a marketplace listing cannot give you.
- You already sell on Instagram, WhatsApp or a marketplace and want one storefront that all of it points to.
Not a fit: a single product you have not tested yet, a business with nobody to pack and ship orders, or a plan built around many sellers listing on one site. A multi-vendor marketplace is a different build, with seller dashboards, payouts and commission logic.
How a WebJi online store build runs, step by step
The build runs in five stages across two to four weeks: brief and catalog, design approval, build and integrations, live test orders, then launch and handover. Catalog data and gateway approval are the two waits that move the date.
- Brief and quote. Send your product list (CSV or sheet), categories, shipping zones and return policy. You get a fixed INR quote before work starts.
- Design approval. Home, category and product pages are designed mobile first, then desktop, and signed off before the build begins.
- Build. WooCommerce goes onto hosting with your theme, products imported, checkout fields set and GST invoice details configured.
- Integrations and test orders. The gateway completes KYC against the live site, shipping is connected, and test orders run through each payment mode and one label per courier path.
- Launch and handover. Domain, SSL, sitemap, analytics and Search Console go live, then your team gets an admin walkthrough and 24/7 email support continues.
What an online store costs in India and what the quote covers
A store sits in WebJi's e-commerce build band, ₹1,50,000 to ₹5,00,000 indicative, because catalog size, design, gateway options and shipping rules decide the effort. The final figure is quoted in INR before work starts, and the invoice shows GST.
| Engagement | Typical scope | Indicative investment |
|---|---|---|
| Starter site | 5–7 pages, contact forms, basic SEO | ₹8,000–₹25,000 |
| Business site | 10–20 pages, CMS, custom design | ₹25,000–₹75,000 |
| E-commerce build | Store setup, payments, catalog | ₹1,50,000–₹5,00,000 |
Indicative bands published on WebJi's pricing page; the store build is the e-commerce row. Your quote is confirmed in INR before work starts.
What moves the figure inside the band: catalog size and the state of your product data, a custom home and product template against a standard layout, one gateway against gateway plus COD and EMI, and flat shipping against weight, zone and pin-code rules. Hosting and domain renew yearly and appear in the same quote, so the first invoice covers the first year in full.
For a line-by-line breakdown of what Indian stores pay at each tier, see the e-commerce website cost guide.
Online store, marketplace or website builder: which channel fits an Indian seller
A marketplace brings ready traffic but keeps the customer and charges commission; a website-builder plan is cheapest for a catalog that is not selling yet; an own store costs more and keeps margin, data and branding. Most Indian sellers run a store beside one marketplace.
| Channel | Who owns the customer | Cost shape | Fits when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Own WooCommerce store | You, with the email and phone list | Project quote plus yearly hosting and domain | You have a brand and repeat buyers, and need GST invoices or COD control |
| Marketplace listing | The marketplace | Commission on each sale, rate set by the platform | You want demand this month and can absorb the fees |
| Instagram or WhatsApp catalog | You, inside the app | No listing fee; time spent answering DMs | Buyers already message you before they buy |
| Website-builder plan | You, on the builder's platform | Annual subscription | The site is a brochure and selling starts later |
WebJi's builder plans are annual subscriptions for brochure and portfolio sites; a store with checkout is the build described here. When traffic or the catalog grows, the same WooCommerce store moves to a VPS or cloud server instead of a replatform, which keeps the scale path open. The platform-by-platform comparison sits in our guide to the best e-commerce platforms in India.
Payments, shipping and GST invoicing set up in the build
Gateway onboarding, shipping rules and GST invoicing are configured during the build, because they are where Indian stores lose orders or money. The gateway needs KYC and a live site; COD limits and pin-code serviceability decide what delivery actually costs.
UPI is the first payment mode tested, since it is the default choice for most Indian buyers at checkout. QR, intent and collect flows are checked, then cards and net banking, because a failed UPI callback is the defect that quietly kills orders after launch.
COD converts hesitant first-time buyers and carries return-to-origin cost. Set a cart-value ceiling, block pin codes with poor delivery rates after the first month, and keep a written returns policy on the product page so a dispute has a reference. Shipping connects to a courier aggregator such as Shiprocket for rates at checkout and label printing.
The store prints a GST invoice with your GSTIN, HSN codes and tax breakup, and stores the invoice number against the order. If you also sell on a marketplace, keep a separate invoice series so the two do not collide. Store hosting is sized to the catalog and sale traffic through e-commerce hosting, so a festive spike does not take checkout down.
Gateway specifics, including settlement time and per-transaction pricing, are compared in our payment gateway guide. To start a build, send your product list and get a scoped quote in INR before any payment.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does it take to build an online store in India?
Two to four weeks from an approved brief for a typical catalog. Design approval and payment gateway KYC are the two waits that move the date; a 2,000-SKU catalog with custom templates takes longer than a 50-product store on a standard layout.
How much does WebJi charge to build an online store?
The store sits in WebJi's published e-commerce build band of ₹1,50,000 to ₹5,00,000, indicative. Catalog size, custom design, gateway options and shipping rules decide where in that band the final quote lands, and the figure is confirmed in INR before work starts.
Which payment gateway does the store use?
Razorpay on most builds, with UPI, cards, net banking and wallets in one checkout. Onboarding needs KYC documents and a live website, so the gateway is connected and tested during the build rather than left for you to finish.
Can the store take cash on delivery?
Yes. COD is switched on with a cart-value ceiling, and pin codes with poor delivery rates are blocked after the first month of orders. Every COD order carries return-to-origin cost, so the ceiling matters more than the option itself.
Do I own the store and can I move it later?
Yes. The store is WooCommerce on hosting in your name, and you receive the admin login, database and files at handover. Another host or developer can take it over, because nothing in the stack is proprietary to WebJi.
Do you provide a GST invoice for the build?
Yes. Every WebJi invoice is in INR with 18% GST shown, and the GSTIN is printed for input credit. The store is also configured to issue GST invoices with your GSTIN, HSN codes and tax breakup.