Running an eCommerce Store
A practical, end-to-end course on building, operating, and improving a profitable online shop
Running an eCommerce Store is a Business-focused course designed to help you build, operate, and improve a profitable online shop from the ground up. You will learn how to choose the right products, set up a trustworthy storefront, manage day-to-day operations, and create practical marketing systems that support sustainable growth.
Build And Grow A Profitable eCommerce Business
- Learn the foundations of the eCommerce Business model, including niche selection, customer definition, product sourcing, and margins.
- Create a store setup that builds trust through the right platform, strong product pages, effective media, and clear merchandising.
- Manage core operations with confidence, including payments, taxes, policies, fulfilment, returns, inventory, and customer service.
- Develop a practical growth plan using SEO, email marketing, paid advertising, promotions, analytics, and conversion metrics.
A practical, end-to-end course on building, operating, and improving a profitable online shop.
Running an eCommerce Store gives you a clear path through the major decisions and systems involved in creating an online retail Business. You will start with the fundamentals: how eCommerce makes money, how to choose a niche, how to define your target customer, and how to evaluate products based on sourcing, pricing, profitability, and unit economics.
From there, the course guides you through store setup and customer experience. You will compare platforms and sales channels, design a storefront that builds credibility, write product pages that convert, and use product photography, media, and merchandising to make your offer easier to understand and buy.
You will also learn the operational side of Running an eCommerce Store, including payments, taxes, legal pages, store policies, shipping, fulfilment, returns, inventory control, customer service systems, and the post-purchase experience. These lessons help you avoid common mistakes and create a smoother Business for both you and your customers.
The marketing and growth sections cover eCommerce SEO, email automations, customer retention, social content, influencers, community building, paid advertising, promotions, bundles, seasonal campaigns, store analytics, and conversion metrics. By the end of the course, you will be able to move from scattered ideas to a structured 90-day eCommerce growth plan, with the skills to run your online shop more strategically, profitably, and confidently.
Full lesson breakdown
Lessons are organized by topic area and each includes descriptive copy for search visibility and student clarity.
Foundations
3 lessons
Commercial Planning
1 lesson
Store Setup
4 lessons
Operations
3 lessons
Marketing
4 lessons
Growth
3 lessons
Professor Christina Ross
Professor Christina Ross guides this AI-built Virversity course with a clear, practical teaching style.