Adding Products on BigCommerce

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If you're not moving to the application from an existing store and don't have a list of products that you want to import then adding products your store one-by-one is the best way to get started. Follow the steps below to add a product to your store:

1.) Click the Products tab and then click the Add a Product link. This will displays the Add a Product form. Using this form you can add new products to your store one at a time. Fields with a red asterisk * next to them are required.

2.) Start by typing a description for the product into the Product Description field. You will notice that the Product Description field is more than a simple text box. It is a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) HTML editor that functions in a similar way to Microsoft Word. You can use the buttons on the WYSIWYG editor's toolbar to format text, add links and images, etc to your product description.

3.) Next you need to choose which product type you want to add to your store. If you will be selling tangible items that needs to be shipped to the customer, choose the Physical Product option. If you will be selling intangible items that you want the customer to be able to download after purchase (such as an eBook or Adobe PDF document), choose the Downloadable Product option.

4.) If you choose the Downloadable Product option you will notice that an extra Product Files tab appears above the form.2011-12-21_1216.png The product files tab is where you can upload the files you want the customer to be able to download once they purchase this product. For more information on how downloadable products work.

5.) Fill in the other product details under the Catalog Information section. Your new product needs to be assigned to a category, which you can either create by clicking the Create New link under the Category label or from the Create a Category link under the Category tab. For more information on creating categories.
6.) By default you are only asked for the price at which you want to sell the product on your site, however if you click the More Price Options link you can enter other prices including Cost Price. If you enter the cost price of a product you will be able to view profit statistics from the Product Statistics link under the Statistics tab.

7.) You will also need to specify a weight for your product, and can be done in the Shipping Details area.

8.) You can now upload one or more images for the product you want to add to your store from the Product Image section. You are not required to upload a picture for your products, but it is recommended.

9.) These are the only product fields which are required to add a product. You can however add more details for the product by clicking on the different product tabs that appear near the top of the form:

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10.) Once you've added all details for the product, you can either click Save & Exit to save the product and return to the View Products page, or Save & Add Another to save the product and then add another product

11.) The product will now appear in your store for customers to purchase.

Refer above video for more info.

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