Free website builder for small shops - sell online, take payments, no monthly fee
A small shop's website should show your products with photos and prices, take card payments, and offer delivery or pickup. Pludor builds that free in about a minute - describe your shop, add products, and customers can order and pay online. No monthly plan; a small fee only when you make an online sale.
Updated 1 November 2026 · Pludor team · prices checked 14 October 2026
Build your small shop website - free
Tell us about your small shop in a sentence or two. Pludor writes the pages, adds ordering and payments, and shows you the site before anything goes live.
What a small shop website needs
Six things decide whether a visitor becomes a customer. Pludor builds each one in for small shops.
Products with photos and prices
Clear photos, real prices, in stock or not.
Card checkout
Take payment online without a monthly plan.
Delivery and pickup
Shipping, local delivery or collect in store.
Your shop's story and location
Why you, and where to find you.
Reviews
Trust for first-time buyers.
Sell in person too
A free till for the shop counter, same stock and sales.
What a small shop website looks like on Pludor
- Hand-poured candle$18
- Art print (A4)$25
- Woven basket$32
- Gift box$45
The top of the page says who you are and has one clear button - Shop now. Below it, your products with prices, then your hours, where to find you, your photos and what customers say.
An example layout for a made-up small shop. Yours is written from what you type, with your own name, prices and photos, and you can change anything by saying it - "make the colours warmer", "put my phone number at the top".
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What a small shop website costs: Pludor and the alternatives
The real difference between builders is not the website - it is whether taking orders, bookings and payments is included or costs a monthly plan. Here is what each one charges, from its own pricing page.
| Builder | Price (checked 14 October 2026) | Good for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pludor | $0 a month. 4.99% + $0.90 per paid online order; card processing is charged separately by the processor. | Small shops who want the website, ordering and payments in one place, without a monthly bill | A fee on each paid online order; past the free monthly amounts, usage is pay as you go; your own domain is paid to your registrar |
| Wix | Free plan (Wix ads, no own domain, can't take payments); Core $29.77/mo billed yearly is the cheapest plan that can sell | Design freedom, huge app market | Taking payments needs a paid plan; apps add up |
| Squarespace | $19/mo billed yearly ($25 monthly) + 2% store fee on Basic; no free plan, 14-day trial | Polished templates and galleries | No free plan; 2% transaction fee on the cheapest plan |
| Shopify | $29/mo billed yearly ($39 monthly) after a 3-day trial and $1/mo for 3 months | Big product catalogues and shipping | Built for product stores; bookings and services need apps |
Prices in US dollars before tax, from each vendor's own pricing page on 14 October 2026 (names link to it). Prices change - check the vendor's page before you decide.
Pludor in plain numbers
- Pludor charges a platform fee of 4.99% + $0.90 per paid online order, deducted before payout. Card processing (Stripe) is charged separately by the processor. Cash sales recorded in POS carry no platform fee, and wallet-to-wallet transfers between Pludor users are free.
- Each month 3,000 store and website visits are free; after that 10 credits per 1,000 store and website visits (1 credit = 1 cent).
- Each month 30 bookings are free; after that 2 credits per booking (1 credit = 1 cent).
- Each month 100 AI replies are free; after that real cost x 2.5, shown before you switch it on (1 credit = 1 cent).
- Your store, website, product pages, checkout and orders never switch off for lack of credit.
How to build a small shop website in 5 steps
- Describe your shop: what you sell, where, delivery or pickup.
- Press Design my site - Pludor writes it with your product sections.
- Add products with photos and prices (or pick from our suppliers).
- Turn on card checkout, delivery and pickup.
- Publish and share the link on social media and a QR card at the till.
Why a small shop needs a website
76% of people who search for something nearby on their phone visit a related business within a day, and 28% buy.
Source: Think with Google97% of consumers read online reviews before choosing a business.
Source: BrightLocal Local Consumer Review Survey 2026
What's new on Pludor
Updated 1 November 2026
- Sell downloads (1 Nov) - Sell PDFs, e-books, printables, music or a gift-card code. The buyer gets a private download link by email the moment they pay - no shipping, and it works on the free plan. Learn more
- iPhone photos just work (1 Nov) - Photos straight from an iPhone or a newer Android phone (HEIC, HEIF, AVIF) now upload everywhere on Pludor and are turned into fast web images for you.
- Your design is saved (1 Nov) - A website you design is kept for you: come back any time, check it, and press "Make it live - free". On phones the publish button now stays on screen. Learn more
- Prices in your own currency (31 Oct) - Every store sells in its own currency (more than 150 to choose from), set from the country you open it in. When you change it, you choose whether prices keep their numbers or are converted at today's rate.
Questions small shops ask about websites
What is the best free website builder for a small shop?
One that can actually take payments for free. Pludor's store and checkout are free with a small fee per online sale; Wix needs Core ($29.77/mo billed yearly) to take payments and Shopify starts at $29/mo billed yearly.
Can I sell online without a monthly fee?
Yes - Pludor has no monthly fee. You pay a small platform fee only when an online order is paid; card processing is separate.
Can I sell in my shop and online with the same stock?
Yes, the free till and the online store share products and sales.
Do I need a Shopify store or a website?
A small shop rarely needs a full Shopify plan to start. A free store with checkout covers most small shops; you can grow from there.
How much does an online shop website cost?
$0 to start on Pludor; Shopify is $29-39/mo and Wix $29.77/mo (billed yearly) for plans that sell.
Can I sell products I don't stock?
Yes - pick products from our suppliers and they ship to your customer.
Can customers pick up in store?
Yes, offer pickup alongside delivery.
How do I get my shop on Google?
Add products and your address as text on the page and link the site from your Google Business Profile.
Is there a monthly fee for the small shop website?
No. Building, previewing and publishing the website is free, and there is no monthly fee for the website. Pludor charges 4.99% + $0.90 only when a customer pays online for a paid order, and card processing is charged separately by the processor.
Do I have to pay for hosting or a domain name?
No - hosting is included free at your own Pludor address. A domain name is optional and is paid to your registrar (usually $10-20 a year) when you want yourname.com instead; you can connect one at any time.
Is the free small shop website really free - what is the catch?
There is no catch and no card to start: the website, hosting and the shop and checkout are free. Pludor earns 4.99% + $0.90 when a customer pays online, and AI features beyond the free monthly amounts use credits (1 credit = 1 cent).
Can I edit my small shop website myself after it is built?
Yes. Open it in the builder and tap any text, photo, price or button to change it, or just say what you want ("put my phone number at the top"). Changes show on the live site straight away - no developer and no support ticket.
Does the website work on phones?
Yes - it is built mobile first. Most local searches happen on a phone, so the layout, the tap-to-call button and the order flow are designed for a small screen before anything else.
What do I need ready before I start?
Your small shop name and one sentence about what you do - that is enough for the first version. Prices, photos, hours and your area can be added straight after; the AI writes the pages from what you give it.
Can I add or change my prices later?
Yes. Prices, services, packages and availability are edited from your phone in seconds and the website updates at once.
Will my small shop website show up when people ask ChatGPT or Google for a small shop?
The pages are clean HTML with your services, prices and area as real text, plus structured data and a sitemap, which is what Google and AI assistants read. Publish it, add the link to your Google Business Profile, and collect reviews - those three do most of the work.
What happens to my website if I stop using Pludor?
Your words and photos are yours - copy them out at any time. The free Pludor address and hosting stop when the account is closed; if you connected your own domain, point it at your new host. That is why we suggest connecting a domain once the site is earning.
How do I add photos from my phone?
Take the photo with your phone and add it in the builder, or upload the ones you already have - iPhone (HEIC) and newer Android photos included, they are converted for the web automatically. AI can tidy the background and light so phone photos look like product shots.
I designed my website but did not publish it - is it saved?
Yes. Your design is kept: open the website builder again while signed in and it is there, ready to check. Press "Make it live - free" to publish it, or tap anything to change it first.
Can customers pay me with mobile money or cash?
Yes. Next to card payments you can show MoMo, M-Pesa, Vodafone Cash, PayPal, Cash App, a bank transfer or cash on delivery at checkout. The customer pays you directly and you mark the order paid when the money arrives.
Will prices show in my own currency?
Yes. Your small shop sells in your own currency - it is set from the country you open in, and you can change it in Settings at any time.
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