Pakistan · Online Ready Programme

Take your business
from offline to online.

A practical readiness path for retailers, manufacturers, designers, service businesses and home-based sellers preparing to accept credible digital orders.

Start the checklist →Self-assessment available now · Guided pilot in development
Built for first-time sellersYou do not need a website, technical team or completed catalogue to begin.Request guided support →
01 · E-COMMERCE READY CHECKLIST

Eight foundations before launch.

Use this checklist to find what is ready, what is missing and what should happen next. A business can begin small, but each foundation should have a clear owner.

Business identity

  • Business name and responsible owner confirmed
  • Domain and professional email selected
  • Contact, location and service area documented
  • Registration and tax needs reviewed

Products and pricing

  • Launch catalogue selected
  • Names, descriptions, variants and SKUs prepared
  • Prices, taxes and margins checked
  • Clear product photographs available

Orders and inventory

  • Order owner and daily workflow assigned
  • Stock record or inventory system selected
  • Returns, exchanges and cancellations defined
  • Customer support process documented

Payments

  • Cash-on-delivery decision documented
  • Bank or digital payment route selected
  • Settlement and reconciliation process understood
  • Fraud and order confirmation controls planned

Delivery and fulfilment

  • Packaging standard and cost calculated
  • Courier coverage and rates compared
  • Dispatch time and tracking process defined
  • Failed-delivery procedure prepared

Storefront and trust

  • Platform matched to budget and capability
  • HTTPS, backups and account security planned
  • Shipping, returns, privacy and terms published
  • Business contact and trust details visible

Marketing and measurement

  • Audience and launch offer defined
  • Search and social profiles prepared
  • Analytics and conversion events planned
  • Consent-based email or messaging list started

Launch operations

  • Complete test order successfully processed
  • Mobile experience reviewed
  • Response and dispatch targets agreed
  • First 30-day review date scheduled

Help at every decision.

We intend to add an AI-assisted guide that turns checklist gaps into small, understandable actions while connecting businesses to relevant human experts, tools and local providers.

AI assistance will be clearly identified, grounded in programme resources and reviewed for high-impact recommendations. It will not replace legal, tax, financial, security or other qualified professional advice.

UNDERSTAND

Explain unfamiliar terms

Translate platforms, payments, delivery and digital operations into straightforward business language.

PREPARE

Draft working materials

Help create product-description drafts, policy outlines, launch tasks and questions for providers.

PRIORITISE

Recommend the next step

Use readiness answers to identify dependencies and suggest a realistic sequence of work.

CONNECT

Find relevant support

Surface programme guides, verified resources, specialists and confirmed partner benefits.

03 · GUIDED PATH

Assess. Prepare.
Launch. Improve.

The guided pilot is designed to get a credible first channel operating—not to force every business into an expensive custom website.

01 · ASSESS

Readiness review

Document the business, its products, people, constraints and existing capabilities.

02 · PREPARE

Launch plan

Choose the channel, close essential gaps and assign each operational responsibility.

03 · LAUNCH

Test real orders

Complete end-to-end test orders before opening the channel to wider demand.

04 · IMPROVE

Thirty-day review

Review fulfilment, customer questions, conversion signals and the next practical upgrades.

Start where your business is.

Tell us what you sell, where you operate and which parts of the checklist are currently missing.