Building a beautiful online store is just the first step. The next is to let as many people know about it as possible. And what is a better way to promote a web shop than submit it to different showcase sites?

So we decided to make a list of eCommerce galleries and other sites featuring online stores. We believe it'll help online entrepreneurs improve their business and succeed online.

Below you will find 25 web design galleries, but these galleries can be divided into the following groups:

• Number 1 through 3 are pure eCommerce galleries featuring web shops only
• Number 4 through 19 are web design galleries featuring different types of web pages, including web shops
• Number 20 through 25 are web design galleries featuring web shops built with the some popular eCommerce platforms; among them Jigoshop, Magento, PrestaShop, Shopify, Bigcommerce and OpenCart.

There are hundreds of web design galleries on the net and each of them is a nice place to find inspiration. Why is this list of galleries so special you may ask? The point is we'll be listing only up to date showcase sites, because we have no doubts that you do not need galleries which have not been updated in 2013. Additionally, we will not only show you eCommerce galleries, but other galleries where you can submit online stores. After all, the more ways to get free promotion and free back links the better. And of course, why refuse additional places to find creative inspiration?

We hope this article will be interesting to everyone who reads it, especially to online retailers and designers specializing in eCommerce website design as they are constantly looking for ideas on how to design better web shops and where to promote them.

It's always important to see what is trendy before you start an online store, but a beautiful design does not guarantee success to your store, you should also help people find it among millions of other stores. And submitting your store to various galleries is a great way to get back links which will result in improved site rankings, traffic, and sales. So whether you need inspiration or you want to get exposure to your web shop, the following list of eCommerce galleries and other galleries which are open to eCommerce sites will be a real help to you.

http://www.inspirationalshops.com/

http://cartcraze.com/

http://www.onlinestoregallery.com/

http://htmlinspiration.com/websites/shopping/24/

http://www.cssdsgn.com/category/ecommerce/

http://cssbased.com/showcase/?c=Shopping

http://html5gallery.com/category/ecommerce/

http://www.awwwards.com/websites/e-commerce/

http://unmatchedstyle.com/category/gallery/shopping

http://bestwebgallery.com/category/ecommerce/

http://www.bigcommerce.com/showcase/

http://www.cssgarden.co.uk/category/type/e-commerce

http://www.cssluxury.com/category/categories-by-type/ecommerce/

http://www.cssmania.com/topics/business/shopping/

http://cssreel.com/Category/ecommerce

http://www.designbombs.com/category/ecommerce/

http://www.dzinemart.com/tag/shopping/

http://jigoshop.com/showcase/

http://magentoshowcase.co.uk/

http://makebetterwebsites.com/tag/shop/

http://www.opencart.com/index.php?route=feature/liveshop

http://www.prestashop.com/en/showcase

http://www.shopify.com/examples

http://www.siiimple.com/category/ecommerce/

http://www.siteinspire.com/websites?categories=64

We don't say submitting your store to web design galleries is a direct way to sale success, but it's a direct way to better search engine rankings and therefore more visits to your site, and more visits mean more sales.

Author Bio
The article is written by Helen Bailey of TemplateMonster.com. TemplateMonster has a huge library of web page designs; among them Jigoshop themes, PrestaShop themes, Magento themes and other eCommerce templates.