E-Commerce Solutions
November 10th 2011 16:25
So you want to open your own eCommerce shop? Want to sell prints or homemade crafts or be a wholesale reseller?
Your Website is going to BE your store. And you have LOTS of options when it comes to choosing a service or web host to create your storefront. Choose carefully, since you'll (you hope) be selling a lot of product and be using the checkout/ shopping cart system every day. You want the service to be as expandable as possible.
Option 1: 3dcart
3dcart is another excellent value, offering a graduated scale of services starting at $20/mo.
What makes 3dcart different from the others is its use of built-in social networking to increase traffic. 3dcart creates a Facebook store and integrates Twitter and Search Engine Optimization into ever e-store.
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Option 2: Vendio
Vendio is another easy-to-use service for creating an online store. The work is done for you, and all you have to do is choose a domain name, a site theme, and upload product images and specifications: prices, shipping, etc. Vendio is FREE to set up, but costs $20/mo to add "marketplace SKU's = you can sell up to 200 products on Ebay and Amazon.
Option 3: Amazon WebStore
An Amazon WebStore offers the advantage of immediate traffic. If your product stands out, and your price is better than anyone else's, you stand a good chance of making money quickly. The caveat with using Amazon Webstore is that although you can create a store for as little as $25/mo., if you want to sell in the Amazon Marketplace, the cost increases to about $50/mo. 6-8% transaction fees.
Option 6: Big Commerce
Big Commerce's interface is easy, and although a commercial product/service, you won't be disappointed in the price or support. Making money online is fast and easy with BigCommerce. Check it out.
Watch the tour.
Option 5: Your own Setup with OSCommerce, ZenCart, or a mishmash of WordPress, Joomla! or another site shopping cart
You can always build your own site with your own domain, hosted by one of the many web hosts available online. If you can code in HTML, PHP, CSS and/or one of the many web languages, you might be able to set up a comparable store. However, the services above offer too many advantages, especially when it comes to traffic, to create a store from scratch if you're not already skilled at such.
Your Website is going to BE your store. And you have LOTS of options when it comes to choosing a service or web host to create your storefront. Choose carefully, since you'll (you hope) be selling a lot of product and be using the checkout/ shopping cart system every day. You want the service to be as expandable as possible.
Option 1: 3dcart
3dcart is another excellent value, offering a graduated scale of services starting at $20/mo.
What makes 3dcart different from the others is its use of built-in social networking to increase traffic. 3dcart creates a Facebook store and integrates Twitter and Search Engine Optimization into ever e-store.
BigCommerce is Easy
Option 2: Vendio
Vendio is another easy-to-use service for creating an online store. The work is done for you, and all you have to do is choose a domain name, a site theme, and upload product images and specifications: prices, shipping, etc. Vendio is FREE to set up, but costs $20/mo to add "marketplace SKU's = you can sell up to 200 products on Ebay and Amazon.
Option 3: Amazon WebStore
An Amazon WebStore offers the advantage of immediate traffic. If your product stands out, and your price is better than anyone else's, you stand a good chance of making money quickly. The caveat with using Amazon Webstore is that although you can create a store for as little as $25/mo., if you want to sell in the Amazon Marketplace, the cost increases to about $50/mo. 6-8% transaction fees.
Option 6: Big Commerce
Big Commerce's interface is easy, and although a commercial product/service, you won't be disappointed in the price or support. Making money online is fast and easy with BigCommerce. Check it out.
Watch the tour.
BigCommerce is EASY!
Option 5: Your own Setup with OSCommerce, ZenCart, or a mishmash of WordPress, Joomla! or another site shopping cart
You can always build your own site with your own domain, hosted by one of the many web hosts available online. If you can code in HTML, PHP, CSS and/or one of the many web languages, you might be able to set up a comparable store. However, the services above offer too many advantages, especially when it comes to traffic, to create a store from scratch if you're not already skilled at such.
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