Web-site "SHOP" Options/advice.

PGowdy

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Hey, do any of you own web-sites in which things are sold?
I am in the process of setting mine up and am wondering what the best options are for "shop" servers/hosts and the costs?
only one i've looked into thus far is romancart.com

Any help/advise appreciated.

Pete.
 
If you want to create it yourself i would look at Joomla, it has some great paypal add-ins, is mostly gui based so you dont need to use code.

Or maybe look at google sites, the free version is widely used so you might be able to add a checkout.

you could always make people pay straight into a paypal address so its less complicated.

Andy

hosting is really cheap too, hundreds of options like easyspace ect.
 
We use Magento for our cycle clothing or you could use something like Big Cartel

http://www.morvelo.com/

Big Cartel etc. are very basic primarily used for people selling odd bits & bobs online. Magento is a professional customisable e-commerce platform, when we started our brand we looked at these options too but preferred the professional look that a Magento store gives and the scope for expansion and control. There will always be a cheaper option but just check that it gives you the options for the future when this takes off and that it conveys the correct message for your brand.

Also the Magento store would be run from your own hosting account, the others Big Cartel & Shopify are run from their respective servers.

Check any additional transaction charges on the other stores offer and how much it costs you extra a month to customise their existing templates.
Also all you are getting with those options are a shop you will still need to create your website to plug the shop into


This may be of use to you, obvious advantage of Magento the SEO results and control

Big Cartel:
advantages
Use your own domain
Users don't need to sign up to check out

disadvantages:
doesn't offer e-commerce analytics
not a lot of flexibility with discount code options
poor SEO control of meta tags

Magento
advantages
Use your own domain
Great for SEO
up sell, cross sell, and can do just about any discount offer you can think of
unlimited products
use any payment gateway you want
e-commerce analytics

disadvantages:
more expensive, because development takes longer
 
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