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Has anyone ever built an online store?
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| jonSun |
If so did you use any of the online store building sites like yahoo ect? Looks semi simple with some decent customization options.
curious of some real reviews of pro/cons. |
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| igottaknow |
| I know this might be none of my business but what are you trying to sell? Have you tried craigslist? :gsmile: |
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| nefardec |
it's part of what i do for a living, but from scratch.
as far as ready-to-wear solutions go, I recommend shopify for a lot of my clients.
I've also heard nice things about Big Cartel.
For integration with a content management system, I've set up satisfied clients with uberCart as part of a Drupal installation.
Sorry I can't provide a more in depth review of these. |
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| Joss Weatherby |
Only custom built stuff. No drop ins.
I've never been particularly enthusiastic about drop-in e-com solutions. |
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| jonSun |
| quote: | Originally posted by nefardec
it's part of what i do for a living, but from scratch.
as far as ready-to-wear solutions go, I recommend shopify for a lot of my clients.
I've also heard nice things about Big Cartel.
For integration with a content management system, I've set up satisfied clients with uberCart as part of a Drupal installation.
Sorry I can't provide a more in depth review of these. |
Thank You. Im gonna give shopify a look.
| quote: | Originally posted by igottaknow
I know this might be none of my business but what are you trying to sell? Have you tried craigslist? :gsmile: |
Im trying to sell kitchen & bath cabinet parts & accessories. I use craigslist now but what im trying to do is create an online convienence for the customer & take away the part where the customers would have to call our store to place an order. Plus craigslist puts restrictions on duplicate ad's in different cities & limits you to simple line ad's with photos. Im trying to get something out there that can easily list more products & that is more organized as well. |
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| jonSun |
| quote: | Originally posted by Joss Weatherby
Only custom built stuff. No drop ins.
I've never been particularly enthusiastic about drop-in e-com solutions. |
do you know of any negatives to them?
And im fairly new to this. please excuse my ignorance in this field. |
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| Joss Weatherby |
| quote: | Originally posted by jonSun
do you know of any negatives to them?
And im fairly new to this. please excuse my ignorance in this field. |
Hmm, well it depends on the situation. I was usually building things that needed quite a bit of customization and most drop in solutions I was told to research wouldn't meet them. |
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| igottaknow |
There is always ebay but that wouldn't work so well if your customers are local. Pre builts that Adam suggested might be a good way to get your feet wet.
The cons of pre-builts is they can take a hefty commission, have a pre-built look and aren't well suited to certain products. But they're easy to start off. |
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| nefardec |
| quote: | Originally posted by jonSun
do you know of any negatives to them?
And im fairly new to this. please excuse my ignorance in this field. |
yeah, they are expensive as hell. it's a cash cow for us web developers :p |
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