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when i needed to do my site I got design done by designcrowd co uk and found freelancer peopleperhour com to configure simpleservers co uk/magento-hosting
you can also check understandinge com
With PE company buying eBay Enterprise (Magento is part of it) last month for 1Bn I expect to see major investment into platform development. Those criticizing Magento should get their story right.
for SME's exploring Magento technology there are entry level options with small headache...
You could get Magento+M2E Pro hosting bundle from simpleservers.co.uk and then DIY using understandinge.com or contact m2epro directly to see if they can migrate you..
check understandingE [dot] com to see how you can DIY it. no point inventing a wheel and building from scratch. You need a good CMS system. Also you can get design done designcrowd [dot] co [dot] uk
check understandingE [dot] com to see how you can DIY it. no point inventing a wheel and building from scratch. You need a good CMS system. Also you can get design done designcrowd [dot] co [dot] uk
eBay has 140 000 active users
Amazon has in excess of 240 000 loyal customers.
best way to get your site done on Magento (CE) and link it via m2epro to eBay, amazon & rakuten. This way you improve visibility of your stock.
bottom line is not whether market place is expensive but how quickly...
Selling online, eBay based business will be very challenging. Leaving “FFF” (friends, family, fools) out of discussion, online businesses are sold at premium (EBT multiple of 2-4) to strategic investors (i.e. competitors) or at liquidation price in which case owner would have to take a hit...
I would go for Magentom because eBay invests millions every year developing it. Last year eBay purchased braintreepayments so I expect Magento having fully integrated top notch payment system soon.
Here is my 2 pence about underrated open source project - Magento. eBay Inc has spent over 100M+ for a reason (!) and still continuously invests in future development allowing wider community to develop add-ons and plugins (google for magento connect).
Important decision for you to make now is...
With 58 000+ downloads (check Magento connect for more details) and eBay Inc. investing heavily in continues development of both Magento & M2E Pro you can get top notch functionality literally for free.
There are companies offering Magento+M2E packaged hosting (i.e. simpleservers) and free...