Choosing an ecommerce solution

OP, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on Shopify Plus vs Shopify. What extra features does it include? Can you have a fully bespoke theme built by Shopify or a specialist agency from the ground up? What are typical costs? Thanks

 

My requirements are really simple - I won't expect to have many products perhaps 5 to 10 and a few variations in size and colour in each product.

I am torn between Squarespace and Shopify. I will be a sole trader so not setting up a LTD company.

Which one of these handles processing an order better? Ie prints out the order onto labels and the invoice.

 

Has anyone tried squarespace with ecwid as the best of both worlds solution?

Use the nice templates of Squarespace with the backend ecommerce system of Ecwid?

I see many shops using shopify and it must be a market leader?

 

I would choose Shopify over Squarespace. For ecommerce needs Shopify is a lot better. Squarespace is good as a holding type website but is pretty limited. Alex

 

Yes Shopify is great I used to have a shop called sport angel, but other business interests came along and I did not have time to market the site.

 

I could have sworn I gave a reply to this thread yesterday ? basically there are cheaper and better options to shopify that are free, and fit in facebook. There is now a zero entry to market when it comes to getting online / selling and selling to highly relevant customers in facebook.

 

Shopify Plus offers the opportunity to clone your store (useful if going into different markets).
It has Flow, which can automate a lot of things. We've found that to be very useful.
Launchpad is good for new collections / sales etc
You can also customise the checkout, which we're doing A/B testing on.

Cost is more ($2200 / month I think)

There are agencies that specialise in Shopify Plus stores. We chose one but were disappointed and are moving to a different one (We Make Websites).

They say you need to be turning over £1m a year to make it worth the while but I would say you could see the benefits at a lower level.

 

Lol $2,200 a month - I'll buy it twice that's such good value, especially as it means I clone my store - that's worth the price on it's own

 

Bl**dy hell! I thought you were joking about $2,000 and month !

 

commadus: https://apps.shopify.com/ordersify-...=3&surface_intra_position=2&surface_type=home

prints out the order onto labels and the invoice.

 

I agree. Some people have the idea that the only way to get what you want is to pay for a custom solution. However, a lot of companies have seen the move towards custom designs and integrated more features into their own programs.

In some of the pre-built solutions, you can find options that you will never need alongside everything you ever will need. The only way to find out what suits you is to try them.

 

Nice post @Faevilangel. I have learn many things regarding ecommerce solution and also very much helpful for small business owner for better understanding about ecommerce solution and its utility. Expecting quality post in future and learn so many factors.

 

Only the 6 years worth of posts! Alex

 

Although we have extensively worked with Shopify customisation, we always prefer WooCommerce and Magento. The open source nature allows the developer more creative and functionality control.

A developer should always be the one advising the online store owner of the preferred solution.

 

All great advice! We started with little knowledge so built our store on a platform to make things easier to launch our business but the long-term plan is to build from scratch to give us more flexibility in terms of design and layout going forward.

 

You are Just a startup eCommerce Business. Then you are choosing a Shopify. And We advise on digital production strategy including content management frameworks and e-commerce. And RFP and vendor selection management.

 

Excellent choice

 

Choosing the right e-commerce solution is half the job done in starting the e-commerce business as you will be running the business with an e-commerce platform/solution. If you are planning a multi-vendor marketplace then choose a multi-vendor shopping cart software that suits your business needs. Look at the features and integrations if it fulfills the needs of your business