ecommerce platforms

[premiersports]

hi
i'm looking for a new ecommerce platform, as my current website is pretty basic! premiersportsni.co.uk
something that i could integrate with my ebay store (and maybe amazon) and facebook, iphone, royal mail etc would be great
any suggestions/recommendations would be appreciated
as i sell a lot of clothing a good system for colours/sizes is essential
cheers
ps

 

[ShortCouture]

you haven't said if you want to build the site yourself and therefore your level of expertise - or have a professional co do it for you. This may make a difference to the responses that you get.

whislt I'm here - I am having my clothing site built in Magento. A lot of big fashion companies use it, it's open source so there are loads of plugins - and it's pretty much seen as state of the art for e-commerce.

 

[AndyL]

Zencart... nuff said!

 

[NextPoint]

A full list of requirements would be great to see so that that other can give you some suggestions. Another good thing to provide would be links to websites that you would like to have an equivalent of - that way people can visualise what you require.

 

[premiersports]

i don't have any programming experience (and don't have the time to learn at the minute!), but i'm well used to CMS

 

[AndyL]

i don't have any programming experience (and don't have the time to learn at the minute!), but i'm well used to CMS

What CMS do you use, please don't say Joomla

 

[premiersports]

just the ones that have been with the sites i have used so far - one was called Handson, the other a basic ecommerce template

 

[premiersports]

i'm looking at BigCommerce, anyone any experience of them?

 

[AndyL]

i'm looking at BigCommerce, anyone any experience of them?

Nope I only use Zencart, great product, great support, millions of templates, planty of options and best of all is the price... FREE!

 

[TotalWebSolutions]

We have plenty of merchants using ZenCart but we also support many others. Feel free to click on the 'Shopping Carts' link in my signature to view the list. Click the logos and you will be transported to the cart page.

 

[marketingquotes]

Hi PS,

There are lots of companies that can put together an e-commerce site for you; but it would really come down to the sort of budget you had in mind.

Always advisable to get a few quotes and options to compare - then you can make an informed choice and meet with the best.

Regards,

Marketing Quotes Support

 

[jamie1183]

Removed duplicate post...

 

[jamie1183]

Highly recommend Magento we build Ecommerce Stores in Magento and when built well its possibly the most powerful Ecommerce platform available.

If you need any assistance or advice drop me a PM

 

[altteam]

Dear premiersports,

You can try CS-Cart Demo version (in the signature). It's suitable to manage by yourself without any specific knowledges.

Regards, Alt-team.

 

[ORDERED WEB]

Zen-cart is OK, but it is very old code, and has been well and truly overtaken by other packages, both in terms of architecture and features. Many other platforms that are a lot better are free

Joomla is a brilliant open source CMS, so long as you are using it for what it was designed for

The difficulty with threads like this is that you get recommendations from people based on their own views, often from people that either have a vested interest or people that have briefly skirmished with one system and then found another that fits their needs

There is only one real way to decide what platform is best, thats to sit and write down the exact needs - today both today, and in a few years, and then look at each system and see what is the best fit.

The exact needs are not really a brief list of things you want to integrate to, it is much deeper - covering payment processors, how postage and packaging is dealt with, how discounting and bundles are dealt with, how acocounts are dealt with. In other words - the practicable aspects of the business and the web aspects

Eventually you end up with a comprehensive list of "must haves" and a short list of "desirables.. then you find the best package for your needs

We are pretty platform agnostic - each has a flavour, each has a set of features and attributes - its just a case of matching them to the clients needs, and trying to future-proof the client in one

 

[marcuz88]

i'm looking at BigCommerce, anyone any experience of them?

I haven't used that but I heard many good feedback.

 

[EnrageEnterprise]

I'm using EKMpowershop in combination with MoneyBookers at the moment and it's great. Easy to setup - just get yourself a nice logo banner designed and it look good. Plus you can upgrade for a small fee to get very detailed stats on your site, which will help you no end when it comes to adwords (keywords, phrases etc...).

Moneybookers is also very simple and straight forward. All you need to a bank account, credit/debit card and verifiable address and you can have a merchant account.

I pay around £30 a month for all of that and I can't complain!

 

[denby]

cubecart is the best ive used one you make or buy a better skin for it...

it defo the best ive used and ive tryed most of the leading ones

 

[Revel]

If you want idiot proof that looks good upto date and has modules that you can add into the shop at the touch of a button, then I would say Prestashop.

Paypal intergration for both offline and API virtual terminal users. Have a look at the site for the full specs. Good tech support and winning awards left right and center.

They have a demo for both back office and front of shop.

As mentioned above, this is going off my experience and somebody may say it's the worst they have used. Have a look and decide for yourself.

Remember, It's FREE and jam packed with features.


R.

 

[denby]

If you want idiot proof that looks good upto date and has modules that you can add into the shop at the touch of a button, then I would say Prestashop.

Paypal intergration for both offline and API virtual terminal users. Have a look at the site for the full specs. Good tech support and winning awards left right and center.

They have a demo for both back office and front of shop.

As mentioned above, this is going off my experience and somebody may say it's the worst they have used. Have a look and decide for yourself.

Remember, It's FREE and jam packed with features.


R.

Prestashop looks like ****

 

[Revel]

You design it how you want it. There are many themes available. If you want **** then try Os commerce. Like I said, not everyone will like it.

 

[denby]

i tryed oscommerce

developed it for about 6 months its ok just outdated and very insecure

so i switched to cubecart and ill never use anything else

 

[Startwiththis]

Try SiteBuilder we've just launched over 2000 new designs which are easy to customise and the ecommerce part of the site is fully integrated with Sagepay, worldpay and Paypal.
It has a powerful cms and some nice extra features.

You can try before you buy for peace of mind.

 

[LynnH]

For chuff sake!!! does this question have to come up every week? use the search function on the site as this must be the most popular question asked in the e-commerce section.

 

[jtbaxt]

I build my own sites of all shapes and sizes and so I simply use 1shoppingcart and insert the appropriate links into my sites. its the easiest to use if you want to add sorts of customization to your sites but you need to either know how to build your sites or have someone build them for you.

 

[marcuz88]

Before choosing shopping cart, comparing is still the best way to decide. I recommend you this shopping cart software comparison as your basis for shopping cart review and evaluation for best shopping cart choice.