ecommerce:shopping_for_ecommerce_solutions
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ecommerce:shopping_for_ecommerce_solutions [2021/10/18 01:57] – [Shop 0.0.2] mithat | ecommerce:shopping_for_ecommerce_solutions [2021/10/18 02:43] – [Shopping for eCommerce solutions] mithat | ||
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* Very low cost --- because it’s not really going to make money, at least for a while. | * Very low cost --- because it’s not really going to make money, at least for a while. | ||
- | * Automatic sales tax computation --- because I live in a state that has difficult and complex tax collection policies. | + | * Automatic sales tax computation --- because I live in a state that has complex tax collection policies. |
- | * Ability to use a fulfillment center (e.g., Fulfillment by Amazon) -- to handle things if things | + | * Ability to use a fulfillment center (e.g., Fulfillment by Amazon) |
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- | The concerns and issues with the above led me to search for potential alternatives. I was drawn away from other FOSS solutions (e.g. [[https:// | + | The concerns and issues with the above led me to search for potential alternatives. I was drawn away from other FOSS solutions (e.g. [[https:// |
- | This in turn led me to consider what’s available in the proprietary camp. I’ve built eCommerce sites for others using Shopify, but I eliminated it for my own shop because of their fees. Yes, even their admittedly meager monthly cost would be hard to justify based on the expected income from the shop — at least for a while. I quickly eliminated other alternatives that charge similar or higher fees. | + | This in turn led me to consider what’s available in the fully-proprietary camp. I’ve built eCommerce sites for others using Shopify, but I eliminated it for my own shop because of their fees. Yes, even their admittedly meager monthly cost would be hard to justify based on the expected income from the shop — at least for a while. I quickly eliminated other alternatives that charge similar or higher fees. |
I finally narrowed things down to a few interesting candidates, which I discuss briefly below. | I finally narrowed things down to a few interesting candidates, which I discuss briefly below. | ||
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==== Square Online/ | ==== Square Online/ | ||
- | **TL; | + | **TL; |
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* It’s very affordable: there’s no cost to start. | * It’s very affordable: there’s no cost to start. | ||
* It promises automatic sales tax computation. But this needs testing, esp. for local tax granularity. | * It promises automatic sales tax computation. But this needs testing, esp. for local tax granularity. | ||
- | * Support for third-party fulfillment doesn’t seem to be mentioned by Square, but [[https:// | + | * Support for third-party fulfillment doesn’t seem to be mentioned by Square, but [[https:// |
Other pros and cons: | Other pros and cons: | ||
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==== Shift4Shop/ | ==== Shift4Shop/ | ||
- | **TL; | + | **TL; |
In terms of required features: | In terms of required features: | ||
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==== Ecwid ==== | ==== Ecwid ==== | ||
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- | TL;DR: [[https:// | + | TL;DR:** [[https:// |
In terms of required features: | In terms of required features: |
ecommerce/shopping_for_ecommerce_solutions.txt · Last modified: 2021/12/25 05:54 by mithat