ecommerce:shopping_for_ecommerce_solutions
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ecommerce:shopping_for_ecommerce_solutions [2021/10/18 02:36] – [Square Online/Weebly] mithat | ecommerce:shopping_for_ecommerce_solutions [2021/10/30 00:24] – [Conclusions] 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 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) |
===== Shop 0.0.1 ===== | ===== Shop 0.0.1 ===== | ||
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+ | ==== WordPress+WooCommerce ==== | ||
**TL;DR:** [[https:// | **TL;DR:** [[https:// | ||
- | A couple years ago, I set up a trial [[https:// | + | A couple years ago, I set up a [[https:// |
- | What I found is that while it’s possible to build a shop with WordPress+WooCommerce, | + | What I found is that while it’s possible to build a shop with WordPress+WooCommerce, |
As far as how well WordPress+WooCommerce lines up with my three desired features: | As far as how well WordPress+WooCommerce lines up with my three desired features: | ||
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* It can be very low cost to run — free in fact if you don’t count webhosting that you already have. However, running it for “free” will limit the plugins you can use. | * It can be very low cost to run — free in fact if you don’t count webhosting that you already have. However, running it for “free” will limit the plugins you can use. | ||
* WooCommerce’s own tax calculation plugin promises to do what I need, and initial testing suggests that it works. Other options exist but get very costly very quickly. | * WooCommerce’s own tax calculation plugin promises to do what I need, and initial testing suggests that it works. Other options exist but get very costly very quickly. | ||
- | * The [[https:// | + | * The [[https:// |
+ | Other pros and cons include: | ||
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+ | * Because it's so popular, there are a //lot// of plugins. This means if you want to add something to your store (e.g., on-demand printing of swag) you'll probably have a decent range of service providers to pick from. | ||
===== Shop 0.0.2 ===== | ===== Shop 0.0.2 ===== | ||
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==== Square Online/ | ==== Square Online/ | ||
- | **TL;DR:** [[https:// | + | **TL;DR:** [[https:// |
In terms of required features: | In terms of required features: | ||
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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 | + | * It supports |
Other pros and cons: | Other pros and cons: | ||
- | * No plugins, so much less anxiety of abandonware. | + | * No plugins |
* It's easy to use, though not nearly as easy as they would have you think. | * It's easy to use, though not nearly as easy as they would have you think. | ||
- | * Running under your own domain | + | * Running under your own domain |
* The retail template is functional, but they only offer one, along with a number of styling (font and color) options. | * The retail template is functional, but they only offer one, along with a number of styling (font and color) options. | ||
+ | * Supports print on demand sales with a [[https:// | ||
+ | * I've been getting a //lot// of emails from Square now, some trying to upsell. | ||
==== Shift4Shop/ | ==== Shift4Shop/ | ||
- | **TL; | + | **TL; |
In terms of required features: | In terms of required features: | ||
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==== Ecwid ==== | ==== Ecwid ==== | ||
- | + | ** | |
- | TL;DR: [[https:// | + | TL;DR:** [[https:// |
In terms of required features: | In terms of required features: | ||
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* There’s a no-cost tier, but … | * There’s a no-cost tier, but … | ||
* You don’t get automated tax calculations unless you pay for the $15/mo package. | * You don’t get automated tax calculations unless you pay for the $15/mo package. | ||
- | * I'm assuming integrations are possible, but without automated tax for no cost, I decided not to do more research. | + | * Fulfillment using the [[https:// |
===== Conclusions ===== | ===== Conclusions ===== | ||
- | TBD. | + | Assuming Square Online passes sales tax testing, it's going to be a close fight between Square Online and WordPress+WooCommerce. |
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+ | Stay tuned. | ||
ecommerce/shopping_for_ecommerce_solutions.txt · Last modified: 2021/12/25 05:54 by mithat