ecommerce:shopping_for_ecommerce_solutions
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| ecommerce:shopping_for_ecommerce_solutions [2021/10/18 02:42] – [Square Online/Weebly] mithat | ecommerce:shopping_for_ecommerce_solutions [2021/10/18 20:46] – [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:// | ||
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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 will require a paid tier. But the '' | * Running under your own domain will require a paid tier. But the '' | ||
| * 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:// | ||
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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 it passes sales tax testing, it's going to be a fight between Square Online and WooCommerce. |
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| + | Stay tuned. | ||
ecommerce/shopping_for_ecommerce_solutions.txt · Last modified: 2021/12/25 05:54 by mithat