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ecommerce:shopping_for_ecommerce_solutions [2021/10/18 02:58] mithatecommerce:shopping_for_ecommerce_solutions [2021/10/18 20:46] – [Conclusions] mithat
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 ==== Square Online/Weebly ==== ==== Square Online/Weebly ====
  
-**TL;DR:** [[https://squareup.com/us/en/online-store|Square Online]] (formerly Weebly) seems like a solution if their template works for you. Tax needs testing. Fulfillment integration needs research.+**TL;DR:** [[https://squareup.com/us/en/online-store|Square Online]] (formerly Weebly) seems like a solution if their template works for you. Tax needs testing.
  
 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 doesn’t seem to be mentioned by Square, but [[https://www.shipbob.com/partners/square/|ShipBob]] says they provide it. (See [[https://www.shipbob.com/blog/square-fulfillment/|this]] as well.)+  * It supports third-party fulfillment with the [[https://squareup.com/us/en/app-marketplace/app/shipbob|ShipBob plugin]]. (See also [[https://www.shipbob.com/partners/square/|this]] and [[https://www.shipbob.com/blog/square-fulfillment/|this]].)
  
 Other pros and cons: Other pros and cons:
  
-  * No plugins, so much less anxiety of abandonware.+  * No plugins (i.e., apps in Squarespeak) are required and only a few plugins available, so much less anxiety of plugin abandonware.
   * 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 ''%%<subdomain>.square.site%%'' URL they give you is decent, and the ''%%<subdomain>%%'' is easy to change.   * Running under your own domain will require a paid tier. But the ''%%<subdomain>.square.site%%'' URL they give you is decent, and the ''%%<subdomain>%%'' is easy to change.
   * 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://squareup.com/us/en/app-marketplace/app/printful|Printful plugin]].
  
  
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 ===== Conclusions ===== ===== Conclusions =====
  
-Assuming Square Online passes testing, it's going to be a fight between it and WooCommerce.+Assuming it passes sales tax testing, it's going to be a fight between Square Online and WooCommerce.
  
 Stay tuned. Stay tuned.
  
ecommerce/shopping_for_ecommerce_solutions.txt · Last modified: 2021/12/25 05:54 by mithat

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