Dropshipping Automation/ Squarespace

Good Evening Warriors.

First a quick introduction and then I'll get to the reason for my post.

I'm a mid 30's energy consultant looking to turn my passion for outdoor and shooting sports into a career. I envision myself writing engaging reviews of new gear and selling the gear that I and others think are top shelf.

I am a long distance commuter and as such I'm an avid listener of podcasts such as the Joe Rogan Experience. Any fellow podcast listeners will know that Squarespace has been pushing their platform hard. I bit. I sold myself the dream of building a great website that stocked all the brands I know and love and started building.... and I have to admit, the site is coming along nicely.

I admit I did only basic initial research. By using Squarespace I was forced to use Stripe as a payment processor. Stripe does not allow the sale of weapons or munitions per their terms of service, so that put a nice dent in sales right off the bat as ammo sales have gone ballistic over the last few years and were a source of revenue I'd initially planned on.

Now to the real issue at hand. I've sought out and opened accounts with a couple of dropshipping companies, namely Moteng and Kroll International. I'd like to automate my website's inventory to match my suppliers. Moteng pointed me to Inventory Solutions. After signing up for a free trial and doing some reading I see that I'll need to integrate with Squarespace's shopping cart platform. Trouble is that Squarespace and it's help desk have not been able to tell me what shopping cart platform they use....

So I throw myself upon the mercy of WF and ask the age old question. Should I walk away and start over on a new platform that is easier to integrate third party inventory and automation? I have a full time career that keeps me busy to the point that I simply cannot sit and route orders and update inventory by hand. This was a major oversight on my part. Automation is what I based this entire plan on.

Is anyone here using squarespace? Have you integrated order processing and inventory updating?

I'll be starting a new website for ammo sales anyway.... any advice on which site builder I should use?

If you'd like to look at my store please message me, I believe the ToS for WF keep me from just posting it up for all to view (and to gain backlinks).

Thank you in advance for your help. Any constructive criticism will be taken as such.

I hope to learn, grow, and then pass my knowledge down to new drop ship dreamers.