Which is the best e-store platform

by Vlad Shelest

Posted: 12 years ago 17 replies

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I am looking to build an online store selling physical goods (diy kitchen cabinets) and looking for the best all-in-one platform to do that I'm considering either Shopify.com or BigCommerce.com.

I'm wondering if anyone here has had experience with either of these and would like to share their opinion. Or maybe recommend something else entirely.

Thanks in advance
Vlad

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rabbi1994 Banned 12 years ago

I have heard good things about Shopify.com so you can try that.
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Vlad Shelest 12 years ago

Shopify is probably the more popular of the two, but BigCommerce does look good as well!
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elexmedia 12 years ago

I think Shopify is better than BigCommerce, because it's have more templates than bigcommerce.

But I still recommend to use Wordpress/ Opencart. Your cost will be much lower and you don't need to pay the sales fee.

Wordpress/ Opencart is also have more templates and plugins. So, it'll be a lot of easier & flexible to tweak your store.
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Vlad Shelest 12 years ago

Thanks elexmedia, I'll have a look at opencart as well. Just thought that having a dedicated platform was possibly better in terms of payment processing, reporting, inventory, etc... On the other hand, maybe the opencart + some WP plugins will do the same job. Definitely a less expensive way to go!
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enterforum 12 years ago

i think woocommerce is the best..

i use it on wordpress site.

make wordpress site and then buy woothemes and install woocommerce(its free).
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Gama Seva 12 years ago

Try PrestaShop (PrestaShop - Build an online store with PrestaShop - Free Open-source E-commerce Software) It's an open source e-commerce software with tons of powerful features and it works for both physical and digital products.

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Vlad Shelest 12 years ago

PrestaShop looks good Gama! Does it work as a backend plugin to an existing site or is it an actual platform for building a site on?
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- Gama Seva 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Vlad Shelest
  
  PrestaShop looks good Gama! Does it work as a backend plugin to an existing site or is it an actual platform for building a site on?
  
  Yeah, it is a very nice e-commerce platform with a very solid back-end.
  It is a stand alone e-commerce platform, you can also use plugins if you want to add more functionality just like WordPress.
  
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  Vlad Shelest 12 years ago
  
  Thanks Gama, I've just been looking at their site, looks very impressive I've got to say. But do you have to be a web developer or at least very advanced technically to set it all up and make it work?
  
  Volusion looks good as well, but I think it'll end up being a lot more like the Shopify or BigCommerce, which is all ok except I'm even more confused now than before, lol.
  
  Really like the look of PrestaShop though...
  
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Joey Montano 12 years ago

I keep seeing those 90 second Volution ads on Youtube, has anyone tried that? I heard they were pretty solid.
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kojakeugenio 12 years ago

Im using fastspring.com I dont not problem with them so far and you can accept major payments system.
Try cubecart as well.
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ScooterDaMan 12 years ago

No experience with Shopify, sorry. Big Commerce is excellent as is Magento. The real answer depends on how much PHP, CSS and HTML you know, how much you want to customize your website, how much you want to spend and how many products you have.

I have moved all of my websites over to Zulu Cart. Although I have no problem working with CSS, HTML and a little PHP, why should I if I don't have to? With Zulu Cart, everything is drag and drop, point and click. You don't have to ever go into your cPanel because you can modify everything right in the Admin Panel. You can get your site to look exactly the way you want in any colors or fonts that you want and don't have to know how to do anything more complicated than you would have to know to use Microsoft Word. I also found Zulu Cart to be a more affordable solution for websites the size of mine.
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stacyjose 12 years ago

Better you can go for ebay or amazon both are best for selling your things
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megansays 12 years ago

One that hasn't been mentioned and is just awesome is 3dcart.com. I had a couple stores with them 3 or 4 years ago, and the support was phenomenal. Prices are pretty good too, and they're SEO friendly.
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- qwerty101 12 years ago
  
  I second using Zulucart. It is perfect for beginners. I am new to internet marketing, I had no problem setting up my store because the user interface is newbie friendly. I am still looking for dropshippers, in the meantime, I have affiliate links set up in my store.
  
  The Zulucart people have a website called storecoach which basically holds your hand through setting up an ecommerce site, they have an amazing amount of free tools and training videos, really the best website I have come across, especially for beginners. (www.storecoach.com)
  
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bluez 12 years ago

i would suggest using shopperpress theme to set up your own e-commerce or even affiliate site. Been using it for a few years and am still happy using it. it allows e-payment with lots of payment system.
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hardinflash 12 years ago

If there's anything that you sell & think you're going to be selling across multiple channels I worked with some software called channel advisor a while back. Full integration with your payment processors for refunds etc. & definitely makes it easy when it comes to training someone to perform customer service. It's the only software I've used though so I suppose I am going to be a bit bias.
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