Looking for a new eCommerce developer

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Our currently ecommerce site is built on magento and we are very unhappy with the current developer.
We are looking to have the site recreated on a custom platform.
We want a company that specializes in ecommerce, seo and user experience.
Current quotes are coming in at $25-45k

any suggestions would be appreciated
#programming #developer #ecommerce
  • @pseudonymble

    I would be more than willing to provide you with a quotation for your project.

    When you say 'custom platform', what exactly do you mean? Do you want to move away from Magento? Do you have a set language in mind?

    Could you send me the site link and the spec?

    Darren
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  • Why custom platform? Sounds like you want to re-create the whole site on a custom platform just because of a bad developer.

    Unless you have something whacky in mind, modifying an existing e-commerce platform to suit your needs probably makes a lot more sense than creating a completely custom solution. Anyone that says otherwise has 2 things:
    - They don't have enough experience with e-commerce platform that they are trying to modify.
    - They don't care for the customer and all they want to do is bill as many hours as possible.

    If anyone can give me a good reason why you'd go with a completely custom e-commerce solution over modifying an existing platform, I'll be glad to listen what your reasoning for it is
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    • There are a number of good reasons for going with a custom solution, though unless you are a good developer the up front cost will be a bit high.

      1. Exactly matching your business processes.
      Done right, a custom e-commerce platform can exactly match your business processes, integrate nicely (or serve as) your customer response management system, and generally make everything flow nicely.

      2. Speed and Flow
      A custom system can be made to be much faster than pretty much anything in the marketplace currently and can have exactly the front end (buyer) and back end (processing) flows that you want.

      Obviously, there are some down sides as well ... if the developer or group that builds the platform decides to leave, dies, or decides to start charging you more and more for the product you are going to have troubles.

      I've built a custom e-commerce site for a client and they were extremely happy with it. It was very fast (1 css file, 1 js file, the html page, and graphics), matched the clients business logic exactly, and gave him some extras that you don't commonly see with an e-commerce site (such as the ability to view carts in progress, see abandoned carts, etc.).

      The only time he has needed more work on the system was to add new features on rare occasion. The site paid for itself in increased traffic and sales within the first 2 months of being launched ... so in his case it worked out nicely. That being said, many places (especially groups/agencies) just offer such to milk people ... and often just take an existing cart and try to hack it to make it work.

      If you go with a custom solution, be very careful or you will lose your shirt.
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    We would be willing to provide you our web designing and development services. Complete dedication to work and timely deliveries are our key qualities.

    Kindly connect with me for further discussions.

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    Nishant Singh
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    • Hello,

      I am Arwani.
      I am founder and self employee on my digital agency named designsation

      I interest to build your custom ecommerce platform.

      Hope we can make further discussion.

      thanks in advance
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    Looking for a new eCommerce developer

    Our currently ecommerce site is built on magento and we are very unhappy with the current developer. We are looking to have the site recreated on a custom platform. We want a company that specializes in ecommerce, seo and user experience.