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The Ultimate Magento Ecommerce Review
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Try Magento Now May 22, 2012 By James Henry In Ecommerce Reviews

   

Introduction

Magento (an eBay company) is an ecommerce shopping cart platform that powers many well known brands, such as: Fox Connect, Fiji Water, Toms Shoes, and The North Face. Since 2009, Magento has powered over 100,000 registered online stores, most of which are custom built. The ecommerce platform is known for being extremely feature-rich and powerful, as such, it requires either a lot of technical knowhow or money to utilize to its full potential. Magento has 3 basic plans to choose from, ranging from free to $49,990 / year. It’s not for everybody, but for some large scale online retailers, Magento may be just what you need.  (more…)

The Ultimate Shopify Ecommerce Review
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Try Shopify Now May 1, 2012 By rachel In Ecommerce Reviews

 

Introduction

Shopify is a fully hosted ecommerce shopping cart platform that was founded in 2006. They currently have over 40,000 active online stores all around the world. The ecommerce platform is known for its ease of use, gorgeous store designs, scalability, and excellent customer service. Shopify has an impressive list of well-known clients from various industries, including: 50 Cent, LMFAO, Tesla Motors, Amnesty International, Epic Meal Time, Penny Arcade, and Evisu Jeans. Although they do have a lot of big companies using their platform, Shopify is best suited for small and medium sized businesses. They offer four packages which range from $29 – $179 per month with no setup fee and all of which offer free unlimited bandwidth, and premium customer support.

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The Ultimate 3dcart Ecommerce Review
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Try 3dcart Now April 4, 2012 By James Henry In Ecommerce Reviews

 

 

Introduction

3dcart is an ecommerce shopping cart platform based out of Florida that’s been around for over 10 years. They have over 15,000 online stores using their software. Online stores using 3dcart include, The New York Times Store, Candy.com, Lukie Games, and Ideal Baby & Kids are good examples of active online stores that are running on their platform. 3dcart is best known for its ease of use, fair prices, and awful customer service. They offer five different pricing plans appropriate for small businesses that range from $19.99 – $129.99 per month.

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The Ultimate BigCommerce Ecommerce Review
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Try BigCommerce Now April 3, 2012 By James Henry In Ecommerce Reviews

 

Introduction

BigCommerce is an ecommerce shopping cart platform that was founded in Sydney, Australia. The company started in 2003 and currently serve over 20,000 businesses in 65 countries. BigCommerce has recently opened a satellite office in Austin, Texas. The ecommerce platform is known for its reasonable rates, strong security features, and powerful inventory system. Some of their active online store’s include: ShaveNow, Oh So Celeb, and Pandora. BigCommerce was once rated #1 on Top10Reviews but has since dropped to #4 because “navigation throughout the software is a little more difficult and time consuming than some of the other software we tested.” They offer five packages which range from $24.95 to $299.95 per month.  (more…)

The Ultimate Volusion Ecommerce Review
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Try Volusion Now March 27, 2012 By James Henry In Ecommerce Reviews

 

Introduction

Volusion is one of the most popular ecommerce shopping carts available and in the 10 years they’ve been around they have powered over 35,000 active online stores around the world. Their most well known clients include 3M, US Open, Nalgene, and Oregon Ducks. They offer five packages which range from $19 to $149 per month with no setup fee and all of which offer 24/7 support. Volusion’s user-friendly interface and large feature set enable customers from novice to expert to set up an ecommerce store relatively fast without very much technical know-how. The online store builder gives customers access to a wide variety of free online store templates, marketing tools, and payment options.  (more…)

The Ultimate Big Cartel Ecommerce Review
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Try Big Cartel Now March 15, 2012 By James Henry In Ecommerce Reviews

Introduction

Big Cartel is an ecommerce shopping cart platform that was founded in 2005 to help their co-founder sell his band’s merchandise. The ecommerce software is specifically designed for small businesses (less than 100 products) and hones it’s services accordingly. They have over 200,000 active online stores, most of which are artists, designers, bands, jewelry makers, and crafters. A few of their best designed stores are: Parachute, Boompa, and Rapping Paper. Big Cartel gets its huge number of clients because of it’s popular free plan that offers you a very bare-bones online store that’s easy to create and run. Big Cartel’s three paid plans range from $9.99 to $29.99 per month.

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