BigCommerce (Australian/US launched in 2009) is a global e-commerce business software developer. BigCommerce plans offer varying features, pricing, and service options.

• The Standard Plan gives you the ability to sell online from your online store. This plan gives you the ability to sell on multiple online channels (i.e.: a branded website, Amazon, Facebook, eBay, etc.). The Standard Plan is $29.95 US/mo.

• The Plus Plan helps you grow your online business with additional marketing tools. An abandoned cart saver and customer groups increase conversion. The Plus Plan is $79.95 US/mo.

• The Pro Plan allows you to scale your growing business. Comprehensive features add fraud monitoring, faceted search, and analytics. The Pro Plan starts at $249.95 US/mo. for less than $400k in online sales. $150/mo. is charged for each additional $200k in online sales, up to $1m.

BigCommerce offers full-service, open platform, product customization BigCommerce Enterprise Plans.

ECOMMERCE SOLUTIONS

The most effective e-commerce solutions meet the basic needs of your store as well as successfully integrate tools and platforms that manage not only your inventory, but also customer service and returns. The best solution also applies business intelligence and utilizes successful merchandising practices so targeted sales and markets are developed and enhanced through personalized customer data leveraging. Effective SEO (search engine optimization) also directs high-value, high-volume traffic to your site. [Read more…]

The idea of creating your own website or online brand is a daunting task. You have to own specific web design skills, know how to operate and maintain an IP address, and be able to upgrade with the fluctuating market. It is simply a task that most will not be willing to take on. This is where Shopify comes to the light.

Shopify is an eCommerce site that helps small businesses or individual entrepreneurs get their products and business to a global market. They do all of the hard work for you, like maintaining a web space, providing SEO and marketing tools, and ensuring that your offerings are seen by a large audience. The various selling platforms suit any individual, leaving you in your comfort zone. They also provide walk through demonstrations that detail how to set certain themes for your web space or provide the measures needed to optimize in quick fashion. Below we'll dive into the site and give a detailed look at how everything works.

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In this article we will be running through the pros and cons of two popular site building platforms comparing Shopify vs Weebly.

Merchants concentrate on a few items when designing their website; these are social media integration, SEO, ease of use, the ability to list various products on sale, ability to make and receive payments and the support they get from their web hosting service and platform. Shopify and Weebly are two of the most popular website builders. Both of these are great options for eCommerce platforms.

Website builders are becoming more and more functional and flexible each day. While Shopify may be your first choice, someone else may choose Weebly based on one or more features.

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There are many different types of online store and eCommerce platforms. But two platforms stand out among the others due to their features and ease of use. In this post, we will compare the Shopify vs Wix platforms and look at the specific characteristics of each one so that you can decide which is best for you.

If you are an online eCommerce business owner looking for the best online shopping platform solution, we know it can sometimes be confusing to know which one is best. While there is no perfect eCommerce solution, it's important to analyze the positive and negative points of the platform so that you can make an educated decision.

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Let us take a moment to state the obvious: online shopping is extremely popular. Many standard storefronts have suffered from the presence of online shopping over the last decade, which has left many smaller businesses only one option. They have to go into online sales themselves. Many smaller businesses have made a name for themselves successfully by selling online. This statement is especially true for businesses that work in handmade crafts and other related goods.

Currently, most of these small business owners go through Etsy to sell their craft-made wares. This method of selling is rather cheap as far as overhead is concerned, and it has brought many businesses the chances to increase their profits in ways that they might not have been able to do so previously in a storefront. What many people do not realize is that there are other websites out there that offer just the same chances to sell wears as Etsy does.

Here are a few alternatives to consider to Etsy's model. [Read more…]