What Makes Your Shopping Cart Software The Right One?
What Makes Your Shopping Cart Software The Right One
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Since there are so many different shopping cart software out there, what makes yours the right one? Or rather why did you choose it as compared to the others?
Is It Cheap?
Was it because the monthly subscription fee was really cheap? Or did you end up choosing a medium priced one? Because I know the first thing that merchants are always looking for is the pricing for the software solution that they are planning to use to build their online store. Most people prefer to go for the cheapest in the market. Now that is fine if you only have a few products to sell but when setting up an online business, I am sure you will have more than a few products to put up. People who normally wish to sell a few products use Amazon or eBay. The more serious sellers are the ones who choose to create their own store to populate with their range of products. So are you choosing the right ecommerce software for your business?
What Does It Come With?
Next on the list would be what are the features that come with the software? Remember now, if you are paying peanuts, don't expect to get a whole bunch of powerful features, disk space or bandwidth. Choosing a medium price shopping cart software to use would be a better option. If you are going to compare, then you need to compare in terms of pricing and features that are being offered. Are you also given a reasonable amount of disk space and bandwidth speed to work with? Do the features provided allow you to quickly set up your online store and sell better with cross-selling, social media, newsletters and discount coupons? Are you also able to find the payment gateway of your choice? Does it allow you to configure different shipping methods and options?
Are You Getting The Support Needed?
If you are unclear about anything, are you able to reach the service provider's technical support team without being charged? This may sound a bit far fetched but there are service providers that do charge for contacting their customer support. Be sure to avoid those as you will have to ask for help when you need to clarify things regarding the shopping cart of your choice. And are you getting the right replies and solutions based on your questions in a speedy manner?
Summary
These are just some of the things that you need to consider when choosing the right shopping cart software.