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Online storefronts for retail goods are popping up all over Facebook, with the social network fast becoming a virtual shopping mall. Today, BigCommerce, a company that provides ecommerce software to online retailers and merchants, is adding the ability to create a storefront on Facebook pages.

Called SocialShop, the application allows merchants to display products on a Facebook Page. Merchants just have to add the application to their page, enter their store URL and then choose which products they want to display on the page. The retail platform will show up in a “Shop Now” tab on the page, and allows visitors to share products with their friends Facebook users can then click on a product to learn more but in order to buy the product they will be taken away from Facebook to the merchants store (which is also powered by BigCommerce).

The one drawback to BigCommerce’s application is that the actual transaction needs to take place on the merchant’s BigCommerce website instead of within Facebook. But Mitchell Harper, CEO of BigCommerce, says that this can also draw more traffic to the merchant’s main storefront.

BigCommerce helps small businesses power anything and everything related to an online storefront from search to inventory to online payments to marketing and SEO. And the price for the software is affordable for small businesses, with basic plans starting at $25 per month. The company is currently powering online storefronts for 4000 businesses and faces competition from Yahoo Stores and eBay’s ProStores.

Originally posted at  http://andrewbleakley.com

The two biggest hosted shopping carts (or e-commerce platforms if you want to impress girls)  offer incredible feature’s, years of development and award winning customer service. This review will have to look at how each feature is implemented to split the difference.

Price

Both offer free trials. 14 days for Volusion and 15 days for BigCommerce.

Both start at $24.95 a month – Volusion hide the link in the footer which always concerns me. Neither charge transaction fee’s – take that Shopify

Setup Cost:

Big Commerce is $49.95 to Volusion‘s $49.00 – not worth mentioning except that some Volusion fan boy will cling to it and mess up my comments.

So what price difference’s are there ?

The basic (cheapest plan) at Volusion allows 25 products and 1 Gb or data – BigCommerce give you 100 products and 2 Gb data

On price BigCommerce trumps Volusion.

Look and Feel – Front End

If you have  a designer on board that is going to customize your shop or integrate it into your existing design – skip this section now. I am going to say some truly awful things about the templates in Volusion and if you aren’t going to use them you might as well save yourself the blushing.

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Found this article about our preferred shopping cart solution platform and just wanted to share.

BigCommerce Bring Transparency to Ecommerce

If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. That’s what the two co-founders of the shopping cart/ecommerce platform Interspire thought back in 2003. At the time, Mitchell Harper and Eddie Machaalani ran separate software companies. “We were both building content management systems when we met and decided we’d get more done if we joined forces,” recalls Harper.

From the start, Interspire was an international operation. Harper and Machaalani are both based in Australia; Harper had created a software platform for one of Australia’s biggest online computer stores. Harper decided to do the work himself because, in his words, “all of the existing ecommerce software offerings were lacking features or were too hard to use. Eddie was freelancing at the time and was frustrated with off-the-shelf ecommerce software because of its complexity and cost, so that’s where the initial idea came from.”

The word “complexity” is key because, from the start, Harper and Machaalani wanted to create a service that merchants with no technical abilities could use easily. So it’s no surprise that ShoppingCartReviews.com uses the word “slick” repeatedly in its very positive review of the ultimate version of the Interspire Shopping Cart package. That’s exactly what the two former competitors were looking for. “It’s as easy to use as Gmail and doesn’t require a user manual,” says Harper.

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Why choose Be A Part Of for BigCommerce

Simply put: Our stance is to be the best Internet Development Strategist for you by offering full consulting solutions and take an interest in getting to know your industry. We know you are not “a web guy” and need a solution to compliment your business. Our approach is unique and is results driven and we do this by maximizing our business acumen.

As there are many elements in developing a comprehensive on-line sales machine, without a selling structure you’re no different than anyone else. The following are the four most important elements we’re going to work on with you.

1. SEO. If you’re not being found, how will you sell?
2. USP (unique selling proposition) why you vs. them?
3. Call to action. Utilizing eye mapping and objection handling. If you’re not enticing the buyers mind set, you’re not selling, period!
4. ROI (Return on Investment)

There’s a lot more to be discussed to ensure you get the best solution for your company. To experience why we’re different, click here to speak with your personal Internet Development Strategist.

Customize. Customize. Customize…

We do not use any other cart, period! With so many shopping cart solutions out there, we found the BigCommerce platform to be the best solution. Sure we could custom code any free open source, but BigCommerce has more features, support beyond any others and is continually trying to be the best e-commerce solution on the market.

We are fortunate to have the skills and experience to custom code anything you may need. We can integrate your POS software, warehouse software, custom code calendars, complex calculators and so much more… We’re here to help you gain the best web site you want for your business that will make you money.

Why we’re a partner?

We are an Interspire Partner because we have been selling Interspire solutions since v3.0 came out almost 3 years ago. We have been working on their platform and have seen every version they have brought to market and added their other products and integrate them into solutions that suit you. We are a partner because we get it, we customize it and we love it!

Marketing, SEO and Branding… Whaaa?

You are looking to your BigCommerce web site to be a serious money machine to generate a sustainable income that you can count on. So why would you ever leave the most important part out? We, will find a solution for you that allows us to maintain branding, incorporate SEO and develop a marketing strategy for you… don’t worry if you don’t know what I just said, we will explain it to you and help you along!

Repeat customers with Email Marketing

You’re now generating sales on-line! However, you need the tool(s) to get your message and new inventory out there for repeat customers. The sure fire way is e-mail marketing! To learn more on how to maximize e-mail marketing , give us a call and speak with your personal Internet Development Strategist.

Just a quick note. We are excited to announce that we are a design partner with BigCommerce. If you have seen some of my previous post, you’ll know we’re pro BigCommerce and truly believe that we are going to do great things for you with our partnership.

As we retain new clients through BigCommerce we plan to keep you up to date with new launches along with their on going achievements. We feel this a step in the right direction to a long term partnership that will truly allow you to succeed with your e-commence business for years to come.

To see some our e-commerce development, clink the image below or check out the BigCommerce Design Network page.

We look forward to assisting you with your design and development needs.

Kindest regards.

The Be A Part Of Team

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