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Robust and reliable shopping cart software – what are the essential factors?

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Published on April 06, 2011 Robust and reliable shopping cart software – what are the essential factors?

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Last updated on October 30, 2018

Let’s face it: it’s a total waste of time building an online shop, investing time and effort into loading your products and images, setting prices, running specials, promoting your website and then find that as you grow the shop isn’t scalable or robust. Then you have to change providers and start all over again.

What’s important is making sure that you do the basics before you choose a shopping cart provider:

  • Think about the design of the cart and the design features that will influence the buying experience. Ecommerce web design is important to making that lasting impression on your customers as soon as they visit.
  • Think about scalability – if your store grows from 20 to 2,000 products, will the store be able to handle this. Are there upgrade packages that have reasonable monthly costs?
  • Think about shipping. Many people start off shipping simple items that can be sent by Australia Post, and expand into different ranges. If those new products have to be sent by courier but you’re still sending the other products by Australia Post, can your shopping cart handle that situation as well with multi vendor shipping calculations?
  • Find a provider who is willing to discuss personalisation of your website or customising extra features as you grow

You’ll want a provider with a comprehensive range of ecommerce features that are easy to use, built-in Australian personalisation (and not just American features that you have to personalise yourself for Australia) and amazing designs. Powerful servers, quality support and the capacity to handle thousands of products should set you right as a small business or a larger medium organisation. Don’t get caught short. Choose your ecommerce provider carefully to make your business a success.

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