Hello guys,
I am an affiliate from China who do facebook ads for over 10 years. I am tired of fb now and want to find a stable career, and I believe
Thanks a lot.
Watch this space: I'm currently preparing STM's Ecommerce Cookbook, which will be a complete intro to the world of
Should be out in a couple of weeks.
In the meantime,
feel free to PM me and i will do my best to answer all your questions.
Hi Caurman, nice to know you! I have one question that for dropshipping , why people dont choose woocommerce other than
Just a quick one -
It's software (as a service) that you use to get your shop on-line. So you pay them and they give you the tools and hosting to get your site on-line.
There are many more options out there, with woocommerce and magento as commonly used options.
There are loads of people choosing something else than
But no one talks about:
- how shopify becomes expensive when you add on a lot of tools (for which you pay every month, in stead of a one off).
- how they don't accept you if they don't like what you sell
- when their own payment processor is an option, they will charge you 1% more if you use an alternative
- how you can get cut off from one day to the next from their payment service if there are too many chargebacks
This sounds like I am hating on shopify, which I am not.
The point is, it's nothing more than a platform. It gets you out of the gate quickly, but that's it. And so do many others.
You have to do the research to figure out what works best for you.
Think about things like:
- recurring cost vs set up cost
- risk (who owns your website, code etc)
- available tools (what do you need on top of what's available out of the box - things like integration with your accouting software)
- service pro's available ( are there many or few, whgat do they cost, what are the switching cost)
- exit plan ( if you need to switch, how easily can you get data out, such as product data, sales history, customer data)
I have several sites serving the same market, using different platforms and domain names.
Wouldn't want to put my eggs in one basket.
If you use a third party technology, you are always at their mercy. And, if you build your own website and own your own technology you are truly building long term value for your business.
The guide I'm writing will focus on
1) I know the platform well, and don't know the others as well.
2) It's very fast to get started with
3) It's user-friendly and well-supported.
Having said that, all the points here about considering the cost of the platform, particularly once you're off the starting blocks and have something that's working, are very worth considering.