This was my first post back after a long break from writing, in March 2010.
My first ecommerce website was built on eBay's ProStores platform. It was slow and cumbersome, and a nightmare to customize with their online Dreamweaver-clone app. Listing was a pain because html wasn't allowed. No bulk listing tools were available.
It's no wonder I abandoned the shop, moving it to PrestoStore after a year.
Today, as I work with heavily customized OScommerce sites (that I spent countless hours customizing) I look back and wonder, why didn't I jump straight from ProStores to my own cart? Or even better, try out that new free marketplace/store site everyone on PSU was raving about, eCrater.
Don't get me wrong, I would no sooner trade my websites for eCrater. But eCrater could have changed my whole business model if I had given it a shot in 2006, instead of setting up at another overpriced web hosted cart.
eCrater offers everything simple about online selling. You get a fully functional Paypal/Google Checkout cart, instant Google feeds, a branded site with your own logo, and nothing fancy to get you tied up over design. It's all about adding your products for sale, selling them, and adding more. It's so simple, a treeman could do it.
You can import directly from your eBay listings, which works well for sellers of renewable products (replenished new items, handmade jewelry, homemade soap, etc.) You also have the option to use a pretty simple bulk import tool by creating an Excel file. If you choose to list one by one, you can list each item in under a minute in most cases.
The site's dedicated ownership has built eCrater from the ground up, with two things in mind: Simplicity and functionality.
The best sellers are having a hundred sales a month, and some of the lowest volume sellers who work on their stores find at least a dozen customers a month.
Want to know more? Read the seller's successes and opinions on their eCrater stores.
http://www.powersellersunite.com/about31303.html
eCrater will be a force as long as it's sellers continue to thrive. It's rich community, strong base, and simple features make eCrater a great place to start your very first non-eBay webstore today.
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