Online store

Hi guys, I’m keen to hear from anyone regarding online stores they have set up that can handle e commerce. I want to sell a product online and need a place to bounce people to so that they can make the transaction there… has anyone set up a wix store or similar? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Jonathan

Depends on your expected volume, i’ve done Wordpress / WooCommerce for smaller jobs & Drupal / Braintree for larger. For compliance, its easier to offload the actual payment function to someone else where possible.
GoCardless is also a good option if you can implement it.

I’d avoid Wix, FourSquare etc, but thats just cause im a techie and prefer a bit more control than they typically offer.

Happy to answer some specific questions if you have them :slight_smile:

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Stripe has launched products for e-commerce, I haven’t used them but based on my experience with the core Stripe products of card acceptance I’d give them a go.

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What stands out to me about your request is you say “a product” - singular.

You want https://gumroad.com

There is no simpler way to sell one or a few products. You don’t need a store, you need just one url to send your customers to.

You can embed chunks of html in an existing web page and take orders through PayPal. Their website will write the html for you :wink:

Looks to be cheaper than Gumroad btw

Ok, some more info around my query…
I’m currently building a website using wix because it’s easy and website dev is not my thing. The site will take a while to complete and I don’t want to rush it. I do however have an idea on a product I want to bring to market now and just need a means for people to pay for the item online. I’m guessing I will advertise the product on social media and provide a link to buy it now… when my website is complete I will probably add this function into it but it’s not ready yet. I’m looking for an easy solution as like I mentioned above coding etc is not my bag… :blush:

“a product” + “website dev is not my thing” = https://gumroad.com :slight_smile:

Here’s me selling something for a dollar: https://store.oat.sh/buy

It’s the easiest, I promise! I love it!

This is the web page to buy my courses online.

Little bit of html from PayPal embedded into it, and PayPal handles the e-commerce. You need a PayPal account, and I think it’s 2.75% with no monthly fees.

http://www.muchhadhamforge.co.uk/the-forge-experience/buy-online

I buit my store using WIX, having previously used GoDaddy and Wordpress. Wix is definitely the easiest of the three. I sell my own products through an ecommerce store at www.common-decency.com and use social media to drive traffic to it myself.

What are you looking to sell @Jonathan ? More than happy to answer any questions