Comments on: Shopify http://topratedshoppingcarts.com/shopify/ Customer Rated & Reviewed Shopping Carts Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:03:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Scott Mackenzie http://topratedshoppingcarts.com/shopify/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Scott Mackenzie Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:31:24 +0000 http://topratedshoppingcarts.com/?p=99#comment-45 Shopify is my favourite. They’re always refining the system and adding new features. They’ve also focused on making the admin easy to use. Shopify is my favourite. They’re always refining the system and adding new features. They’ve also focused on making the admin easy to use.

]]> By: Ghismo http://topratedshoppingcarts.com/shopify/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Ghismo Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:03:11 +0000 http://topratedshoppingcarts.com/?p=99#comment-32 As a developer I’ve configured some store on shopify for some friends of mine. Shopify is a really great piece of software, and is very user friendly. It’s really easy to maintain a shop even if you are not used to computers and internet things. As a developer I’ve configured some store on shopify for some friends of mine. Shopify is a really great piece of software, and is very user friendly. It’s really easy to maintain a shop even if you are not used to computers and internet things.

]]> By: Max Ericson http://topratedshoppingcarts.com/shopify/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Max Ericson Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:49:55 +0000 http://topratedshoppingcarts.com/?p=99#comment-31 i was with shopify for a few months and I switched over to corecommerce.com a few weeks ago. We do about $15-20k / month in sales and shopify is limited on their features for serious ecommerce merchants. My customers were complaining about the slow servers at shopify–they must have 500 customers on a server or something (50-100 is more ideal). The sales rep at corecommerce told me they use rackspace–which is a VERY SOLID, premium hosting company–so far I am very pleased i was with shopify for a few months and I switched over to corecommerce.com a few weeks ago.

We do about $15-20k / month in sales and shopify is limited on their features for serious ecommerce merchants. My customers were complaining about the slow servers at shopify–they must have 500 customers on a server or something (50-100 is more ideal). The sales rep at corecommerce told me they use rackspace–which is a VERY SOLID, premium hosting company–so far I am very pleased

]]> By: Matthew C http://topratedshoppingcarts.com/shopify/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Matthew C Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:36:56 +0000 http://topratedshoppingcarts.com/?p=99#comment-30 I had looked at some other options, such as the so called “cheaper” osCommerce and Magento solutions. I also looked at the more UK centric Actinic but I had resigned to doing it myself. Then I found Shopify which really opened my eyes and seemed to stand out from the crowd. One of our main requirements was for total control over the layout of our store. Many other solutions either do not provide this level of customisation or make it so difficult that it feels more like voodoo magic. To customise Shopify you do not need to be a ninja at PHP and non-programmers can pick it up easily. I’ve introduced Shopify to a number of my designer friends and they all love it. The liquid templating system used by Shopify is very easy to learn and whilst it does not allow you to do everything, I think it is plenty powerful enough for most people. The Shopify wiki and forums are great resources for learning how to create your own theme or modify an existing one. For a brand new business, we were also attracted by the pricing options available. We were a brand new start-up and did not want to spend 1000s on a system and then have the business fail shortly afterwards. Paying monthly and with no contract was an excellent alternative. Paying a fee per transaction also means that if you don’t sell anything then you don’t end up paying a lot of money for the privilege! I had looked at some other options, such as the so called “cheaper” osCommerce and Magento solutions. I also looked at the more UK centric Actinic but I had resigned to doing it myself. Then I found Shopify which really opened my eyes and seemed to stand out from the crowd.

One of our main requirements was for total control over the layout of our store. Many other solutions either do not provide this level of customisation or make it so difficult that it feels more like voodoo magic. To customise Shopify you do not need to be a ninja at PHP and non-programmers can pick it up easily. I’ve introduced Shopify to a number of my designer friends and they all love it.

The liquid templating system used by Shopify is very easy to learn and whilst it does not allow you to do everything, I think it is plenty powerful enough for most people. The Shopify wiki and forums are great resources for learning how to create your own theme or modify an existing one.

For a brand new business, we were also attracted by the pricing options available. We were a brand new start-up and did not want to spend 1000s on a system and then have the business fail shortly afterwards. Paying monthly and with no contract was an excellent alternative. Paying a fee per transaction also means that if you don’t sell anything then you don’t end up paying a lot of money for the privilege!

]]> By: Kenzie Campbell http://topratedshoppingcarts.com/shopify/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Kenzie Campbell Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:27:55 +0000 http://topratedshoppingcarts.com/?p=99#comment-29 Shopify allowed me to build a complete, custom e-commerce site quickly and easily. It’s made e-commerce simple and affordable. Shopify allowed me to build a complete, custom e-commerce site quickly and easily. It’s made e-commerce simple and affordable.

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