posted on March 20, 2008 06:33:14 AM new
Basic is free for the first year. They hope you will want the add on:
Store Manager Pricing Details
Store Manager is an e-commerce solution that allows you to easily set up and customize your own online storefront.
SPECIAL OFFER: Activate Store Manager before April 1, 2008, and get your first month free and another 6 months at $29.95 per month.
PRICING: $39.95 per month plus 1% transaction fee. Transaction fees are based on the purchase price of each item sold, excluding taxes and shipping.
NOTICE: A 1% transaction fee (exclusive of shipping and handling) for products sold through listings on your own storefront and a $0.05 per item listing fee for third-party marketplaces will be waived until March 31, 2008.
Additional listing fees may be charged by and paid to the third-party marketplace provider.
posted on March 20, 2008 06:38:43 AM new
"$39.95 per month plus 1% transaction fee"
That doesn't sound like much of a deal to me. I guess it you have thousand of items it could be ....??
posted on March 20, 2008 06:50:16 AM new
Nope... not a good deal... even if you do have thousands of items...
I currently have over 16,000 items on my website which is hosted by ValueWeb. Their charge? The same $39.95 a month hosting fee... but there isn't any transaction fee, and there's no $0.05 per item listing fee for third party services. I can send all my listings over to GoogleBase through an automated feed... and if I want to list on eBay... all I pay are the eBay fees.
Not to mention... if you're sick of dealing with eBay rules and regulations... getting into business with Microsoft probably won't make you feel much better...
(They also only have phone support free for 30 days... ValueWeb has completely free phone support)
Plus... they don't offer SSL which is pretty important when you're taking customer information (in my opinion). Not to mention, I can't see anywhere their actual specs of what you get (space wise, data transfer, etc...) And then... keep in mind it's a beta to boot!
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posted on March 20, 2008 07:50:10 AM new
I understand that GoDaddy is also a good value. Right now I only use them to host my pics. That's only 3.99/mo. My domain name costs me 9.99 per year. I was going to look into their "store" program, but haven't had the chance to.
