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Vendr - Build an online store for your blog or website

37 points by Chirag 16y ago

bdickason 16y ago
I've been looking for an online store that integrates into my existing (wordpress) website for my fiance's salon. A quick google turned up this invite code: MVA750CGY2 Which worked for me :)
- bdickason 16y ago
  Just wrote a brief blog post about putting the store together here in case anyone is interested: http://getmochi.com/blog/sell-retail-on-your-salons-website-in-10-minutes-flat http://getmochi.com/blog/sell-retail-on-your-salons-website-... To summarize, it was a pretty painless process. The setup is very, very simple, and adding products seems easy enough. We're running a test with the 5 product (free) version to see if anyone actually buys! Hopefully we generate a few sales and then we'll upgrade to the paid version. I'll post a follow-up in a few weeks with some numbers either way. Two complaints thus far: -Store is slow to load -The 'Options' area is a bit confusing to non-tech people
japherwocky 16y ago
It would be really nice to see a demo of an existing store.. especially since it seems like you can't sign up without an invite code. Maybe you could sell Vendr t-shirts?
- dpcan 16y ago
  This is the first thing I looked for as well. I don't want to take the time to setup an account and build out a store only to hate how it works in the end. Yes, why not just sell anything to demonstrate how the store works?
- faramarz 16y ago
  They have a demo up at their parent company http://www.boxador.com http://www.boxador.com
  - csmeder 16y ago
    FYI: the demo doesn't load for me. Using Chrome on MacOSX 10.6 All I see is the little X as if though a light box is going to appear Edit: now its showing, it was just slow loading.
base 16y ago
just a while ago I was this venddder.com very similar name and idea
kmfrk 16y ago
If any of the creators are reading this, I would love a comparison between this and Shopify. I like that you didn't use vowels in the second half of the name so you wouldn't incite the -o vs. -ou crowd.
- swombat 16y ago
  Vendor isn't spelled with a u in any english-speaking country.
  - antipaganda 16y ago
    Shhhh! They're happy with their efficient English. Doun't ruin their fun!
  - kmfrk 16y ago
    Dammit. In that case the vowel omission is inexcusable.
tamarindo 16y ago
Who is behind this service and why should I trust them with my customers' credit card data?
- bdickason 16y ago
  I believe they just tie into paypal to check out, so no data is exchanged. Trying it out tomorrow so I'll let you know if this is the case.
mikecane 16y ago
I was disappointed to see digital downloads are in the 3rd tier. Who really wants to set up a store to sell physical goods?
- mikecane 16y ago
  I reiterate what I said. There is eBay, there is etsy, there are all those other places for physical goods. You'd think an Internet company would cater first to the digital-ness of the Net. Do you know what a pain it is, for example, for a single writer to sell an eBook independently?
  - _pius 16y ago
    Why does anyone ever open up a store in the real world? I mean there's already Macy's, Safeway, Cartier, Aldi's, practically any type of store you want, you can already find. So why open up a new store?
    - dagw 16y ago
      Non of those stores are anywhere near me. Sure for any given type of store, you can probably find one somewhere in the world, but that doesn't do me any good if the nearest store is a 30+ hour drive away. There are plenty of opportunities for someone willing to take a successful concept and move it to a market where nothing like that exists.
      - edash 16y ago
        I think you missed the sarcasm in the comment above. Yet another example of why sarcasm should be used with caution on the web.
        nnash 16y ago
        /s
    - mikecane 16y ago
ayameyamamoto 16y ago
They might have an issue with another company, Vendr.tv, a food review network.
ssn 16y ago
Separated at birth? http://www.vendr.com http://www.vendr.com & http://vendder.com http://vendder.com
- base 16y ago
  vendr.com shame on you. great way to start a business
- tmatos 16y ago
  Thanks ssn for noticing it. I was quite perplexed today. We hope they did not realized we have realised Vendder into the wild, for some months now, especially as our services overlap so much. We send them an email some moments ago about this fact. Let's see how it goes.
- franciscocosta 16y ago
  don't worry Vendder .. when they copy it, it's a sign of your success!
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37 points by Chirag 16y ago

I've been looking for an online store that integrates into my existing (wordpress) website for my fiance's salon. A quick google turned up this invite code: MVA750CGY2 Which worked for me :)

bdickason 16y ago
Just wrote a brief blog post about putting the store together here in case anyone is interested: http://getmochi.com/blog/sell-retail-on-your-salons-website-in-10-minutes-flat http://getmochi.com/blog/sell-retail-on-your-salons-website-... To summarize, it was a pretty painless process. The setup is very, very simple, and adding products seems easy enough. We're running a test with the 5 product (free) version to see if anyone actually buys! Hopefully we generate a few sales and then we'll upgrade to the paid version. I'll post a follow-up in a few weeks with some numbers either way. Two complaints thus far: -Store is slow to load -The 'Options' area is a bit confusing to non-tech people

japherwocky 16y ago

It would be really nice to see a demo of an existing store.. especially since it seems like you can't sign up without an invite code. Maybe you could sell Vendr t-shirts?

dpcan 16y ago
This is the first thing I looked for as well. I don't want to take the time to setup an account and build out a store only to hate how it works in the end. Yes, why not just sell anything to demonstrate how the store works?
faramarz 16y ago
They have a demo up at their parent company http://www.boxador.com http://www.boxador.com
- csmeder 16y ago
  FYI: the demo doesn't load for me. Using Chrome on MacOSX 10.6 All I see is the little X as if though a light box is going to appear Edit: now its showing, it was just slow loading.

base 16y ago

just a while ago I was this venddder.com very similar name and idea

kmfrk 16y ago

If any of the creators are reading this, I would love a comparison between this and Shopify. I like that you didn't use vowels in the second half of the name so you wouldn't incite the -o vs. -ou crowd.

swombat 16y ago
Vendor isn't spelled with a u in any english-speaking country.
- antipaganda 16y ago
  Shhhh! They're happy with their efficient English. Doun't ruin their fun!
- kmfrk 16y ago
  Dammit. In that case the vowel omission is inexcusable.

tamarindo 16y ago

Who is behind this service and why should I trust them with my customers' credit card data?

bdickason 16y ago
I believe they just tie into paypal to check out, so no data is exchanged. Trying it out tomorrow so I'll let you know if this is the case.

mikecane 16y ago

I was disappointed to see digital downloads are in the 3rd tier. Who really wants to set up a store to sell physical goods?

mikecane 16y ago
I reiterate what I said. There is eBay, there is etsy, there are all those other places for physical goods. You'd think an Internet company would cater first to the digital-ness of the Net. Do you know what a pain it is, for example, for a single writer to sell an eBook independently?
- _pius 16y ago
  Why does anyone ever open up a store in the real world? I mean there's already Macy's, Safeway, Cartier, Aldi's, practically any type of store you want, you can already find. So why open up a new store?
  - dagw 16y ago
    Non of those stores are anywhere near me. Sure for any given type of store, you can probably find one somewhere in the world, but that doesn't do me any good if the nearest store is a 30+ hour drive away. There are plenty of opportunities for someone willing to take a successful concept and move it to a market where nothing like that exists.
    - edash 16y ago
      I think you missed the sarcasm in the comment above. Yet another example of why sarcasm should be used with caution on the web.
      - nnash 16y ago
        /s
  - mikecane 16y ago

ayameyamamoto 16y ago

They might have an issue with another company, Vendr.tv, a food review network.

ssn 16y ago

Separated at birth? http://www.vendr.com http://www.vendr.com & http://vendder.com http://vendder.com

base 16y ago
vendr.com shame on you. great way to start a business
tmatos 16y ago
Thanks ssn for noticing it. I was quite perplexed today. We hope they did not realized we have realised Vendder into the wild, for some months now, especially as our services overlap so much. We send them an email some moments ago about this fact. Let's see how it goes.
franciscocosta 16y ago
don't worry Vendder .. when they copy it, it's a sign of your success!

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