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Are online stores as simple as blog + inventory + accepting credit cards? I don't mean the platform is simple. Or that implementing a store builder is simple.
by nwenzel 12y ago
Are online stores as simple as blog + inventory + accepting credit cards?
I don't mean the platform is simple. Or that implementing a store builder is simple. But the concept and the interface from the end user (store owner) point of view. Basically, if you can create a Tumbler or Wordpress blog and have a list of products, can you have a store?
It would seem so.
Pretty amazing how tech can remove frictions. And yet my cable box still uses as much electricity as my fridge and the remote has more buttons that a small plane.
- jgmmo 12y agoMost blogs make bad ecommerce sites, and most ecommerce sites make bad blogs. It's unfortunate but what I'm seeing is - for example, with Zencart, I have to litterally embed Wordpress inside of my Zencart installation. Ugh!
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- teej 12y agoThis is the entire premise behind Gumroad. If you have something to sell, all you really need is a page to merchandise it and accept credit cards.
- lnanek2 12y agoNot only that, but with fulfilled by amazon you can have them keep your entire stock in their warehouses and ship it out for you.