Btw: I swapped emails with the CEO of Magento (Roy Rubin) yesterday - he's on his way to Sydney.
So if anyone catches up with him - please let me know as I'm working on a deal to test our mppCache Java acceleration software with the CTO and Founder before he leaves. So I'd appreciate any insights I can get into their technology roadmap before I meet with them again. - Joe Ward +1 650 863 1450 On Feb 11, 2012, at 5:34 AM, Matthew Ho <matt.h...@gmail.com> wrote: > I agree with Alex that Magento out-of-the-box is pretty good. > Community edition is free. Magento Go is hosted and free for 30 days. > > Could also consider Shopify. Its a hosted solution. Not free, but > there's a basic option for $26/month with 100 SKU's > > @Rob - There are also some whitelabel subscription based services I've > seen that could be more appropriate e.g. Sassy http://saasy.com > > Cheers, > > Matt Ho > Native Tongue > @inspiredworlds > > On Feb 11, 10:10 pm, Alex Levashov <alex.levas...@gmail.com> wrote: >> My company has experience with many e-commerce platforms, while among >> ones that you referre we worked with Magento only. >> >> I think that like others wrote it depends in your objectives and >> future plans. If you are after simple shop with pretty standard >> business requirements maybe a hosted solution is a good way to go. You >> just need to select one that suite your specific needs. >> >> It also depends on how are you going to build your online store - do >> you have technical skills in-house or need to hire somebody. >> >> Magento is pretty sophisticated platform, with longer learning curve >> (due to that it is not not a cheap platform in terms of development as >> well), but lots of functionality out-of-the-box and huge number of >> extensions. I wouldn't recommend it for very simple shop with couple >> of goods and straight-forward delivery, but otherwise it is pretty >> good. >> >> My 2 cents. Good luck with your project. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Alex >> >> www.altima.net.au >> >> On Feb 10, 12:12 am, rantalot <rantu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Silicon Beachers, >>> Together with a few others (all non-tech), I am playing around with a >>> simple e-commerce concept, and I have been asked by my co-founders to >>> take the lead on deciding what CMS platform to build on. >> >>> I have spoken to a few people, and have had a few pros and cons for >>> Magento and for OpenCart. >> >>> The concept involves a subscription service, and Magento Go (hosted >>> offer) doesn't support subscription, even though the Magento >>> Commmunity does (via an Extension). I've been told that Magento is >>> harder to modify out of the box than OpenCart, but I'm not sure how >>> that will affect us initially, since my need for major mods are likely >>> to be low (simple concept, only a few skus initially, very few >>> options, simple nav, etc). >> >>> Has anyone had experience with Magento, OpenCart, Big Commerce or >>> others that they can share? More importantly, if anyone can share >>> comparative thoughts between these, that would be great. >> >>> Also, comments on pros/cons of Paypal not integrated, PayPal >>> integrated, or other payment and/or payment gateway solutions would be >>> thankfully received. >> >>> Cheers >>> Rob > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more > > Forum rules > 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs > > > To post to this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
