Your Own Website

[KristianJessie]

Hello,

I'm thinking to have a website with my own domain name for displaying items, blog, photo etc. What server or platform are you using ? weebly or others? better have checkout function.

Thanks a lot !

[Former_Member]

I would advice Virtuemart if you want something cheap, if you want to pay a monthly fee is better to go with Magento.
I already have one in virtuemart and all works well :)

[Former_Member]

I recommend these - affordable, easy to use, include ecommerce (checkout function), lots of free or low cost design templates and easy to SEO:

Pappa shop: http://www.pappashop.com/
Merchant Moms: http://www.merchantmoms.com/
Shopify: http://www.shopify.com

[weekendjewelry1]

Do you want a website with your own domain - or a template shop? If you just want a domain / build your own site, why not consider GoDaddy? They have some great rates.

[Ichcha]

We use bigcommerce - and I can't say how much better it is than shopify, as I haven't compared - but It is good. It is cheaper than shopify and has all the necessary eCommerce bits that one needs for their shop. Of course there are things like Shipping Apps that costs extra - but that is the case with all such eCommerce sites. We had weebly before, but we didn't get much traffic - and people mistrust Weebly.

You can check our webshop at: www.ichcha.com

[KristianJessie]

excellent! Thank you all!

[AmberlillysHandmade]

Weebly has a free one, which you can upgrade
Mine is on there.

[ExquisiteGem]

We looked into Storenvy but found that our paypal account was not acceptable - it had to be a Business Paypal account. Our personal paypal account works just fine here on Etsy. When we investigated, there were lots of extra charges on the Business paypal account that added up to much more than the commission that Etsy charges here. We decided to stick with Etsy rather than diversify with Storenvy.
I have started a weebly web page but don't have a shop attached to it yet - just links back to our Etsy shop and facebook.
Has anyone else used Weebly? What fees are charged for the checkout system?

[poisonpear]

I use weebly, withough e-commerce (yet) but am seriously considering adding it. It's $20 a month, with 2.99% fee for credit cards through Swipe.

[Former_Member]

I have one on Weebly. www.crochetkatie.com if anyone wants to check it out.

[Former_Member]

Have any of you heard of or checked out http://www.indiemade.com ?

[diarysketches]

I have a weebly site :)

[tinoiseau]

I use Squarespace and I LOVE it!!!

[Former_Member]

I just use Wordpress. I really like it though I'm very new to it.

ahansenillustration.com

[maydaylabels]

We're setting one up on Bigcommerce - it just has a lot of functionality that other websites lack, it seems. I want to like squarespace but there's no option for customers to upload files (which is a big deal for us) without some complicated workaround.

Bigcommerce is pretty easy to use, and has lots and lots of functions, esp. if you sell personalized/customized stuff, or things with strange pricing or lots of variations.

[Tatvakala]

great information ..thanks:)

[nonamewoman]

I have one on Weebly too and taking only what u can get for free
This is my site www.pareltjesvanjuweeltjes.weebly.com
:)

[Former_Member]

Are you looking for online shop? Or just a web with your items and redirect to etsy for shopping?
You can create a web with wordpress and redirect your buyers to Etsy. And just have one shop! If you need help with the design let me know!
Best!

[KristianJessie]

Julie, you are working on web design ??

[Former_Member]

I do not like weebly one bit. Self-hosted Wordpress is great for landing pages and blog and you can use several ecommerce plugins on it if you want your own storefront. I've heard great things about Squarespace and Shopify as well. And I design websites as well if you need help with it. :)

[Former_Member]

I don't think you are allowed to have the same items on your site for sale that you do on Etsy (and promote that site on Etsy)

Check out the shop rules