Is Prostores worth it? Review Part-2

There have been posts in various forums that has had many users ranting about how prostores is scam. If you have been a user of the internet for a long time, then you will know that many internet users will put up this "scam" and "beware" signs for many good websites too. So, is it really a scam? Read on to find out more in the 2^nd part of this review in which I will tell you about some of the different options that you can choose from and which I had not touched upon in the 1^st part of my review.


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Let me begin by telling you this, I personally completely recommend prostores to any new and interested beginner who plans to start his/her own ecommerce business on the internet. In this post, I will tell you about the different options you have got for choosing the best plan in prostores that will suit you best.

With more than 150 templates that will allow you to build a website or a web store of your own, prostores offers 4 ecommerce solution plans on its website. It is classified based on the quality of the services you will be getting and also based on the fees. So, here they are. Check them out:

1. Prostores Express – This is the solution offered for beginners. This is meant to be for beginners who wish to sell a limited number of products on their ecommerce store. You can create simple webpages with simple products and the whole set-up process takes less than 20-30 minutes. This is a wonderful option to choose if you are planning to switch from one niche to another (which I do a lot). If you don't really want to make each one really big, then this would be the option for you.
   
2. Prostores Business – This works out best for small businesses and is also the bestseller among all 4 options. It offers everything you would really want on a simple platform with more than 10 GB storage capacity, more than 50 unique email boxes, 24/7 tech support and QuickBooks integration.
   
3. Prostores enterprise – This is aimed at medium sized and large sized enterprises. Basically they offer all the features Business and more additional features such as drop shipping, affiliate marketing programs and certain other benefits.
   
4. Prostores Advanced – This is aimed at small sized and medium sized businesses who aim to begin their own web stores or are looking for e-commerce solutions. You get to control everything starting from the inventory that you are planning to sell (and you can modify information about them in order to keep track of what is happening) to advanced merchandising, promotional tools such as sales discounts and other similar options.
   

This is the prostores review that I have written based on my own experience. If you are looking for a good ecommerce solution, then it is definitely a place that you would want to check out.

I'll write my next post about some of the other online store interfaces that are available.

Till then,

Take care,

Chris.

Prostores - Review - Part 1

One Month Free Trial! ProStores - an eBay Company

It is time to introduce some of the websites with great interfaces which I have been promising to do from a long time. The first website I am introducing is the giant of all websites EBay's own Prostores. It is a wonderful ecommerce solution that offers a host of features and offers many services to its users. Read this "prostores review" to find out more about this amazing website.

Prostores is a complete package offering everything you need for building an e-commerce store. For a small set-up fee, you get a website creator, a shopping cart and hosting coupled with other necessary features such as design templates, e-mail tools, and SEO options. You also get free accounting software and FedEX shipping compatibility for your business thus making it easier for you to ship products. Check out Prostores now or read on to find out more about this wonderful web store and ecommerce solution.

As I've been telling you before about the common feature in all web-based interfaces, you don't have to do a lot of web designing yourself. All you have to do is select from a variety of templates or themes that are already present and then provide text, images and redesign your online store as you want it to be. This is also the case with Prostores. You are provided with a wide variety of themes from which you choose the one that you like the best. Don't worry if you do not understand many of these things or haven't done it before. Prostores has many "human-friendly" wizards that can help to do this for you. This brings another feature of prostores to mind, 'Design Studio'. This is a cool feature that is supposed to help people who are relatively new to the area of web-designing create the look and feel of their stores easily. Further, another advantage is that since it a web-based program, you don't have to install any software on your computer. This is preferred by many people.

Prostores also takes many steps to help ensure security for their customers. If you have shopped at popular websites like Amazon, Ebay, you will notice that whenever you have enter your credit card information, the address of the page in the address bar changes to a https: from a http:. https: is basically http: with a secure which is what the 's' stands for. This means that the data is encrypted and makes it tough for potential hacks by hackers. This is a feature offered by Prostores. Your online store will have this https: when your customers have to enter their credit card information. This increases your website's or your online store's credibility.

You will also find that it is very easy to navigate around the different menus in Prostores. Even if you don't, they have an excellent support system. I was very impressed with this part of it. Right from the FAQ's to the documentation provided to the prompt responses to the e-mails that you send to them, everything is very well organized. This is something that you can make use of.

Some disadvantages include not being able to sell "downloadable" products on the internet. This is however, a good thing because it helps keep the number of spam online stores at bay. So go ahead and give this amazing ecommerce solution a free one-month trial. Check it out and let me know about your experiences.