FN-FORUM: Ecommerce services

date posted 27th July 2005 19:19

Hi,

I have a meeting tomorrow to discuss possibly being a technical partner in
developing an ecommerce platform. Now my first thought was probably the
same as yours, i.e. that they are ten a penny, but the person I am talking
to is a retailer themselves and seems to have at least some clue what they
are talking about. The service would include hosting, marketing,
fulfillment, customer service, the whole shooting match, rather than just a
sub-actinic clone and would be targetted as a relatively risk free first
step onto the web for small retailers.

What I want to know before the meeting ideally is what is already out there
and rough prices so I understand a little about the market he wants us to
step into. He has used venda for a previous website but says their charges
are very high. Does anyone know of similar services in the uk and either
give me an idea of price or point me at the website if they publish prices.

I am going to google as soon as I finish this email but I expect your wide
experience may proof more fruitful than a search on some of the most abused
terms on the net like "ecommerce" so any pointers gratefully received.

Regards,

Dai

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