http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/ User submitted comments to Practical Ecommerce's article entitled Debate: Licensed Carts Offer Flexibility and Portability en-us Copyright 2007 Confluence Publishing Tue, 13 May 2008 06:42:46 -0600 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/rss/ Practical Ecommerce v2.0.1 Ecommerce kmurdock@practicalecommerce.com bgetting@practicalecommerce.com 60 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/#comment10434 I am almost ready to buy ProductCart but am nervous about the technical installation and running of it. How easy is it to manage? For example I gave up on Zen cart as it was just too difficult and I kept encountering problems with only forum support to call upon. I do manage my own site and I currently sell via Click Bank and PayPal. Now I need a shopping cart. What technical ability is required? Tue, 13 May 2008 06:42:46 -0600 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/#comment10434 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/#comment4691 You may have read my previous post from 10/14/07. Well I'm back to say I've switched to ProductCart and am thoroughly impressed. We were previously using a hosted solution. Based on the price we were paying per year for the hosted cart, we could have paid a one-time license for ProductCart. In researching all the stuff out there, I also found it to be much easier to use and implement. Some of what I saw out there was downright scary, technically speaking. As a note to Brian above: Yes, ProductCart is indeed compatible with GoDaddy hosting (both virtual and dedicated). I have two stores hosted there. The only problem I've ever encountered was with Google Checkout integration (which was totally a GoDaddy issue, not ProductCart). Basically, Google Checkout requires that Basic Authentication in IIS be turned off. It took quite a few calls until I finally reached someone who knew how to make the change for me on a virtual account. But it can be done. Since then, not a single... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:03:00 -0700 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/#comment4691 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/#comment4581 Hi Massimo Arrigoni, We are starting a business as an eCommerce Solution Provider. We will be a "GoDaddy" reseller of services, but we want a different "cart solution/product" to offer our customers. Will your cart integrate with the godaddy products/system? Thanks, Brian Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:30:17 -0700 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/#comment4581 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/#comment4363 As a professional web developer (www.ows.net), the best solution is what fits the clients needs...period. The best solutions are those best thought out and are what I would consider best of breed. I want to offer a solution that is being improved by professional programmers on a regular basis, that is safe from being hacked, and that allows growth and add-on functionality. I used several carts and I can't play programmer...don't have the time or resources no matter what I could charge. I want long term, solid relationships with my clients and want a solution that fits that. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:48:35 -0700 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/#comment4363 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/#comment4337 Hi Kevin, you can find ProductCart at http://www.earlyimpact.com Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:46:41 -0700 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/#comment4337 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/#comment4333 There is no link to the web site where I can find Product Cart. What is the name of the company? Sun, 09 Dec 2007 09:41:01 -0700 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/#comment4333 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/#comment4015 Oddly enough, I just read this article AFTER researching EVERY shopping cart solution listed on the Google Checkout Site (there's 35 to be exact). I was really getting burned out after the first day of research. Many of the vendor's website claim the same things. Since Product Cart logo was positioned in the middle, it took me awhile to get to it...I'm glad I did! After visiting all the other 34 sites, it appears to me that Product Cart is the winner! What I appreciate most is their honest approach to sales and marketing. They just tell it like it is and let the product speak for itself. I'll be looking to purchase and implement this coming week. Sat, 03 Nov 2007 08:39:41 -0600 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/#comment4015 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/#comment3876 A clarification on the comment above: a ProductCart-powered store can definitely be run using a Mac. The Web site must be hosted on a Windows server, but store managers can certainly use a Mac to manage their stores as the ProductCart Control Panel is a browser-based application. Sun, 14 Oct 2007 20:08:29 -0600 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/#comment3876 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/#comment3740 I just learned ProductCart is not compatible with the Mac. Does anyone recommend licensed software that is? Thanks! www.greenandchic.com Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:15:53 -0600 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/#comment3740 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/#comment3656 I'm thinking of buying ProductCart. Any other users out there who would care to share their experiences (good or bad)? Most of what I've read so far seems great, but it's always good to hear from people who haveve gotten their hands dirty with it! Thanks! Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:25:55 -0600 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/#comment3656 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/#comment3528 I love ProductCart! Thanks for the awesome interview. I recommend this cart to anyone. The admin works both on a Mac & PC even though it's written in ASP. It's also easy to customize even if you don't know ASP. Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:24:29 -0600 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/551/Debate-Licensed-Carts-Offer-Flexibility-and-Portability/#comment3528