eCommerce Shopping Cart Solution Reviews

Volusion V5: Worth The Wait

Volusion merchants are eagerly awaiting the next version to hit the street. For what I can gather, Version 5 is shaping up to be on hell of a release. It appears to focus on third party integration and improvements to Volusion’s store administration and work flow. Also included are upgrades in the webmaster tools, store design and sale tools departments.

Considering all the features packed into V5, I predict that Volusion will retain the crown of top hosted ecommerce shopping cart solution for a long time to come. I can also guarantee that other hosted carts are already scrambling to add similar features to their solutions. After all, imitation is the greatest form of flattery.

Google has launched its answer to Paypal.

When news of Google Checkout was announced many merchants jumped with joy. Just think; a payment method that doesn’t exploit the merchant! Google Checkout offers free processing (until December 31, 2007), $10 off coupons for first time customers, $50 AdWords coupon for merchants and robust anti-fraud tools. Google also promised seamless integration with the major hosted shopping cart solutions. To date, Volusion, 3DCart and MonsterCommerce offer Google Checkout integration for their stores.

Google Checkout promises to help merchants in three areas: