Yahoo Stores is an expensive solution to selling online. Many web site owners sign up for Yahoo Stores and regret the large investment of time and money needed to start selling online with Yahoo Stores.
Problems with Yahoo Stores:
One of the pitfalls of using Yahoo Stores is how Yahoo charges you for many things that are free with other e-Store packages.
Some features yahoo only gives you with their $99.95/month plan and above you can get with iHostStores $14.95 plan. Some of those features include:
- Gift certificates
- Cross selling of related items
- Real time inventory
Save $300/year by using iHostStores in stead of Yahoo Store Builder
|
Starter |
Standard |
| Yahoo Stores |
$39.95 |
$99.95 |
| Less: iHostStores |
$14.95 |
$29.95 |
| Monthly Savings: |
$25/month |
$70/month |
| Annual Savings: |
$300.00 |
$840.00 |
| Add Transaction Fees:* |
$15/Month |
$10/Month |
| First Year’s Savings: |
$480.00 |
$960.00 |
* Assumes $1,000/month in sales. If your sales are more, you will save more with iHostStores!
Categories: Yahoo Store Builder
Network Solution’s Monster Commerce is an expensive solution to selling online. Many web site owners sign up for Monster Commerce and regret the large investment of time and money needed to start selling online with Monster Commerce.
Save $469.95/year over Monster Commerce:
On their basic plan, Monster Commerce charges $49.95/month and a $49.95 setup fee. If you host with iHostStores, you will only be charged $14.95/month with no setup fee. That saves you $469.95 in the first year alone. See the iHostStores plans here.
| |
Basic |
Professional |
| Monster Commerce |
$49.95 |
$99.95 |
| Less: iHostStores |
$14.95 |
$29.95 |
| Monthly Savings: |
$35/month |
$70/month |
| Annual Savings: |
$420.00 |
$840.00 |
| Add Monster Setup Fee: |
$49.95 |
$99.95 |
| First Year’s Savings: |
$469.95 |
$939.95 |
Problems with Monster Commerce:
One of the pitfalls of using Monster Commerce is how Monster Commerce charges you for many things that are free with other e-Store packages.
Some features Monster Commerce only gives you with their $99.95/month plan you can get with iHostStores $14.95 plan. Some of those features include:
- Drop shipping from vendor’s warehouse
- Affiliate order and commission management
- Create buyer groups that can display different pricing to the customer after they log into the store
Categories: Monster Commerce eCommerce
eBay Prostores is an expensive solution to selling online. Many web site owners sign up for eBay Prostores and regret the large investment of time and money needed to start selling online with eBay Prostores.
Problems with eBay Prostores:
One of the pitfalls of using eBay Prostores is how eBay charges you for many things that are free with other e-Store packages.
Some features eBay only gives you with their $249.95/month plan you can get with iHostStores $19.95 plan. Some of those features include:
- Drop shipping from vendor’s warehouse
- Affiliate order and commission management
- Create buyer groups that can display different pricing to the customer after they log into the store
Prostores charges a .5% commission on all your sales:
Prostores penalizes you for being successful. Prostores takes .5% of all your sales, so the more successful you are the more they bill you. It is a tax on your success if you will. iHostStores does not take a dime of your sales, so no matter how much you make you will know exactly how much your bill will be every month.
Comparison between iHostStores and eBay Prostores:
| |
iHostStores |
eBay Prostores |
| Monthly Charge |
$29.95 |
$249.95 |
| Transaction Fees |
None |
.5% |
| Monthly Data Transfer |
500 GB |
400 GB |
| Email Boxes |
Unlimited |
200 |
Categories: eBay Prostores Alternative
