Choosing an Ecommerce Platform for Developers

Learn how to choose an ecommerce platform that's right for your business. Review the features and advantages of Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Magento, and more.

Introduction

• Let's learn about ecommerce
• What you should know

1. Getting Started

• There are no perfect platforms
• Focus on your strengths
• Get buy-in from the whole team
• Calculating costs
• Usability is key
• Mitigate switching costs

2. Hosted vs. Self-Hosted

• Hosted vs. self-hosted
• Scalability
• BigCommerce

3. Comprehensive vs. Distinct Services

• Comprehensive vs. distinct services
• Gumroad
• WooCommerce

4. Customizable vs. Easy to Configure

• Customizable vs. easy to configure
• Shopify
• Magento

5. Products

• Product types
• Digital products
• Subscriptions
• Memberships

6. Payment

• Security

7. Collect Taxes

• Sales tax primer
• Tax automation

8. Shipping

• How to ship your products

9. Reporting and Marketing

• What you need to track
• Search engine optimization (SEO) and content marketing

Conclusion

• Next steps