I recently checked the progress on Ecommo, a business set up by an ex-colleague and friend Alex Barton. The idea behind Ecommo is to allow people to sell online but without the usual hassle, problems and expense this can cause.
Many people, myself included, might look for an open source (free) content management system (i.e. osCommerce), but that’s not exactly the easiest system to use and I’d probably find setting it up a bit of a pain. I’ve seen a few sites using osCommerce and it’s a reasonable solution but it doesn’t eliminate the need for some geeks to install and set it up.
Ecommo aims to make selling online a lot easier. You don’t have to download and install it, you don’t have to pay a designer to build a template for it to look good, you don’t need to worry about servers going offline and taking your shop with it and it doesn’t take weeks to get it online. What it does do is provide is an easy to use solution which allows the owner to get on with the actual selling.
I’m really impressed with the progress Ecommo has made and it’s good to see they’re already attracting customers. If you’re after a professional online shop solution, Ecommo is definitely worth a look.
Update: Since writing this, Ecommo has shifted focus towards holiday accommodation providers. Good luck in your new direction guys!
Hey John,
Thanks for that! It’s nice to see people following our progress!
Sounds like you should be our sales director!!!
How’s things with you anyway? We should meet up for a drink some time. Where are you based at the moment?
Cheers
Alex