4 November 2019

Fifth Blog on e-commerce: 3d cart

Here is how e-commerce works. Ecommerce marketing is the practice of using promotional tactics to drive traffic to your online store, converting that traffic into paying customers, and retaining those customers post-purchase. … You can use ecommerce marketing to promote your online store as a whole or to drive more sales for specific products. Optimized E-commerce sites will remember what you have purchased, become familiar with your particular taste or workout preference, and suggest items that may be of interest to you. Most online sites begin without any offsetting strategies that could give buyers an equivalent online experience.

3dcart is a privately held technology company that develops e-commerce software for businesses. The company was founded in 1997 with headquarters in Tamarac, FL. 3dcart develops electronic commerce application for online stores and retail point-of-sale systems.

3dcart was founded by developer and architect Gonzalo Gil as Infomart 2000, and development started in Tamarac, Florida in 1997. 3dcart was released to the public in 2001. 3dcart platform was created to maximize opportunities for retailers, and manufacturers. 3dcart was 100% bootstrapped, until Jan 2010, when it closed $1.25 million in funding. It saw major growth, when it was announced as the preferred ecommerce solutions for fulfillment by Amazon. In March 2017, the company announced partnership with Square Inc. to integrate and accept credit card payments through its platform.

3dcart is a cloud-based e-commerce application to create an online retail store, utilizing Microsoft .NET 4.5 and other technologies, including AngularJS, Elasticsearch, Lucene and Entity Framework 6. The 3dcart e-commerce platform has a user interface that features administrative e-commerce tools, which clients can use to manage their online stores. It APIs for storefront as well as multiple shipping and payment interfaces, such as FedEx, UPS and USPS. 3dcart integrates 2checkout, Stripe, Solidcommerce, api2cart and other providers in its payment system.

For a burgeoning online retailing operation there are several core building blocks with which to make your business a success. A competent web hosting service is critical as is a reliable payment processing gateway, but even more core than those is your ecommerce shopping cart platform. With that focus in mind, 3dcart does a very solid job providing e-tailing startups and fast growing operations the features they need to move forward, especially around mobile customers. While its feature set isn’t quite as deep as that of our Editors’ Choice winners, PinnacleCart and Shopify, it’s well worth consideration.
• All-inclusive Everything you need for creating an optimized eCommerce website with a customizable online store and shopping cart, complete with a blog for content marketing. Web hosting and domain names are included, and there’s no need for additional eCommerce tools or services, whether you sell physical or digital products.
• Customer-Friendly Your online shop is built for the best of customer experiences. Easily add high-quality product information and images, and let your customers view, edit, and save their shopping cart as they see fit. Implement eCommerce personalization via cross-selling recommended products.
• Great-looking With a wide selection of mobile-ready themes suitable for any industry, anyone can start selling their products online now. Our leading eCommerce website builder gives you full control over your website’s look and feel, and you have total access to your theme files so you can customize them to match your brand.
• Synchronized Sell on social media, multivendor marketplaces, and other channels to grow your eCommerce business and increase sales. Sync your products and orders with eBay, Amazon, Google Shopping, Facebook, and more, with centralized inventory management in your 3dcart store — a necessity for multichannel eCommerce.

Affordable unlike other eCommerce software solutions, 3d cart does not have setup fees, transaction fees, or hidden fees. Starting at just $19/month.

Sources:
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/the-future-of-ecommerce-1141738?utm
https://www.3dcart.com/