Who among us has not thought about opening their own online store? Impartial statistics show the constant growth and profitability of online trading, and analysts predict the expansion of this type of business not by percentages, but at times in the coming years. Of course, with such fierce competition, it is difficult for an Internet entrepreneur to survive, and here everything depends on you, your idea and actions, but a much larger number of people give up even at the stage of choosing a platform for hosting an online store. For obvious reasons, in the minds of many people, opening an online trading platform seems to be a terribly complicated and costly process with the need to find and attract a bunch of third-party specialists, but it was a very long time ago, and now the situation has reversed. Don't you believe it? See.
With the emergence of demand for simple platforms that are understandable to a person without specific knowledge and skills, a market for such offers inevitably formed. The principle with the abbreviation "SaaS", which stands for "Software as a Service" and implies providing the client with all the necessary means to open a full-fledged online store as a service, made the creation of online stores really accessible. In other words, your store will be placed on a powerful, debugged platform that virtually eliminates any technical failures, while a flexibly customizable template system will allow you to create a unique design and interface from a universal blank that will set your store apart from competitors.
Which platform should I choose? Good question. At first glance, they are all the same, but if you dig deeper, the difference becomes clear. We studied the current market for such platforms and settled on Gollos. Why Gollos? Because there is such a universal list of "what I want from such a service" and this platform suits all points.
A serious store will not be deployed on a free platform, because being free in this case hides a lot of consequences, because of which your business will not be able to work normally. There is a starting tariff for very beginners, which will be enough at the initial stage. During the same period, you will get used to some of the subtleties and go for expansion. Then there are tariffs for larger stores. For example, for $18 per month, the client receives a platform for 1000 products (this is already a lot) + 100 Mb for storing files, and for $46 per month, you can already take 10,000 positions and 1 gigabyte for files.
In general, the price tags are noticeably lower than the average among similar platforms. But the price is not the only indicator, because you also need to take care of the store. We look further.
If you look back at the previous paragraph and take into account that even the basic tariff includes all the support and maintenance functions, as well as measures to ensure the safety of the store, it becomes even more pleasant. In particular, for the same $18, the client already receives a domain, hosting, access to the support service (about it separately below) and all released updates, an unlimited communication channel, SSL when working with the control panel and for all payments, as well as a design editor and integration of all tools accompanying the sale process and promotion of the store (you can read more about possible integrations here). Now about support: there is an open book of reviews on the site, where messages about the excellent work of the support service constantly slip through. This is an important point for both beginners and experienced sellers with their own specific requests and problems.
Probably, for some, this is the most important point. This apparent complexity scares away, but there is no time to be afraid here, just look at the interface for creating a store: fill in three fields and you're done.
It couldn't be simpler.
As mentioned above, you can configure the design and the necessary tools directly in the system.
In any case, if anything, there is a good support, although everything is clear
The platform supports English, German, Bulgarian, Spanish, Romanian and French, which removes any restrictions on the deployment of a business focused on foreign buyers.
Naturally, few people will want to pay for a pig in a poke. For familiarization, Gollos offers a 30-day free trial period with access to all key features.
Gollos platform website
