Ecommerce Solution Review: Instantestore-doba Integration. How Does It Benefit A First-time Web Business Owner?

Posted in Baby Care, Must Haves, Supplies by charlestang on August 23rd, 2009

The nice thing being an online business owner is you have the opportunity to be your own boss. The disadvantage is that you have to shoulder other obligations as well especially when you are just beginning your business and have to keep costs under tight control. But do not be disheartened as there are many ecommerce solution providers out there who make every effort to make ecommerce a pleasant affair.

The ecommerce solution
When seeking a suitable ecommerce solutions provider, the most important elements to consider are the cost, features, ease of use and the customer support. Based on this, InstanteStore was chosen for this review.

The InstanteStore ecommerce software is jam packed with useful features and is periodically upgraded to keep it up to date and in some matters, stay ahead of the pack.

Using the software is relatively easy. InstanteStore also offers a 30 day free trial for potential users who would just like to try it out first. Signing up takes a few minutes and a basic e-store can be up and running in merely a couple of hours. For business newcomers, there a bunch of video tutorials on hand to assist in setting everything up and ready for business. No programming knowledge is needed.

The Doba Integration
Ordinarily, before a web store can sell something, a product is required, followed by a trustworthy supplier for the merchandise, a place to store the merchandise and then someone to ship the product. With InstanteStore’s Doba integration, those requirements has been confined to the history books.

Doba is a product sourcing portal with over 1.2 million items from over 200 suppliers covering various categories.

With this integration, a merchant using the InstanteStore ecommerce solution can open almost any store without much of a fuss. All the nitty-gritties take place behind the scenes, from the payment gateways and stock updates to the drop shipping. Merchants need not even have to stock up on products anymore. This part is taken care off by the drop shippers. Merchants can literally run a store from behind a desk. All a person needs is a PC and an internet collection.

This is basically how the system works. A merchant selects products from the Doba product list and displays it on his web store. Once a customer makes a purchase and the order is approved by the merchant, the drop shipper will automatically be instructed to ship the product. The customer will then receive the order in a week or two. It’s really that simple.