November 23, 2010

Distributed eCommerce: The Way of the Future

Filed under: Web services — Tags: , — Jon Skulemowski @ 11:55 am

Initially, during the birth of ecommerce, we envisioned a very simple sales process; one vendor, one storefront, and one distributor.  As the shape of ecommerce is changing, the product fulfillment is also taking a different shape

In 2006, Amazon Marketplace began to usher in a new era of “distributed eCommerce” and multiple vendors on a singular storefront. It was almost as if the retail giant was taking cues from the release of iScripts MultiCart in 2004!

Now, distributed ecommerce is evolving into a business model all with multiple sellers, multiple vendors, multiple branded storefronts, and multiple fulfillment models all managed by a single platform. This model has been successfully utilized by many kinds of marketers, resellers, and brick-and-mortar operations.

In response, the iScripts team has developed a massive, forward-compatible platform that is flexible enough for even the most detailed product fulfillment business plan. We challenge you to bring us an idea that this platform cannot manage!

May 12, 2010

Starting a new online business

Filed under: Uncategorized, Web services — Tags: , , — admin @ 4:52 pm

Fellow Chicagoan and pay per click expert Perry Marshall wrote a neat article on a litmus test for a new online business . He articulates why it’s important to use a niche market if you are an entrepreneur creating an online business. Looking back at the number of online businesses people created using iScripts business software solutions, it appears to be true.

I hear it every time I talk to potential customers requesting our software products. When I ask customers that are already using, iScripts SocialWare sometimes they say, “I want to create a website similar to Facebook or LinkedIn. My question is why? When you are trying to create a Facebook clone or Amazon clone, it should be targeted for a niche market if you really want success.
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