Merchandizer Pro Reviewer's Comments
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Merchandizer PRO by Seamless Technology Inc, is a wonderful shopping cart that is rich with features. Merchandizer Pro our "TopTenREVIEWS Silver Award" winner is server-based software which means that you don't need to download or install anything in order to create or manage your store. It is all done through the web. If you like a lot of customization options, you will love Merchandizer. You can completely customize the overall look and feel of your product pages. However, if you are intimidated by a lot of choices, than this may not be the product for you. Merchandizer Pro is our second choice because the navigation and simple point and click interface is not quite as good as our Reviewer's Choice Award winner, ShopSite Pro.
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Feature Set:
Not only is Merchandizer Pro easy to use, but is also rich with features. One such feature is the ability for customers to review what they have ordered. There is a customer's login page, which allows them to see their order history and personal details, which they can update if necessary. Another outstanding feature is the robust shipping options. There are several configurations available including the ability to restrict shipping locations, offer partial shipments, and figure shipping by weight or price. Merchandizer Pro seemed to focus heavily on providing shipping options to fit the merchant's needs. With Merchandizer Pro you can have unlimited plug-ins and up to 500,000 products.
One thing to consider is that the software cannot be purchased wholly; there is only a month-to-month subscription option available.
Ease of Use:
The interface is very easy to use and professional looking. It has a title bar across the top that lets you select different categories. After you have selected a category, a list of options within that category will appear on the left hand side of the screen to select. When you select an option from the left hand side of the screen, your selection will then appear in the middle of the screen so you can begin building your site. Some of the options require you to look at their online help manual, which is very helpful and easy to understand. Merchandizer uses browser-based administration, which means that you can make changes from any computer, from anywhere. It is not installed on one machine's hard drive.
Ease of Installation:
Merchandizer Pro is a web-based program. This means no installation for you. Merchandizer sets up everything up for a small fee. The merchant simply selects a template and can start to customize the product pages.
Help/Documentation:
Perhaps the most important attribute of good Shopping Cart software is the information and help the application provides. The Help is great. Merchandizer Pro has an online manual that lets you point and click at the different titles to learn more in-depth information. There are How-To sections, a merchant forum, and a help desk. There are no FAQs.
True E-Commerce Solution:
Is Merchandizer PRO an E-commerce solution? Yes. Merchandizer Pro will host the merchant's website for him, and gives him the tools to design and manage his website. It offers the ability for credit card processing, provides flexible shipping options, and even points the merchant to marketing options while making the website as secure as possible. Merchandizer PRO is one of our best all-around shopping carts.
Is Merchandizer Pro overkill?:
If you don't need all the features of Merchandizer Pro, Merchandizer also offers two cheaper scaled down versions of Merchandizer Pro. To see pricing and features of these other products, click here.
MerchandiZer Lite $19.95:
MerchandiZer Lite includes; no setup fee, credit card processing is off-line so Merchandizer will send the credit card information to you so that you can process it elsewhere, maxium number of products is 50, no plug-ins to choose, 10 MB storage space, 100 MB Monthly Data Transfer, and only 5 free technical phone calls. For more details or to buy this product, click here.
MerchandiZer Basic $59.95:
MerchandiZer Standard includes; $149.00 setup fee, credit card processing is live, maxium number of products is 500, 1 plug-in to choose, 25 MB storage space, 1 GB Monthly Data Transfer, and 30 days of free technical phone support. For more details or to buy this product, click here.
MerchandiZer Basic $79.95:
MerchandiZer Standard includes; $149.00 setup fee, credit card processing is live, maxium number of products is 5000, 3 plug-ins to choose, 50 MB storage space, 2 GB Monthly Data Transfer, and 30 days of free technical phone support. For more details or to buy this product, click here.
Summary:
Merchandizer PRO is an outstanding product and receives our second highest ranking of all the products reviewed. The many choices and customization make it an excellent product!
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