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If you need a shopping cart system, then you'll need to choose
which of our carts is best for you. Here is some info below to help you
with your decision. We also have online demos you can try out as well as some live customer websites that use each cart.
AlohaCart
Use AlohaCart if the following apply to you:
- You want to offer your customers use of a an account
system where they can log in and manage their account.
- You offer digital goods for download.
Features that are exclusive to AlohaCart:
- Customers can login and maintain their accounts and view past orders (though with AlohaShop, if customers know their order number and email address they can log in and view their orders online).
- Product reviews for more interactive shopping
- Built-in Newsletter system
If this sounds like the best fit for you, then we
recommend AlohaCart. |
AlohaShop
Use AlohaShop
if the following apply to you:
- You are just starting out and want to be able to update
and maintain your entire website yourself
without HTML knowledge.
- You want to be able to add and update website pages without HTML knowledge.
Features that are exclusive to AlohaShop:
- Built-in SSL protected payment pages
- Guest Book
- FAQ Creator
- Articles Section
- Links Page Creator
- Event Calendar
If this sounds like the best fit for you, then we
recommend AlohaShop. |
Both carts offer the following features:
- Static HTML pages (AlohaShop's pages are all static HTML, AlohaCart has the option of being dynamic or static)
- Online admin area where you can manage categories, products, sales, etc.
- Special pricing for wholesale customers and/or groups that receive
special discounts
- Inventory control of products and their individual options
- Coupons & Discounts
- Gift Certificates
- Built-in Contact Form
- Ability to add related products for cross-selling
- Unlimited Categories, Products and Product Options
- Gift Registry/Wish List (AlohaCart has both a Wish List and Gift Registry, but AlohaShop has
a better Gift Registry system)
- Ability to accept payments via PayPal, credit cards, checks, money
orders, echeck and more
- Auto thumbnail image resizing - will resize your large images into thumbnails
automatically
- Several built-in templates for you to use and modify to fit your
needs.
- Froogle feed generator
- Affiliate Program Integration (AlohaCart's systems are fee-based third-party affiliate systems, AlohaShop integrates with Mal's free affiliate system.
- Email a Friend link
- Template-based
If you have additional questions, please feel
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