No 6 Performance/Scalability Make sure that the platform can handle the traffic and data that you have. How does each platform handle heavy volumes of traffic? If you are expecting a heavy influx of customers during sales, opt for a platform that will not crash or become unresponsive in such situations.
No 7 Mobile Specify your requirements for mobile. Aside from being responsive (which should be a given) what other features should be available on your mobile site? For instance, some ecommerce merchants have “click-to-call” or “click-to-map” buttons on their sites. You need to make sure that the full site features work seamlessly with mobile. You should also think about how want your mobile site to be structured in order to avoid issues such as code bloat and increased page load time.
Now that you have a clear idea of what you are looking for, make a list of your required features. To make things more efficient later on, organise these needs in a spreadsheet that will allow you to compare solutions side by side.
ISSUE 8, JULY 2019
The next step is your budget and determining how much you are willing to spend on an Ecommerce platform. Make sure that not so obvious costs like maintenance, consultation and setup costs are included. On the next page are some budget factors to be considered.
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