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The other PC Magazine Editors’ Choice, freemerchant.com, is another high-quality site that allows you to quickly and easily generate an online storefront. The actual site generation tools are basic and present some of the same WYSIWYG problems that you find in page generation software. Getting the site to look precisely as you wish can require a lot of fine tuning. Like Bigstep, freemerchant.com offers a variety of customizable templates that will help you get started. But unlike Bigstep, you do not need to set up a merchant account with them. You will need to set up a merchant account somewhere though, or you’ll be unable to process electronic transactions. Check the major services and decide which one is right for you.

The administrative features of freemerchant are excellent and work with a variety of external software packages like Microsoft Excel, dBase, and FoxPro. Freemerchant will also allow you to register with several of the most used search engines. The best feature of freemerchant is probably its cost. All of its site features are free with no obligation, making it an excellent way to get your business started online without high development and hosting outlay.

Like Bigstep, Freemerchant.com does not offer any product search capabilities. You can also have an unlimited amount of products for sale, but be aware that the more products you have, the more a lack of search capability is going to hurt your business. Unlike Bigstep, freemerchant will track your inventory automatically alerting customers when products are backordered.

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