If you are ready to start an online business, I do not think there is a better place to start than with ProStores.
I started the Dude as a side line to my "real" job as a business consultant (Moore Business Consulting) about six years ago and went with another e-commerce shopping cart provider that I perceived as better, bigger, more me.
But you know what? I was wrong!
That better, bigger, meant that I really needed a team of web designers to get that store up and running. I spent a ton of money and countless hours trying to get everything exactly right - it was a hassle, it was expensive, and it didn't make me any money. Which, isn't that the reason we are in business for in the first place?
It took about a year of banging my head against the wall to decided there had to be a better shopping cart out there. You're right, a year of banging my head against the wall is a long time, but - fortunately - I've got a real hard head.........
Anyway, I was cruising the web looking for a new e-commerce shopping cart and found the ProStore's site. ProStores was exactly what I was looking for. I shut down the old store and had the new ProStore enable Dude open in just a few days. I have never looked back. The Dude just keeps on going and going. It is awesome!
ProStores is everything an e-commerce shopping cart should be.
- It integrates with PayPal, eBay, Quickbooks,and my credit card processor.
- ProStores, is search engine friendly, (which is probably the number 1 thing that makes or breaks an online store.
- Real-time shipping quotes from UPS, FedEx and the Postal Service
- There are a bunch of pre-built templates that you can use as is or you can change them to better reflect your own style. Templates for each Season, templates for Holidays, templates for just about everything imaginable. Easy, Easy, Easy.
- If you are like me, you can never leave good enough alone. You can customize ProStores to your heart's desire. Take a look around the Dude - www.gpsdude.com - everything you see I did myself using ProStores. No team of designers, no team of programmers, just me and my time; but isn't the Dude cool, and it makes money, something the other shopping cart wasn't doing.
Of course, that's a only a short list of everything ProStores can do for you. Check out there web site: ProStores
to learn more them. If you like what you see take the 30 day free trial like I did. There is nothing to lose. If you like it great, if not - which I doubt - you're not out any money - that's a deal.
We love any press coverage we can get at the dude. If you are interested, here are a couple of interviews I have done about ProStores and GpsDude: e-Business Guide, ProStores Site, and Small Business PodCast.
As a business consultant, I have referred countless people to ProStores and now they are offering a 30 day free trial - I wish I would have got that deal when I started, but it's not to late for you to take advantage of it - you can thank me later (after you have made a ton of dough!) One Month Free Trial! ProStores - an eBay Company
