2010 Network Solutions CommerceSpace Review: Overview

• QuickBooks™ Integration
• Top Notch Reporting and Statistics Available
• Inventory Management Tools
• PayPal™ & Google™ Checkout Available
• Integrated Shipping Options Through UPS,
  USPS, FedEx, and More!

Note: This is an older review of nsCommerceSpace done in 2010. To see the latest about what this ecommerce solution has to offer, check out our 2011 nsCommerceSpace review.

nsCommerceSpace Review: Expert Shopping Cart Review

Network Solutions is an amazing ecommerce shopping cart solution that has a great set of features to make sure you have all you need to run your ecommerce storefront. Everything in this solution from the design capabilities, inventory management, promotion tools, as well as reporting and statistics are very easy to use. If you are looking to take you business online to begin reaching a new audience and sell your products or looking to switch from your current shopping cart provider, then this might be a great choice for you. Below you will find more information on all of the features in this cart that are available to you.

Available Shopping Cart Packages

There are three options that Network Solutions offers to get you going with setting up your nsCommerceSpace shopping cart. The first two options are the entry level starter package and the mid-level standard solution, which are both great, but they don't provide bulk upload of products, Quickbooks integration, or bulk export/import of product information. Anytime a feature in this nsCommerceSpace review is for the higher end Premium package, it will be called out so that you will be able to see all of the advantages of nsCommerceSpace Premium.

Setting Up & Customizing Your Online Store

When you have an online ecommerce store you want it to be unique and stand out from the competition, which is why you will have a variety of pre-formatted templates to choose from for your storefront. Also in the process you will have a checklist to make sure you did everything you need to turn your store live on the Internet. If you have the nsCommerceSpace Premium package then you will have the option to fully customize your design and use their WYSIWYG editor to take your shopping cart to the next level. The Premium package will also allow you to customize how you would like to display your products and all of their details to your customers.

Managing & Marketing Your Online Store

Promoting your ecommerce storefront is crucial if you want to be a success in selling your products and nsCommerceSpace will provide you with all you need to make it happen. To start they give you a Google® AdWords credit so you can experiment with buying traffic and sending it to your site, which will hopefully result in a purchase through your ecommerce shopping cart. You will also have search engine optimized code to aide your site in being easily indexed so that potential customers can find it when looking for it on any search engines like Google, Yahoo, or Bing.

Managing & Marketing Your Products

Having an online storefront means you need inventory which will need tools to manage it and Network Solutions makes sure you have what you need to oversee your product. In the Standard package you have basic features to get the job done, but we recommend the Premium package as it offers amazing product customization. Also, with tnsCommerceSpace Premium, you will be able to use an unlimited amount of photos for each of your products to give your customers all of the angles. You can also allow your customers to email friends the products they like and feature select products on the homepage or the interior pages of your shopping cart.

Order Processing & Shipping

Once a customer orders a product from your ecommerce store they will be able to use credit cards as well as PayPal® and Google™ Checkout. You can then quickly fulfill the order and ship through one of the integrated shipping solutions like UPS®, Fed Ex® or USPS®. Customers will feel confident in receiving the product when they checkout of their shopping cart and see these shipping options.

Shopping Cart Reporting

All of this activity needs to be monitored so you will have excellent reporting and statistics to oversee the storefront and what is going on. One of the best options is to include Google Analytics to monitor deeper activity on the site. To monitor your financial progress you can integrate with QuickBooks to track everything that you buy and sell.

Network Solutions CommerceSpace Review: Conclusion

Overall Network Solutions CommerceSpace is a great shopping cart option that we highly recommend. If you are a seasoned etailer, then consider nsCommerceSpace Premium as this will get you a great deal further than the Starter or Standard packages. If you're new to selling online, then start with the Starter package and its low monthly fee. When your store takes off, you can easily upgrade to the Premium shopping cart suite offered by Network Solutions.