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+layout: post
+title: ecommerce options notes
+category: reference
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+    name: loon.jpg
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+---
+
+## Artisans Cooperative
+
+using this. clunky. variants are unintuitive.
+
+## Etsy
+
+fuck etsy mxn
+
+## Kofi
+
+using this currently, but it has a strict no-NSFW policy.
+
+## nopCommerce
+
+open source! hosting is a bit of a pain
+
+## PrestaShop
+
+open source! hosting is a bit of a pain
+
+## Shopify
+
+$30/month minimum after a few free months.
+
+## Square
+
+this is my current preference.
+
+has a free tier! pay per transaction rather than monthly.
+
+only irritation point so far: managing shipping myself actually costs me money? there's a fee for *not* using Square's integrated shipping.
+
+## WooCommerce
+
+WordPress only.
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