Hello.

I am thinking of setting up an e-commerce venture.  The business side (stock, fulfillment etc) of the project is in place and I am now looking at options for the site itself.  I have looked at hosted solutions like shopcreator and channel advisor, customising something like OS Commerce, using an agency-developed platform, and totally bespoke.  I have my eyes open and am fully aware that for a scalable feature rich site a not inconsiderable amount of investment is required.  Hosted solutions are very tempting but I am concerned about the lack of control I would have especially if and when the business grows and develops.  I am also concerned about SEO for hosted solutions.

I have the usual challenges involving startup capital, but I have heard of people entering into revenue sharing agreements with agencies in order to get up and running quickly, without a full upfront capital outlay , and as an incentive for agencies to deliver results.

Has anyone had any experience of this type of agreement, and if so could they give an example of how a typical agreement might be structured?

Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks in advance.

Hi Liam,
I'd like to talk on here but I'd prefer it if you gave me an email and I'l get back to you...

Might be of great use to you...
Thanks
Jonathon

On 20:48:49 8 April 2008 ShaneOsborne wrote:

Good morning

We have undergone serveral ecommerce related projects using a revenu sharing project model.  This can be either completely revenue share with no setup if we deem the product/pricing is suitable or a small setup and revenue share alternativly.

Either way email me at with more information about the site/project etc  We have plenty of experience with eCommerce on small and large scale for both local and internal well-known brands.

Hope to hear from you soon

Shane Osborne

www.punkyduck.com

On 17:50:48 3 April 2008 LiamdeGlanville wrote:

Hello.

I am thinking of setting up an e-commerce venture.  The business side (stock, fulfillment etc) of the project is in place and I am now looking at options for the site itself.  I have looked at hosted solutions like shopcreator and channel advisor, customising something like OS Commerce, using an agency-developed platform, and totally bespoke.  I have my eyes open and am fully aware that for a scalable feature rich site a not inconsiderable amount of investment is required.  Hosted solutions are very tempting but I am concerned about the lack of control I would have especially if and when the business grows and develops.  I am also concerned about SEO for hosted solutions.

I have the usual challenges involving startup capital, but I have heard of people entering into revenue sharing agreements with agencies in order to get up and running quickly, without a full upfront capital outlay , and as an incentive for agencies to deliver results.

Has anyone had any experience of this type of agreement, and if so could they give an example of how a typical agreement might be structured?

Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks in advance.