Snipcart : JavaScript and HTML for e-Commerce
Talking
about frontend has been synonymous with talking about JavaScript for
many years. The programming language is almost as
"old" as the Web itself, and every day it continues
to mature to meet the digital needs of users, programmers, and organizations.
If you have
an e-commerce web application, it is highly likely that it is using JavaScript
for all user interactions and events. This may be true regardless of whether
you use an e-commerce monolithic, microservices in e-commerce or e-commerce
headless.
Alternatives to the usual tools
In addition
to tools such as React, Vue , Angular, or Node.js,
which you can use perfectly for your project, there are other tools developed
in HTML and JavaScript, which work with the previous ones, which can take the development of your e-commerce to another level.
In the
following weeks we will review some of these tools, which are definitely worth
having in your toolbox. Let's start with Snipcart.
What is Snipcart?
Snipcart JavaScript and HTML for e Commerce |
Snipcart is
a complete shopping cart platform that integrates into "any
website or web application" with basic HTML and basic JavaScript.
As an
alternative to solutions such as Shopify , Woocommerce or BigCommerce -
rigid and limiting platforms for existing websites - Snipcart provides you with
a flexible and customizable shopping cart, webhooks and APIs,
as well as an administration panel that allows you to manage your operations.
e-commerce: track abandoned carts, campaigns, sales, orders, customers, etc ...
If you need
to do a simple integration with your website, you need some, but not a lot of
knowledge or development skills to get started. Still, the Snipcart API
allows you to customize and extend Snipcart if you wish.
Snipcart
provides you with a professional shopping cart platform. You can enable
this tool in your WordPress blog, in your single page application or
in your Jamstack project.
Save time and money
One of the
goals is to help you save time and money - especially if you still don't know
if the business deserves a more robust investment. With two lines of code,
you can start selling products or even subscriptions.
Among other
payment platforms, Snipcart connects with Paypal and Stripe,
and another objective is to provide simple HTML buttons to "add to
cart" and a customizable shopping cart with JavaScript, so that your
customers can buy without having to leave. your website.
For all
this, you can integrate the shopping cart with any technology, as we
have said before and with any system, you would need for Digital Marketing,
and sales, such as inventory management systems, email marketing solutions,
and CRMs.
Summary of the main features of Snipcart
- · Simple integration with HTML and JavaScript
- · Subscriptions
- · Digital products
- · Custom products
- · Discounts
- · Email template customization
- · Safety
- · Payments
- · Inventory management
- · Cart customization
- · API and webhooks
- · Price : 2% + payment gateway fees (2.9%)
If you want
to do tests, it is worth mentioning that Snipcart is free forever in the test
mode. You can read more about the tool on its official website.
Conclusion
If you want
to start a small virtual store quickly, using your existing website, without
the need for a database or complicated configurations, and you are a developer
or designer, Snipcart may be the solution you are looking for. If you
don't have a website yet, and you are not a developer, you will have a lot of
work to do: create the website, hire a hosting service, choose the design, etc
... etc ... If you need help, do not hesitate to contact us!
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