Homestead.com - Start Selling Online Now
Create an online store in minutes - use easy online tools to customize 200+ templates, add your products and payment methods and start racking up the sales.
Why Use Homestead?
• Award-winning software lets you start selling today: no html or technical knowledge required.
• Affordable product packages that provide you with the key features that
you need.
• Quick and reliable customer support to help you build your store and close
your first sale.
• Solid experience through 10+ years in business and having built more than
12 million websites.
Homestead is Best for…
…the Non-Technical User. If you need a ecommerce shop that you can build complex features into (e.g. product reviews, recommendations, etc.), you are better off with other online store providers. But if you need something simple,. quick and easy, Homestead is what you need. Here is a list of their ecommerce products. Select the package that is right for you.
| Website | Online Store | ||||
| Homestead Products | QuickSite  |
QuickStore |
Enhanced |
Professional |
Enterprise |
| Designed for | Small businesses & professionals that want an online presence or sellers with a few orders/day. Uses Paypal to accept payments. |
This Quicksite add-on allows limited product management and improved shopping experience. Uses Paypal to accept payments. |
New or small businesses who want to sell an unlimited number of items. Includes a completely customizable store. |
Established small or medium-scale businesses that need additional features Includes promotional tools, inventory management, accepting purchase orders, and more. |
Medium to large-sized businesses that need a complete ecommerce platform. Includes supply chain tools, integration with back-end systems, and drop shipments. |
| Monthly Fees | $19.99/mo. |
Quicksite + $9.99/mo. |
$24.99/mo. |
$59.99/mo. |
$229.99/mo. |
| Transaction Fees | Paypal |
Paypal |
None |
None |
None |
| Site Design & Customization | |||||
| Choose from professional site designs | 2000+ |
2000+ |
200+ |
200+ |
200+ |
| Customize with our Tools or Dreamweaver, FrontPage and others | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Personalized Domain Name | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Email Addresses | 5 |
5 |
5 |
20 |
50 |
| Max. Storage Space | 100 MB |
100 MB |
100 MB |
1,000 MB |
10,000 MB |
| Max. Data Transfer (Bandwidth) | 15 GB/mo. |
15 GB/mo. |
15 GB/mo. |
50 GB/mo. |
200 GB/mo. |
| Payment Processing | |||||
| Accepts Credit Card Payments | Paypal |
Paypal |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Accepts Payment by Check, Money Order, or Your Store Credit Card | - |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Accepts P.O.s Dept. Orders & Cash (COD) | - |
- |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
| Automatic Recurrent Billing (for Subscriptions) | - |
- |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
| Products & Shopping | |||||
| Max. No. of Products | 10 |
100 |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Organize Products by Category and Assign Attributes | - |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Shipping Tables from FedEx, UPS, etc. | - |
-
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Search by Product, Size, SKU, Mfr. and more. | - |
By product only |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
| Sales, Supplier & Inventory Management | |||||
| Vary Pricing by Attribute (size, color, style, finish, etc.) | - |
- |
- |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Sell Downloadable Files (software, .mp3, etc.) | - |
- |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
| Exportable Traffic & Sales Reports | - |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Exchange Inventory & Sales Data with Quickbooks | - |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Automate Inventory, Drop Shipment & Supplier Notification | - |
- |
- |
- |
Yes |
| Set Backorder Preferences | - |
- |
- |
- |
Yes |
| Generate Sales Leads | - |
- |
- |
- |
Yes |
| Set Sales Goals & Track Sales by Rep | - |
- |
- |
- |
Yes |
| Marketing & Merchandising | |||||
| Submit & Manage eBay Listings | - |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Create Buyer Groups with Alternate Pricing | - |
- |
- |
- |
Yes |
| Create & Distribute Email Campaigns | - |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Submit Product Listings to Major Search Engines Daily | - |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Create Affiliate Programs to Boost Traffic | - |
- |
- |
- |
Yes |
| Customer Support | |||||
| Toll-Free Phone Support | 90 days |
90 days |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Comprehensive Online Help | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Online Technical Support | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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