Feature Set:  

Bigstep offers basic and advanced reports, extra communication tools such as newsletters, surveys, webmail, and a customer database. The newsletter can be a helpful tool for an ecommerce beginner, and it's simple to send out new updates and newsletters to your customers.

Bigstep is compatible with PayPal, which lets you take orders online without a merchant account. They also offer automatic tax and shipping charge calculations. But Bigstep's greatest feature is the website builder; it's both easy to use and customizable.

Ease of Setup:  

Bigstep is built with the novice in mind, yet bends to the needs of programmers too. After you choose a template, colors, fonts, and graphics, you'll have a website up and running. Bigstep offers simple, step-by-step instructions and helpful diagrams to show you exactly what you need to do. For those more familiar with html, Bigstep offers website pieces you can customize with your programming skills.

Ease of Use:  

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BigStep provides you with risk-reduction tools including a secure https server (SSL) for transactions. They also require that customers enter the CVV2 value to help ensure the customer has the credit card in hand. The credit card processing company you use will provide you with more fraud protection tools.

Fraud Protection:  

Installation is easy. Even connecting to other companies you'll need—such as credit card processing—is simple.

Help/Documentation:  

Bigstep offers email support, telephone support, FAQs, a glossary, and several useful articles. Article topics cover tasks such as: how websites work, how to plan and build your online business, how to build a professional site, understanding search engines, and understanding online marketing.

Bigstep is a good web-building tool, but there are many other ecommerce packages that will delivery more for a similar price. Please see our top 3 products: goEmerchant, Volusion and CoreCommerce.