Currently, social distancing means that almost every business worldwide is scrambling for an Online product showcase. Websites are in demand, but not everyone has sufficient know how to launch a Site. Many require the services of a professional developer to assist them leading to costs escalation, & even time overrun.
With these factors in mind new Website builder Spread Simple has developed an innovative notion to use Google SpreadSheets as a foundation for building a Site.
The idea is “simple” but powerful. SpreadSimple harnesses the inbuilt strengths of Google’s Spreadsheet software to create an HTML product list for Online display. This method ensures that any data added to a Google Spreadsheet is instantly available on the Net, too. The beauty of this system is that most business people are already familiar with the workings of Google Spreadsheets, & use them often to organize their business products. This means that there’s no learning curve to speak of; your Site is up & running within minutes.
In addition to SpreadSimple’s product display system, it also boasts of several Site themes. Each offers a different layout & colour scheme, so everyone is bound to find something suitable for their particular product. For instance, the theme for Affiliate sellers offers the following features:
- Intro sectio
- Product grid
- Buy link (incl. automatically added referral code)
- Search
- Sorting
- Price filter
- Category filter
This new Website builder offers a free version which uses a SpreadSimple subdomain name for your Site. Users get the benefit of a SSL certificate & unlimited rows of data free of charge. However, if you wish to add your own domain name to the system, you need to select the paid option. The paid option also allows for analytics, such as the number of Site visitors & an option to embed widgets.
At this time the system does not offer a payment gateway, but the developers plan on adding this in the near future. Another option that they also have in the works is support for SPA (Single Page Applications).
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