You might have the next best thing and you want to sell it online. It could be a book, some music, a trendy t-shirt, an entire collection of baseball cards, furniture, of even software. Or maybe someone you know has this product and you want to help them sell it online. well before you get cold hard cash in your bank account you need to make a decision about which e-commerce platform you want to use. There are hundreds of platforms each with their own pros and cons. I’m going to give you a set of tools you can use to determine which of these platforms is right for you. We’ll look at hosted, self hosted, customizable, easy to use, platforms for one product, platforms for thousands of products, scalability, payment options, configurable products, simple products, native WordPress solutions, non-WordPress solutions, and of course your budget to help you determine which e-commerce platform is the right one for your project.