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checkAppointments Review

Pros Good customer support Easy learning curve Strong security Cons Outdated user interface Overview: Before founding checkAppointments, Aditya “Addy” Kapur lived and grew up in India, got an MBA from Walsh College in Michigan, and co-founded software services company A2Stream Inc.’s mailVU.com, where he is still the Chief Technical Officer. With one software service startup […]

Dec 28, 2020 Filed under: Booking Software Reviews 0

Ubooq Review

Pros Free Trial available Minimal learning curve Cons Buggy Poor Customer Support Overview Ubooq is a new player in the appointment scheduling software game. Officially launched in September 2012, the SaaS spent some several months in private beta testing mode before becoming available to the public. Singapore-based founder and developer Alex Kaul had had experience […]

Dec 28, 2020 Filed under: Booking Software Reviews 0

New Logo: We Need Your Help!

We’ve decided to give the Merchant Maverick website a revamp, and along with that we’re freshening up our logo as well. We’d love to get your opinion on which logo you prefer. Original Logo New Logo Please leave your answer below:

Feb 19, 2014 Filed under: News 0

Selz VS Wazala

If you plan to sell a few items online or offer digital downloads through your website or Facebook page, feature-flooded shopping carts may be more than you need. If you don’t want to take the time to set up a completely new online store you have options: Selz and Wazala allow you to sell physical and digital products on websites, blogs, or social media pages by embedding simple “buy now” buttons.

Aug 30, 2018 Filed under: eCommerce 2

X-Cart VS Zen Cart

If you’re launching or migrating an ecommerce site you’ll want to decide which category of shopping cart best compliments your store’s scope and your level of technical knowledge. Maybe you’re on the market for a platform that includes hosting like Shopify and BigCommerce. These cloud-based carts don’t require you to know any code but offer […]

Jan 9, 2020 Filed under: eCommerce 0

Magento VS Zen Cart

If you’re considering using open source shopping cart software to create or migrate an existing online store, chances are you’re either a confident coder or are ready to hire a professional to develop your shop. In either case, you’ll want to consider two popular open source platforms: Magento and Zen Cart. Launched a decade ago, […]

Aug 2, 2017 Filed under: eCommerce 0

osCommerce VS Zen Cart

Since they are free to download and community-powered, open source shopping carts can be attractive options for merchants, especially those of us with some coding skills. Two well-established examples of open source carts that allow you to create and operate an online store are osCommerce and Zen Cart. Best known as one of the original […]

Aug 2, 2017 Filed under: eCommerce 0

New Reviews: We Need Your Help!

Things are going well with our current reviews, so we’ve decided to expand into other categories. We wanted to get your input on what types of reviews we should tackle next. Let us know in the survey below. Thanks!

Sep 29, 2013 Filed under: News 0

Get 0% Transaction Fees When You Upgrade To A New POS

Paypal is running a promotion right now that basically waives your credit card transaction fees until January 31st, 2014 when you upgrade your current POS to a modern system. The participating POS vendors are: Shopkeep Vend What this all means is that you’ll be able to integrate Paypal with either Shopkeep or Vend allowing you […]

Jul 31, 2013 Filed under: News 0

Merchant Maverick Turns Four!

Merchant Maverick has officially turned four! We were so busy with work that we almost forgot it’s our bday! We honestly have only you to thank for our continued success. Your support is much appreciated! Considering that you’re the most important piece of the puzzle, we’d love to hear your thoughts about where we go from […]

Jul 17, 2013 Filed under: News 0