Hey everyone! I'm looking to build a new semi-static website for my fiancée. It will feature a few pages to showcase her product related to reviewing film scripts, along with automatic selling and managing an agenda. I want to create two frontends: one for users to check results and their agendas, and another for her to manage and rearrange her schedule. I'm a full-stack developer with experience in e-commerce and the MERN stack, so I'm not looking for beginner advice. I'm seeking suggestions for the cleanest, most efficient tools to use today, avoiding clunky systems like WordPress loaded with unreliable plugins. I'd appreciate any tech-savvy recommendations to keep it simple yet effective!
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Definitely look into Stripe! It’s free to use, but they take around 3.5% of your revenue. I've built custom checkout pages with Stripe, PayPal, and a few others. Stripe's quite developer-friendly and you can style it to your liking. It mainly uses iframes, but it keeps users on your page during checkout, which is nice compared to options like PayPal.
You might want to try Shopify with the CMS of your choice. The regular subscription is a good option, or you can go for the basic plan which is free but limited to Shopify's frontend. I haven't used it personally, but I think you could integrate a Stripe payment page easily—just keep in mind it might not match your site's design and would require a redirect.
If you're leaning towards React, take a look at this project for some inspiration: reactmvvm.org. It might give you some ideas on how to structure your site efficiently.
For a fast setup, consider using V0 and hosting on Vercel. You can get a decent result in just a few hours.
Check out Payload! It looks like it could be a great fit for what you're trying to do. It’s flexible and tailored for projects like yours.
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