Volusion to Big Cartel

Volusion
Big Cartel

Are you an artist, maker, or small business looking for a simpler, more focused platform to showcase your unique creations? Migrating your online store from Volusion to Big Cartel can be a strategic move to align with a platform built for creatives. While Volusion offers comprehensive e-commerce tools, Big Cartel provides an intuitive, artist-friendly environment to sell your limited-edition goods.

Cart2Cart offers a streamlined, secure, and accurate migration service to help you transition your valuable store data from Volusion to Big Cartel. Our automated solution minimizes manual effort and potential errors, ensuring your products, customers, and orders arrive safely at their new home.

With Cart2Cart, you can expect:

  • Automated Data Transfer: Move your core e-commerce entities without complex coding.
  • High Accuracy: Preserve the integrity of your product details, customer information, and order history.
  • Minimal Downtime: Keep your business running smoothly during the transition.
  • Dedicated Support: Access expert assistance throughout your migration journey.

Make the switch to Big Cartel with confidence and focus on what you do best – creating!

Try free demo right now!

No risk. No credit card. No tech skills required.

Start FREE Demo

Your Volusion to Big Cartel Migration in Detail

Migrating your store data with Cart2Cart is a straightforward process designed for efficiency and accuracy. Here’s a step-by-step breakdown of how your Volusion to Big Cartel migration will unfold:

  1. Connect Your Source Store (Volusion)

    First, you'll specify Volusion as your current e-commerce platform. For Volusion, the connection method involves File Upload. You will typically export your data from Volusion and upload the necessary files to Cart2Cart.

    Screenshot of Source Store Setup

  2. Connect Your Target Store (Big Cartel)

    Next, you'll select Big Cartel as your new store platform. To establish a connection with Big Cartel, you'll use an API Connection, requiring appropriate credentials from your Big Cartel admin panel.

    Screenshot of Target Store Setup

  3. Select Data Entities and Configure Options

    Once both stores are connected, you'll choose which specific data entities you wish to migrate, such as products, customers, and orders. You can also select various additional migration options to customize your transfer, like preserving SEO URLs or migrating images from descriptions.

    Screenshot of Entities Selection Screenshot of Additional Options

  4. Run a Free Demo Migration

    Before committing to a full transfer, we highly recommend running a free demo migration. This allows you to transfer a limited set of data to your Big Cartel test store, enabling you to review the results and ensure everything is transferred correctly.

    Screenshot of Demo Results Review Page

  5. Launch Your Full Migration

    Once you're satisfied with the demo results, you can proceed with the full data migration. Cart2Cart will then transfer all your selected data from Volusion to Big Cartel, providing real-time progress updates.

What Data Can Be Migrated from Volusion to Big Cartel?

Cart2Cart ensures a comprehensive transfer of your essential store data. For your Volusion to Big Cartel migration, the following entities are supported:

  • Product Categories: Organize your products with their respective categories.
  • Products: Transfer product names, descriptions, images, prices, and more.
  • Customers: Migrate customer accounts, including names, email addresses, and billing/shipping details.
  • Customer Groups: Preserve your customer segmentation.
  • Orders: Move your order history, including order statuses and associated customer data.
  • Order Statuses: Map your existing order statuses to Big Cartel.
  • Manufacturers: Transfer information about product manufacturers.
  • Stores: Migrate your store configurations.
  • Taxes: Transfer your tax settings and configurations.

Please note: Entities such as Coupons, Gift Cards, and Reviews from Volusion are not natively supported by Big Cartel and therefore cannot be migrated directly.

Enhance Your Migration with Additional Options

Cart2Cart offers a range of additional options to customize your Volusion to Big Cartel migration, ensuring a smooth and tailored transition:

  • Clear Current Data on Target Store: Start with a clean slate by clearing all existing data on your Big Cartel store before migration.
  • Change Products Quantity to 100: Automatically set the quantity of out-of-stock products to 100 on your Big Cartel store, ensuring visibility.
  • Preserve Category IDs: Maintain your original category IDs on the Big Cartel platform.
  • Preserve Product Image URLs: Ensure your product image URLs remain consistent after the migration.
  • Create 301 Redirects: Automatically set up 301 redirects from your old Volusion URLs to the new Big Cartel URLs, preserving SEO and preventing broken links.
  • Preserve Order IDs: Keep your original order numbers consistent between Volusion and Big Cartel for seamless record-keeping.
  • Migrate Categories and Products SEO URLs: Transfer your SEO-friendly URLs to maintain search engine rankings.
  • Migrate Customers' Passwords: Allow your customers to log into their new Big Cartel accounts using their existing Volusion passwords.
  • Migrate Images from Descriptions: Ensure all images embedded within product, category, and blog descriptions are transferred.
  • Migrate the Store Tax Configuration: Transfer your complete tax settings, including display and calculation rules.

You can choose to include all paid options and save 40% on their total cost for a comprehensive migration solution.

Frequently Asked Questions about Volusion to Big Cartel Migration

How long does a Volusion to Big Cartel migration take?

The duration of your migration largely depends on the volume of data being transferred. Cart2Cart's automated process is designed for speed and efficiency, with many migrations completing within hours. You can perform a free demo migration to get an estimate for your specific store.

Will my store experience downtime during the migration?

With Cart2Cart, your Volusion store remains fully operational during the data transfer process. We work with a copy of your data, ensuring minimal to no downtime for your live store. You can continue selling while the migration is in progress.

What data can I migrate from Volusion to Big Cartel?

You can migrate essential entities such as Product Categories, Products, Customers, Customer Groups, Orders, Order Statuses, Manufacturers, Stores, and Taxes. Please note that some Volusion-specific entities like Coupons, Gift Cards, and Reviews are not natively supported by Big Cartel and therefore cannot be migrated directly.

Can I test the migration before committing to a full transfer?

Absolutely! Cart2Cart offers a free Demo Migration. This allows you to transfer a limited number of products, customers, and orders to a Cart2Cart test store or your actual Big Cartel store, enabling you to review the results and verify data accuracy before proceeding with a full migration.

What if I need help during the migration process?

Cart2Cart provides comprehensive support throughout your migration journey. You can access our detailed knowledge base, contact our customer support team, or opt for one of our Migration Service Packages (Basic, Extended, Premium, Ultimate) for dedicated assistance from a personal account manager and technical engineers.

Is there a way to re-migrate data or update my store after the initial transfer?

Yes, Cart2Cart offers a Migration Insurance Plan. This protective service allows you to perform free re-migrations and data updates within a specified period after your initial full migration. This is invaluable for transferring any new data that appeared in your old store or resolving unforeseen issues.

What are the connection methods for Volusion and Big Cartel?

For Volusion (source), the connection method typically involves a File Upload. For Big Cartel (target), you will connect via an API Connection, requiring specific API credentials from your Big Cartel administrative panel.

Enhanced demo data transfer service

Advanced Application Software Migration System With customer in mind, App is created. We want to save your time, that resources and guarantee the highest standard of service. Therefore, we provide a range of 'all-inclusive' specialized demo support services. Our team will migrate your data, provide you with the appropriate personalization and help for every phase of the migration.

Basic

Basic

Migration up to 1000 units 5 hours of technical support

More Details
Extended

Extended

Migration up to 20,000 units 10 hours of technical support

More Details
PREMIUM

PREMIUM

Migration up to 60,000 units 25 hours of technical support

More Details
ULTIMATE

ULTIMATE

Migration up to 60,000 units 5 hours of technical support

More Details

Reviews

Alex

The team provides the easiest data migration way.

The team provides the easiest data migration way. I figured out everything quite fast but still had several questions. After a brief phone call, the app team helped me through the process and everything went smoothly. Thanks!

Alex

KW Webdesign
O.B.

The team is always there to help you

I've been through several migrations using this service and I can tell nothing but best. The whole process and service are on point. The team is always there to help you. I like the fact that there are several options to migrate from one platform to another. There is no better service than this for sure.

O.B.

Web Developer
William Miller

This app performs greatly

This app performs greatly. The service is very reliable and the support is superb. The service is quite costly for me but in the end, it's worth its money. There is also an automated shopping cart migration and I'm very happy about that! I'm really satisfied.

William Miller

More Testimonials