Online store or website with booking – what do you need?
Both solutions let customers pay right there and then – but they solve two very different needs. Here is the simple guide.
Choose an online store if…
- You sell products: goods, food, crafts, clothing, spare parts.
- The customer should be able to choose variations (size, colour, quantity) and add items to a cart.
- You need shipping (Posten, Bring or pickup) and order confirmation.
- You want to run campaigns and discounts.
Typical delivery time with FiksNett: 2–5 weeks, from 35,000 NOK (Fiks Handel).
Choose booking with a calendar if…
- You sell time: salon, massage, courses, training, consulting or workshop hours.
- You rent out something: cabin, room, equipment, venue – the customer picks a date and pays.
- You want automatic confirmation and email notification every time someone books.
- The calendar should prevent double bookings – not handle shopping carts.
Typical delivery time with FiksNett: 2–5 weeks, from 35,000 NOK (Fiks Booking).
The question that settles everything
"Does the customer pay me for a thing they take home, or for a time they show up for?" A thing → online store. Time → booking. If you have both – for example product sets and appointments – we build the combination; that is exactly what Fiks Custom is for.
What does it cost to run?
Apart from domain and hosting (typically 300–600 NOK per year), both solutions cost nothing per month. The Stripe payment fee is normally around 1.5–2.4 % of the amount plus a small fixed fee – you only pay when you actually make money.