Magento

Our team had definitely done its due diligence when analyzing other products that were both based on a fee model and open source. We wanted a product that we know had a good community behind it, a robust feature set, and was scalable. After comparing and contrasting we chose Magento!

Joe Rowett, Managing Director

Tell us a bit about Man Junk and your company

Man Junk was founded in 2007. Just a few days ago we launched our website and first product an intimate body wash for men. In the last 1.5 years we went through 30 formulations to come up with the best natural solution that could aid all the problems associated with men's intimate hygiene. Unlike any other product Man Junk is addressing a growing demand in the personal care sector, an estimated $12 billion dollar market.

Why did you choose Magento for the project?

Our team had definitely done its due diligence when analyzing other products that were both based on a fee model and open source. We wanted a product that we know had a good community behind it, a robust feature set, and was scalable. After comparing and contrasting we chose Magento!

What technologies are currently implemented / integrated in the frontend and behind-the-scenes?

Well since everyone on our team comes from a technology background we take "technologies" very seriously. As you figured out we are running the core Magento product built on a LAMP stack. We are also running another open source solution for our advertising and affiliate needs, OpenX. It was decided to also integrate the Google Website Optimizer for multi-variate and A/B testing on our front-pages.

What other solutions did you consider and/or evaluate?

We considered and analyzed a number of solutions such as OSCommerce, Cube Cart, Zen Cart, but narrowed them to just a couple including Foxycart for its web2.0 look and feel and LiteCommerce because of its ease of integration which we have done before. Honestly none of the other solutions made us feel comfortable in the long term except for Magento.

What are your future plans with Magento?

We had removed a lot of features of Magento to speed launch, but we plan to re-skin the whole Magento solution and utilize the entire application in the next 6 months as we scale our business.

Any recommendations for people evaluating Magento?

As we said above, Magento is a very robust solution for an ecommerce integration. We can't say it's been an easy task to implement, so we would recommend going with one of their preferred partners for configuration and professional services. But to say the least you're not going to find another enterprise ecommerce application with an ever so important thriving community.

Any final words of wisdom?

Check out Man Junk's site and the Magento integration and tell us what you think! We love feedback .... oh and thank you Magento for creating a fantastic product!