Running an online businesses typically requires the use of multiple, independent tools. You need a web hosting platform. You need a way to create your web pages. You need a shopping cart. You need an email marketing solution. You need a visitor/traffic analytics solution. You need affiliate management, you need a blog, you need a forum and the list goes on. Typically, all of these components are pieced together from different sources and managed separately. The holy grail has always been a single, all-in-one digital business platform. And a new product, called QuantumFuse, might just be this holy grail for many businesses.
QuantumFuse is a collaboration of sorts between Adobe and the marketing firm QuantumMethod. The result is a single, digital business platform for creating and managing any and every part of your online business. A system built with Adobe software, managed by Adobe Technologies and hosted in Adobe’s data centers.
With QuantumFuse you can:
- Create, manage and maintain web site pages, from how they look to what they contain
- Create unlimited blogs, forums and RSS feeds
- Have SEO friendly URL’s for all of your web pages
- Control who see’s what on your site, by turning any page, blog or forum into a “members only” area
- Sell anything you want, from physical products to downloadable products with integration into major payment gateways
- Run and manage an affiliate program
- Create, build, manage and communicate with email lists
- Access detailed analytics for every portion of your online business
- Watch live feeds of what your customers are doing on your site
- Send SMS messages…and of course, much more
There have been more than a few solutions who have tried to pull off this “holy grail” in the past. Most came up short in one area or another…or seemed risky because they were offered by nameless companies. QuantumFuse is different in that is has been built by business owners for business owners, is being continually improved upon…and…is supported by a tiny little company called Adobe.
OK, so how much? QuantumMethod will first give you a custom proposal, tailored to the specific needs of your site. After that, the cost ranges from $39 to $79 a month for hosting and licensing, which is billed separately by Adobe.
To learn more about QuantumFuse, in much greater detail than I provided here…including around 20 videos showing you how everything works…just click here to visit the QuantumFuse web site.
UPDATE: Thanks to reader Geoff Currie for pointing out that QuantumFuse is actually a white label offering of Adobe Business Catalyst, which is available to any web developer looking to offer solutions to their clients.
Looks promising! Great find!
I am keen to see how they develop the platform over the next few months.
Interesting sounds a little similar to the much awaited kajabi platform at kajabi.com though that has Product Launches at its’ heart.
Great post! I’m not very into building/maintaining my own website, but one part of your post caught my attention: “a tiny little company called Adobe.”
Were you being sarcastic? Is this a different Adobe than the Adobe Systems Incorporated that makes industry-standard software and is in a “Flash War” with Apple? Because I had the impression that they were much more than a “tiny” company o.O
@Matt – Yes, I was being sarcastic that Adobe was a tiny company.
I was wondering when a company like this would come into being. I hope that they can deliver what they promise. If they can it is a “boom” for those who want to put their brands or whatever they might be selling – basically on auto-pilot.
I just hope that they have staying power and the monthly costs do not get to high. It is somewhat comforting to know that Adobe is involved..
Robert C – The Wholesale Products Guy
I have been using this type of platform called Business Catalyst which is also owned by Adobe
Does everything I need.
This is a business catalyst white label product by adobe and many people resell it not just these guys.
Geoff
@Geoff – Thanks for pointing that out. I’ve updated the post and given you credit.