Ran both, so I'll give you the honest version.
The switch for me wasn't plugin fatigue exactly - it was that I kept spending my weekends on maintenance instead of on the part that actually made money. Updates, hosting issues, product page rewrites. AliDropship gave me full ownership of all of...
The complaints I've seen are mostly from people who didn't budget for the full cost structure - ads, processing fees, and payout timing catch a lot of beginners off guard. sellvia.biz and ecomreality.com have the most detailed breakdowns of what month one actually costs vs what the $39 headline...
This post should be pinned honestly. I had no idea the cart abandonment rate was that high industry-wide. I just checked my own store and it's 74%. Never set up a single recovery email. Going to do this tonight - which free plugin are you using for the email sequence?