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1. What is the difference between hosted and self-hosted e-commerce platforms? 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the two types of e-commerce platforms? 3. Imagine Harvest Gold is such a success that you now want to expand your business by selling the ingredients for healthy meals online. Which platform would you use? Why?