Need help...Building a e-commerce website...
Aniki
website to sell stuff online (i.e shopping cart, credit card processing,
etc.). Are there easy solutions out there for this? I have an IT
background and hope it's something I can pick up easily. If not, can you
recommend a company or individual that does this at a reasonable price?
Thanks in advance.
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Mich
"Aniki" <NoS...@NOSPAM.net> wrote in message
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> I'm hoping to get some advice from folks that have experience in building
> a
> website to sell stuff online (i.e shopping cart, credit card processing,
> etc.). Are there easy solutions out there for this? I have an IT
> background and hope it's something I can pick up easily. If not, can you
> recommend a company or individual that does this at a reasonable price?
>
> Thanks in advance.
First, what is your IT background?
Aniki
also used Flash Macromedia. Hope that answers your question Mich.
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Mich
"Aniki" <NoS...@NOSPAM.net> wrote in message
> I'm a programmer using languages such as SQL, VB, Crystal reports... I
> have
> also used Flash Macromedia. Hope that answers your question Mich.
Do you know html and css? Those would be important if you are going to
create an ecommerce site. I created my own site, so I know what's involved.
Also, how much time do you have to creating the site? From my experience,
hiring someone means paying a lot of money for crappy work. I talked to a
few people and never liked the feeling of getting ripped-off.
Basilic
Last week I heard a blip on Call for Help, where they mentioned a site
that simplifies the process of setting up an e-commerce site.
Supposedly, one can choose a template for the site and it gets set up
with a shpping cart and credit card payments. I didn't make any notes,
as this didn't interest me for the moment.
Search the TechTV site or the Call for Help site and look for the show
notes.
Mich
"Basilic" <Basi...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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if you go with a "package", make sure that it is an open-source and in a
language that you know so you will be able to make the modifications that
you will need.
Basilic
Michael Black
little reason to recreate it. Get a template, or buy a complete package
(including the actual website), or cluster with some company that is
rather like a shopping mall.
This would apparently be why businesses are using Ebay, it lets
them get started without any trouble.
But, the website seems the least of the issues when starting a business.
Unless one is simply going to put it up and let anything that trickles
in be the business, a website will not be a business.
It's not different from any small business. And those often fail
because the person hasn't actually checked to see if there's a market,
because they can't promote properly, because of all kinds of reasons.
They say most small businesses fail within the first few months,
presumably because there isn't enough money to keep it going while
it becomes a viable business.
You can't sit back and wait for the customers, you have to get
out there and be visible, be active, in getting those customers.
I get the feeling too many think a web business is a matter of
getting a webpage, and then sitting back. But how do people
find the webpage? Even if it gets a good ranking on a search
engine, how often will people actually do a search on common
things? It only works if you have something pretty uncommon,
that people actually want. If you're selling something that
people can buy from the corner store, or at least from a known
business, then why should they buy from some unknown that may
not have anything to the business but a website?
"Trust" is important in a business, and that comes from seeing an actual
store in real life, or someone you know is already bold enough
to buy from the place, or maybe an article in the paper talking
about whatever it is unique to the business. The big trick
is to get customers in early, so they can test it out and tell
others. A webpage somewhere doesn't really do that, and the more
someone expects to have a wide ranging market, the harder it is
since there is no common ground for the customers.
A real store, if it's selling common items, has other factors in play, like
being accessible, or helpful staff, or something, which defines it
in a way different from all the other stores selling the same stuff. In
effect, they are "selling" that peripheral.
Michael
Aniki
CSS...if you don't mind, I'm curious to see the website you built. Would
you forward me the address ? i.e through e-mail or respond to this group.
I will check the recommended website suggested by Basilic and will look to
see if the templates are open source.
Michael, I totally agree with you. A website should not be the only selling
point. But for my venture, it's a start. Seems like the stats are
suggesting there is an increase in buying online among Canadians. These
numbers have increased from year to year which indicate that "trust" among
buyers have increased.
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