Newbie needs help

The facts:

I need a website.

I own a domain name that I want to develop to sell kitchen goods.

I want a professional job, and it will probably involve at least 200
pictures.

I want a checkout, and a secured way to send credit card information.

It needs to be hooked up with PayPal.

I will need a link so that when people order from me, I can contact
manufacturers who drop ship, and send them the shipping info.

I need this so that I can learn how to maintain it, and add or delete
merchandise according to availability.

The questions:

How much will a website like this cost to set up?

How much will it cost a month after that?

Is this something I can do myself with available Internet providers and
automated interactive freeware programs?

Is this something that is going to take a certain amount of time a week for
me to maintain, and if it is, would it be better for me to just hire a pro
to do the whole thing and maintain it too? ( I am going to be busy with a
lot of other things.)

Thanks for any and all help you can give a clueless newbie. I have the
products, and the ideas, I just need this link to reach the public.

Please post your answers here or e mail me.

Steve

"SteveB" <desertNOSPAMtraveler@cox.net> wrote in message
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> The facts:
>
> I need

Lots

>
> The questions:
>
> How much will a website like this cost to set up?

Depends. If you do it yourself, time and labor.
Outsource it, could be hundreds, to thousands.


> How much will it cost a month after that?

Depends on your Hosting deal.



> Is this something I can do myself with available Internet providers and
> automated interactive freeware programs?

Yes, easily.


> Is this something that is going to take a certain amount of time a week
for
> me to maintain, and if it is, would it be better for me to just hire a pro
> to do the whole thing and maintain it too? ( I am going to be busy with a
> lot of other things.)

Once it's up, maintenance is simply updates and order processing.


> Thanks for any and all help you can give a clueless newbie. I have the
> products, and the ideas, I just need this link to reach the public.
>
> Please post your answers here or e mail me.
>
> Steve
>
>

Short and skinny...
1. Look at hosts that offer OSCommerce as an addon. It's usually free
http://oscommerce.com to see the how to's...

2. Make sure when shopping for a host to check their SSL options.

3. Get offers from Webmasters and Designers for quotes.


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Allis wrote:

> Short and skinny...
> 1. Look at hosts that offer OSCommerce as an addon. It's usually free
> http://oscommerce.com to see the how to's...

I do osC... both hosting and customization.

Steve, call me. 888-480-4638 forwards to my cell phone. My new carrier
ported my number already, and my phone doesn't get here until tomorrow, so
leave a voicemail with a phone number and I'll call back. (Or email me -
reply to this message, that's my real email address in the message headers.)

We can just host an osC shopping cart here, and you can do everything, or I
can set it up and maintain it, or we can meet somewhere in the middle. Let
me know what you want to do.

--
Steve Sobol, Professional Geek 888-480-4638 PGP: 0xE3AE35ED
Company website: http://JustThe.net/
Personal blog, resume, portfolio: http://SteveSobol.com/
E: sjsobol@JustThe.net Snail: 22674 Motnocab Road, Apple Valley, CA 92307

SteveB wrote:
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>
> The questions:
>
> How much will a website like this cost to set up?
>

Do a Google search on website pricing.htm and you'll get some ideas.

Hello,

I can give you support in application installment/redesign and/or
mantenance.

Thanks,
cnc@sapo.pt
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>
> "SteveB" <desertNOSPAMtraveler@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:fdyDe.44022$4o.12770@fed1read06...
> > The facts:
> >
> > I need
>
> Lots
>
> >
> > The questions:
> >
> > How much will a website like this cost to set up?
>
> Depends. If you do it yourself, time and labor.
> Outsource it, could be hundreds, to thousands.
>
>
> > How much will it cost a month after that?
>
> Depends on your Hosting deal.
>
>
>
> > Is this something I can do myself with available Internet providers and
> > automated interactive freeware programs?
>
> Yes, easily.
>
>
> > Is this something that is going to take a certain amount of time a week
> for
> > me to maintain, and if it is, would it be better for me to just hire a
pro
> > to do the whole thing and maintain it too? ( I am going to be busy with
a
> > lot of other things.)
>
> Once it's up, maintenance is simply updates and order processing.
>
>
> > Thanks for any and all help you can give a clueless newbie. I have the
> > products, and the ideas, I just need this link to reach the public.
> >
> > Please post your answers here or e mail me.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
>
> Short and skinny...
> 1. Look at hosts that offer OSCommerce as an addon. It's usually free
> http://oscommerce.com to see the how to's...
>
> 2. Make sure when shopping for a host to check their SSL options.
>
> 3. Get offers from Webmasters and Designers for quotes.
>
>
> --
> Allis
> MIS Web Hosting - http://themooseisloose.net
> New MIS Support Portal - Soon - http://nexussix.net
> Tools - Apps - Resources - http://themooseisloose.net/tools.html
>
>