shopping cart for small site

arccos wrote:
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> Talal Itani wrote:
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>>>How technically inclined are you? What kind of products are you going
>>>to sell? Are you a reseller or a manufacturer? What countries will you
>>>be selling to? Do you already have a website? If you (or your
>>>designers) have never done an Ecommerce site, I would suggest creating
>>>a simple store like Yahoo Store (store.yahoo.com) or the like. I
>>>haven't used any of these type of products before, but setting up an
>>>Ecommerce site on your own is not an easy task. So consider sticking to
>>>a combination of hosting and software provider to make it easy. Will
>>>this sort of thing work?
>>>
>>>--
>>>Arccos
>>>http://www.landoflyrics.com
>>>
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>>Thank you for your reply. I am somewhat technical. The company is a
>>manufacturer. Do not have the web site yet. We will sell to overseas
>>customers. We have not done Ecommerce before.
>>
>>Some hosting companies are ecommerce enabled. Some offer OS Commerce, some
>>offer Agora, others offer Miva. If I go with such a hosting company, what
>>would I need to do in order to make my web pages E-commerce ready? Do you
>>think I should take this route?
>>
>>I found hosting companies that host ecommerce sites for anywhere between $7
>>to $20 per month. What do I get with store.yahoo.com that I do not get with
>>these low-cost hosting companies.
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>>A hosting company told me that they have a wizard for Miva. They run Miva
>>on their system, and they give me a wizard in order to make my site work
>>with Miva.
>>
>>
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>
> Basically, from simplest to hardest, there are three ways to set up a
> cart...
>
> 1. Yahoo-type provider. They set up the site, the payment processor,
> and provide the hosting. You do a bit of the layout modifications, and
> process the orders. They also provide all the support and documentation
> you need to run the site. Not very robust or flexible, but pretty easy.
>
> 2. Ecommerce-installed hosting provider. These vary, but they install
> the cart for you. They provide the hosting. You are responsible for
> changing the layout, getting and setting up the payment processor
> (which you may have if you have a retail business), and anything that
> goes wrong with the cart. You will sometimes need to provide the SSL
> certificate. The support usually comes from whatever documentation the
> original designers of the software provided. Don't expect much support
> with the layout from discount Ecommerce providers. Most do not even
> have someone on staff to be considered an "expert" in the software. The
> quality of the software varies, as does the available options. I've
> heard good things about Miva, but never used it. OSCommerce is what I
> use, but don't expect to modify it much without knowing PHP. The manual
> can get a bit technical, too. Agora I haven't had any experience with.
>
> 3. Ecommerce-available hosting provider. All they provide is the
> hosting. You find and install the software, buy the SSL cert, set up
> the payment processor, and fix anything that goes wrong. No support at
> all, since they will be unfamilar with the software. You have to go
> through the software provider for support.
>
> It looks like you're considering #2. It can work well, if you're sure
> you like the ecommerce software, and you're willing to do the work to
> set it up properly. Step #1 is to find out which software you want to
> use as your cart, and THEN find the hosting that goes with it. You'll
> be dealing with your software more than your hosting company. Make sure
> you're comfortable with the documentation, and it makes sense.
>
> Hope that helps, but I'm not sure. I'm usually too long-winded, and
> most people glaze over. :-)
>

Excellent description of the different options!

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Talal Itani wrote:
> I have a web site for a very small company with a total of three products.
> We now want to sell online. The more I research the subject of shopping
> carts, the more confused I become. There is software, e-commerce hosting,
> merchant account, gateway, paypal, etc. I am looking for a clean and simple
> solution for this very simple web site. Your recommendation is truly
> appreciated.
>
> Best Regards,
> T.

Take a look at www.ezcat.com. It's pretty complete and can get you up
and running very quickly.

In article <1129822180.767934.3380@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.c om>,
nsales@adconn.com cleared their throat and muttered...
>
> Talal Itani wrote:
> > I have a web site for a very small company with a total of three products.
> > We now want to sell online. The more I research the subject of shopping
> > carts, the more confused I become. There is software, e-commerce hosting,
> > merchant account, gateway, paypal, etc. I am looking for a clean and simple
> > solution for this very simple web site. Your recommendation is truly
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > T.
>
> Take a look at www.ezcat.com. It's pretty complete and can get you up
> and running very quickly.
>
>
in case you din't catch the last thread..


sigh....

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4527 Clayburn Dr
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"They" manage ezcat and ecommerce. "We" manage web support.

"Talal Itani" <titani@airmail.net> wrote in
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>
> I have a web site for a very small company with a total of
> three products. We now want to sell online. The more I
> research the subject of shopping carts, the more confused I
> become. There is software, e-commerce hosting, merchant
> account, gateway, paypal, etc. I am looking for a clean
> and simple solution for this very simple web site. Your
> recommendation is truly appreciated.
>
> Best Regards,
> T.
>
>
>

The hosting company that you choose will most probably have
such software installed. If so you would be better off using
that over something that you would have to install and
configure..

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KHaled

use zencart its a clone of oscommerce and the best in my opinion i use
it on my site and we sell websites
http://www.theturnkeywebsitestore.com

You can use several different plug ins to take credit cards checks
ect.... including paypal, stormpay and some others.