Re: Info requested O/T

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Posted by Baron on August 31, 2001 at 19:30:26:

In reply to: Info requested O/T posted by samatha on August 31, 2001 at 11:09:50:

No one in their right mind is going to help you set up in
opposition....Just as well I cracked up a long time ago:))

The first thing you need to check is what support is available from
your web hosting company. The first system I found was brilliant,
integrated seamlessly with frontpage 2000 so I could build everything
using a program I was familiar with. Almost bought that but
thankfully did a final check on the spec. Turned out it needed IIS
running on NT, my host use Apache on linux.I then spent Ł170 on a
package from PC world (Told you I had lost it!) only to find my web
host did not support the obscure methods they chose for ensuring
encryped access to customers orders. Aarrggghh!!

The next task Is deciding what info you need to display. Again the
one from PC world fell appart because its solution for a product with
several attributes (ie small, medium, large,) was to list the product
again for each attribute.. Not a lot of good for my body jewellery
which has two or three attributes, each with a dozen options. I
needed drop down lists which were not available.

How many products you intend selling is another consideration. Some
products will only do a certain number of lines. If its only a few
then you can probably find a freebie on a suitable magazine disk.

Finally how do you intend prizing the cash out of the customers? Some
packages only support certain payement methods or organisations.

In the end I settled for the shopping cart solution provided by
Webfusion (www.webfusion.co.uk) my hosting company. At a tenner a
week and no worries about getting secure servers to work it has
proved a bargain, (although a real brain ache when it came to getting
the look and feel to match the main site.)

Have a browse round you newsagent for some magazines specialising in
this area like Internet works. They always have some demos of
shopping cart solutions on their CD's

Hope that helps a little

Baron

The Pirates Hoard

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: No one in their right mind is going to help you set up in : opposition....Just as well I cracked up a long time ago:)) : : The first thing you need to check is what support is available from : your web hosting company. The first system I found was brilliant, : integrated seamlessly with frontpage 2000 so I could build everything : using a program I was familiar with. Almost bought that but : thankfully did a final check on the spec. Turned out it needed IIS : running on NT, my host use Apache on linux.I then spent Ł170 on a : package from PC world (Told you I had lost it!) only to find my web : host did not support the obscure methods they chose for ensuring : encryped access to customers orders. Aarrggghh!! : : The next task Is deciding what info you need to display. Again the : one from PC world fell appart because its solution for a product with : several attributes (ie small, medium, large,) was to list the product : again for each attribute.. Not a lot of good for my body jewellery : which has two or three attributes, each with a dozen options. I : needed drop down lists which were not available. : : How many products you intend selling is another consideration. Some : products will only do a certain number of lines. If its only a few : then you can probably find a freebie on a suitable magazine disk. : : Finally how do you intend prizing the cash out of the customers? Some : packages only support certain payement methods or organisations. : : In the end I settled for the shopping cart solution provided by : Webfusion (www.webfusion.co.uk) my hosting company. At a tenner a : week and no worries about getting secure servers to work it has : proved a bargain, (although a real brain ache when it came to getting : the look and feel to match the main site.) : : Have a browse round you newsagent for some magazines specialising in : this area like Internet works. They always have some demos of : shopping cart solutions on their CD's : : Hope that helps a little : : Baron
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