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Hi, what is the best ecommerce shopping carts out there ?
This is my first ecommerce website. When I try to download demos they dont work. DO I need hosting first?
and how do I change the layout design on the shopping carts ? PLEASE HELP, this is new for me….
Thanks so much 
Yes, you need some kind of server to run the demos. The easiest way is to get a hosting. The best shopping cart is the one easiest to install and use. Most webhosts nowadays have one-click shopping cart installation to make your life easier. If you are having problem choosing a reliable and cheap web hosting to use, I suggest you do the following:
1. Go to the webhost review sites such as webhostingjury, hostingsthatsuck.com or webhostinggeeks and list down about 3 common top hosting companies.
2. Next, for each web hosting X, do a “X sucks” search on Google. Read some complaints and see if you may encounter the same problems like them. Some of the complaints may relate to certain groups of users only such as VPS, dedicated server users or resellers. So you may not be affected if you are not from these categories.
3. Eliminate those hostings you feel uncomfortable with, and look for the best bargain hosting for your money.
You can try Fatcow, InMotion or Justhost. They all have 1-click ecommerce installation via Fantastico.
Good luck.
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I want to design a ecommerce website, where can I get a developer? I mean to develop with zen-cart, is zen-cart good? I want to sell nike sneakers and polo T-shirts, Can anyone help?
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What would be the best epayment solution for an international ecommerce website?
An international Visa, Mastercard, AmEx card would be great, but most US or European customers they only have credit/debit cards issued by local banks only.
Also, I have heard about "draconian" monopolist practices taken by PayPal towards international sellers, including freezing of funds for several months, very bad customer services, etc.
Please tell us about your genuine experience. Many Thanks
I looked into lots of solutions but opted for Paypal in the end. Their fees are most reasonable and there is no upfront payment required. I did technically have my account frozen as I had reached their designated limit for receiving money but I was still able to send & receive money and then received an e-mail saying that the limit had been lifted so it didn’t cause me any inconvenience. I would recommend them. Their customer service also works well as you get a personal contact who keeps in touch with you throught the setup process.
I have a guy that wants to charge $1000 to build my ecommerce website. He says that is just for the programming of the website no labor costs. Is this true? Can I get this any cheaper?
It’s expensive.. You might want to try finding a magneto and find a magneto expert to make you a template. This should cost a fortune less.
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I have Photoshop design of a website I would like coded so that it becomes an ecommerce website where customers can purchase my products online, log into a ‘wholesale’ area and manage their purchasing. What is the best way to do this? What software/programs/services? Thank you!
Coding a site for e-commerce can be done in many different ways. One of the biggest factors is how payment processing will be handled. For example, if you choose to use PayPal – as many do that are starting out – your costs will be lower for your hosting. (Can usually avoid purchasing a security certificate.) This is because all the actual transaction data is handled on PayPal’s secure servers.
https://www.paypal.com/
Even better, assuming you know how to write your own HTML code, etc., PayPal offers a lot of help in their documentation and tools in getting you started.
Google Checkout is another payment processing company that works similar to PayPal:
http://checkout.google.com/
Google has more restrictions over the kinds of products you can sell, so read through those sections carefully.
This is assuming you want to code your HTML and so forth yourself. I’ll get into software that provides support for such things in a bit…
In order to take advantage of EITHER company’s fraud protection services, you will need to provide various terms and conditions statements – such as your returns policy – on your site. Again, read over the requirements and advice. (Good stuff, even if you never use their services!)
The next level of an e-commerce site, where the transaction process would occur on your site, involves a lot more stuff and cost. You’d need a security certificate for the site, and arrange payment processing through a combination of services including a merchant account setup through a local bank. Costs for doing such a setup is significantly higher, which is why I suggest waiting until you know your sales will produce a steady profit of at least $1,000 per month. Then again, such services will automate many of the details you will be handling yourself going the other route. (Thus saving you time and effort.)
As to what kind of software you might want to run on such a site… Again, there are a lot of choices out there. Rather hard to make a recommendation unless I knew more about what you were selling, how you planned to handle the transactions, your level of expertise in so far as handling coding, databases, etc.
Another issue in choosing the software is if you are looking for a commercial solution or open source (License free). Let me warn you, there are a LOT of opinions on which direction someone should go. Developers, such as myself, will always tend to go in one direction in this area over another. I’m not going to get into explaining the pros/cons of either methodology here, as I’m spending a lot of time on this answer as it is. Suffice to say, that’s a good question to ask on its own!
Good news for you is that software designed for ecommerce use may have plug-ins, or add-ons available to integrate with PayPal, Google’s Checkout, etc. (If going open source, avoiding the cost of licensing too.) But, this again is very dependent on the exact software in use.
Finally, assuming the design you have isn’t too complicated, a good developer should have little trouble converting that for use as a theme, skin, or template set for use with the software you plan to use. I would certainly ask the developer to give you links for similar setups that they have done somewhere before hiring them! (So you can check them out to see if they look nice and actually work.)
Good luck with your project!
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