Starting an ecommerce site and would like some input :)

haynest · August 12th, 2008, 02:56 AM

Hey everybody!

I've been looking through the forums for information on Cart solutions. I think there is def a wealth of good information here and I have learned a lot so far. I think I am going to settle on a certain {unnamed} cart but i'd like to get some extra feedback from the community before I decide for sure.

Heres the dirty.
-I'll have about 200 items.
-Cart system of course
-Some extra fun features or a plugins like feautred products would be good.
-Search function would be nice. Maybe the ability to search by price?
-I'm gonna throw paypal, google, and credit checkout.
-I'd like to design something nice, so design flexibility is a must. Even if I have to just throw tags around after designing the site that would be ok. Or if its got a template system where you just edit the template thats cool too.
-I can handle html, css, php, and asp.
-I'll probably using dreamweaver for hard coding and wysiwyg.
-I have a budget of about $300 and would prefer at one time fee type of purchase.

I appreciate all and any suggestions!

welshstew · August 12th, 2008, 05:36 AM

use magento, it is the best ecommerce package out there at present. I has all you need and loads more, an active support community and a growing number of experts/ninjas.

best of all it is free.....

quicker · August 12th, 2008, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by welshstew

use magento, it is the best ecommerce package out there at present. I has all you need and loads more, an active support community and a growing number of experts/ninjas.

best of all it is free.....

Agree with you that Magento is the best e-commerce software. But it's important to choose the right company it to run smoothly. I can recommend you SimpleHelix.com for that.

welshstew · August 12th, 2008, 10:31 AM

quicker, why wouldn't he run it himself?

haynest · August 14th, 2008, 08:14 PM

Quicker? yeah why can't I run it myself?

And I do like Megento. I checked that out and really could not believe that it is free. I think I am going to have to say that I am willing to pay up to $300 to purchase a good ecommerce solution that I can work with.

Thanks for your input welshstew! I appreciate it.

Anybody else want to throw in their 2 cents?

AnsUK · August 15th, 2008, 06:32 PM

If you would rather something not too bloated with features you'll never use you should take a look at CubeCart.

haynest · August 15th, 2008, 08:31 PM

Magento is pimpin' hard. It looks too amazing to be free. I will post to the proper section in a few weeks with my design and let all of you look at it and tell me how much of a n00b I am

Thanks again Welshstew!

Electric Studio · August 16th, 2008, 07:09 AM

We use CubeCart v4 for all of our clients eCommerce website, including www.ecomcameras.co.uk and www.art2arts.co.uk, and we are really impressed with what you get for your money, well recommended.

isquaretechnologies · August 19th, 2008, 09:07 AM

I have developed more than 25 sites using ecommerce templates and all my clients are happy. I have also worked with OsCommerce and zen cart but I found ecommerce template much easy and straight forward solution

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