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Re: Shopping Cart Software

M&M Services — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:21:02 GMT

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Re: Shopping Cart Software

dollsbags — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:51:25 GMT

We use Shop-Script and like it very much. Anyone with some basic html knowledge can modify the templates that the software comes with. They have a few different versions (Standard, Pro, and Prem) and which version you use depends on what you need in your store. A shoe store with multiple product colors and sizes would need the Prem version, for instance. Shop Script's technical support is exceptional, very responsive and second to none IMO. They will help you with everything EXCEPT the html coding (IE, the look and feel of your site) but there are enough templates that the software comes with, to get a custom look and feel to your website without having to be an expert. It also works with all types of payment gateways, such as PaPayl, Authorize.net, etc. Their site is: http://www.shop-script.com

The trick about this software and any other dynamicly served content (database lookups) is to get your site into the search engines and that takes time and effort. Most search engines don't crawl dynamic sites well (php, cf, asp). If you host on a Linux server you can effectively use the MOD REWRITE command to map static pages to dynamic ones. This gets very complex but if you don't want to get into all that techie stuff, there are enough description and keyword meta tag fields for every item in your store and every page in shop-script to make some impact on the search engines without having to use Mod Rewrite.

There are a few free e-comm apps out there, but I found shop-script to be very reasonably priced. It is actually open source so you can also use "rentacoder.com" to help you customize if you need help or need extra features the software doesn't come with.

Rich Petrelli, VP
DollsBags.com

Re: Shopping Cart Software

Steven.C — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:05:44 GMT

For a free shopping cart solution you would most likely be happiest with osCommerce ( http://oscommerce.com/ ). We have many users hosted on our servers utilizing the open source osCommerce shopping chat. It offers a ton of options and can be used with many merchant account solutions - even your free paypal account.

It is very affordable to get started since the shopping cart and paypal are both free. A domain, web hosting, SSL certificate ( security ) and maybe an OScommerce template for design are all you really need to get started. Then time populating your inventory and marketing your new store.

If you are looking for a more powerful solution, I also recommend X-Cart ( www.x-cart.com ) which is a great shopping cart system - not free though

I think one may of mistakenly indicated that you would be stuck with your web host if you use a free shopping cart solution provided by them. Many web hosts offer open source solutions that would allow you to backup your database and move elsewhere. Make sure you ask before signing up.

If you would like more information regarding either of the shopping carts, or an installed demo to trial feel free to drop us a line. We have very affordable web hosting solutions available for ecommerce shopping solutions.

Kind Regards,

Steven C.
www.hostaga.com
sales@hostaga.com
(800) 460-7196

Re: Shopping Cart Software

LUCKIEST — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:52:44 GMT

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Re: Shopping Cart Software

websolutions — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:45:55 GMT

osCommerce is what I recommend!

Mike

Re: Shopping Cart Software

Joseph V — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:32:01 GMT

Hello Xenopod,

Yep, I agree with you....

Joseph

Re: Shopping Cart Software

xenopod — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:27:43 GMT

What do you mean by a "dirty" code?

I suppose for some starter carts an ASP cart could be easier to run with however you also have the added costs of having to have to run a linux server with chilisoft or having a cla for a windows server.

Since shopping carts deal with consumer information it is often better to be safe and ensure security by having a professional setup a solution for you. However if you are careful and read the manuals for whatever software you choose you can get through it.

One of the big advantages with using PHP based systems though is that most projects have large support communities so if you run into problems you can join their message board or one of their chatrooms and someone will generally be glad to help you with any problems you have or point you in the right direction for your answers.

Re: Shopping Cart Software

Joseph V — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:43:48 GMT

Hello Xenpod,

No real specific reason except that I have had more configuration troubles with it in the past than any other language that I have used and it is a "dirty" code. Actually I think Joomla! is an excellent app. however it is very tempermental too.

So going by my experience with PHP I wouldn't recommend a starter cart as a PHP application unless you want to fix DB errors all day long.

Thanks for the reply
Joseph
MadGig.Com

Re: Shopping Cart Software

xenopod — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:42:22 GMT

What do you base a distrust of PHP on?

Re: Shopping Cart Software

Joseph V — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:43:04 GMT

Hello Trentton

I would advise on not using free shoppiing cart software. However there are a few inexpensive good starter carts out there:

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Vevo Cart
PD shop.NET
AspDotNetStoreFront (Expensive but amazing Not starter cart)

I personally do not trust PHP so I wouldn't recommend it.

Joseph Voldeck
MadGig.Com