Setting up an ecommerce site, complete beginner alert
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Right probably best if i start with a bit of background information. I have a reasonably successfull ebay store and am getting a bit tired of giving them and paypal a chunk of my profit. Also i have recently got my hands on a decent new product line that i really want to push and feel that a dedicated web store would be best for this.
So far ive seen two solutions that interest me, however i have never built a website before and would appreciate a bit of advice on how to go forward.
The first option im looking at is a virtual server on offer at register1, I believe the VDS pro package found here: https://www.register1.net/vds.php offers everything i need and seems to come with an ecommerce tool, would this mean i would simply have to upload a template and enter my product details and i would be away and trading? Also I believe that this solution would offer me more flexibilty in the future, such as multiple websites/stores?
The second option i have found is the pre made webstore from go daddy, it looks a lot simpler to set up, however it seems a lot more locked down and doesnt leave much room for future expansion.
Anybody got any words of wisdom? General advice or pointers towards products or services will be greatly appreciated!
So far ive seen two solutions that interest me, however i have never built a website before and would appreciate a bit of advice on how to go forward.
The first option im looking at is a virtual server on offer at register1, I believe the VDS pro package found here: https://www.register1.net/vds.php offers everything i need and seems to come with an ecommerce tool, would this mean i would simply have to upload a template and enter my product details and i would be away and trading? Also I believe that this solution would offer me more flexibilty in the future, such as multiple websites/stores?
The second option i have found is the pre made webstore from go daddy, it looks a lot simpler to set up, however it seems a lot more locked down and doesnt leave much room for future expansion.
Anybody got any words of wisdom? General advice or pointers towards products or services will be greatly appreciated!
rapidman said:
Use GoDaddy/Register1 for registration/hosting. For e-commerce software take a look at Shopify, Volusion or BigCommerce. Good all-in-one solutions with templates, plug-ins and room for SKU expansion. Magento Go may also be worth a look.
I just looked at shopify and they seem to offer an all in one solution, where they provide the hosting and everything, ideally i dont think i want to go down that route, i want my own hosting, is there a solution out there where i can just buy the necessary webstore/template and just upload it to my site? Edited by rapidman on Monday 14th April 17:59
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