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    Looking for a special kind of shopping cart solution

    I disagree, you're better off starting with a solid solution, then adapting it as needed. If the underlying product is well built you should be able to extend and modify it without re-inventing the wheel on every project. Problem for most first time buyers is that they're nowhere near skilled...
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    E-commerce site wanted >>

    I guess the message is do your research and if you find a market with huge margins, don't assume that equals huge profits. I used to work in luxury skincare and we had 85% to work with but the steep marketing costs to sell at that price point level meant we had the same profits as some...
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    Small time e-commerce, one product at a time

    This is the bit you want: https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_wp-standard-overview-outside The first option - payment buttons will do you to start with. If it takes off in any way you can look at a complete shopping cart solution but for a handful of prints this is fine.
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    E-commerce site wanted >>

    Actually I agree with you sysops, you can get yourself in front of more customers by using other channels. The point was a bit different, that if you don't have that uniqueness, you will have a very tough job competing and a well designed can help you convert more sales and be more efficient...
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    Looking for a special kind of shopping cart solution

    We can do this Go to demo.shineecommerce.com, stick something in your basket and put in a postcode in the UK starting with "KT1" Then go back and change it to something else. Bingo :-)
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    E-commerce site wanted >>

    I think that the one place that an individual can still make a big impact, and quickly is if they have a unique and defendable product for which there is demand and little competition. Not easily found but they do exist. The sort of thing that would make a really GOOD dragons den pitch. In...
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    E-commerce site wanted >>

    Thaks Phil As for the other comment I made about monthly billing systems being really generic, I really meant systems with no month-to month contracts so there is almost no upfront cost for the supplier. We could potentially spread costs over the year also, but the reality is that most of the...
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    E-commerce site wanted >>

    A bit far back up the thread bu this is still relevant: I'd say that any money you spend that doesn't increase sales is expensive. Sure, changing a logo and the image in your header is money well spent, but if you've picked a system with a relatively good template design in the first place...
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    advice on e-commerce shop

    As an Interspire Gold Partner we're allowed to brand the product and sell it in conjunction with any other services we wish. After that it depends what you mean by 'build'. Software on its own is not a shop. We're not really interested in just reselling software, we're interested in using it...
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    Interspire: Have You Seen or Used It?

    I've been using their email product for about 3 years and the shopping cart since last year. I'm just doing my 5th client site on it. We're also a reseller, but I'm not going to try to nick business off NuBlue, I just say it because it means I'm happy enough with it to make recommendations to...
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    How long does it take to establish a new website

    Thanks Ravenfire OK, a free tip without the shameless plug. If you want to get your site found REALLY quickly, pick one of your products and put a free advert for it on Gumtree or Craigslist with a link to that page. The first thing you'll see is the Gumtree ad, but when the ad expires you'll...
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    E-commerce site wanted >>

    Simple fact is that customising design is expensive if you want it "exactly" as you wish, but rarely merits the cost unless you are something like a fashion brand. Look at some of the biggest sites on the web, take away the product images and what is left? A logo and usually very simple...
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    How long does it take to establish a new website

    I think so, that way people can see the site we're on about is ours, that we built it and that we're not just talking theory but that we can 'walk the walk' too. Too much SEO advice that I see on forums is just regurgitated from waffling magazine articles (or other forums) by people who've...
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    Looking for a 'web bod'

    Thanks, I'll give it a go
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    advice on e-commerce shop

    Lou, We've just launched a new eCommerce product for start-ups to complement our 100% bespoke service (which is really aimed at established businesses and has a price tag to match!) We're looking for a few case studies and would be happy to offer our entry level product at a really knock down...
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