Advice on selling online?

[fisicx]

I've got a funky non-sidebar theme you can have if you want. And dead easy to edit

 

[pinkgoodesign]

Thanks for the offer. Does it support woocommerce? What is it called?

Regarding changing elements in DW, isn't that just the same as using the editor in WP? One of the things I was to use it for is removing the theme name from the bottom of the page for example.

 

[fisicx]

Yes, it supports woo. It's called whatever you want. It's a generic theme that you customise to suit your own needs. I rename it to match the name of the client's business.

 

[pinkgoodesign]

Did you create it?

Regarding the using DW.... The tutorials I have found actually did mention using a child theme so I think I'm going to do it that way. As you said earlier, if you edit the main theme the customisations get lost when the theme is updated Could you recommend a good child theme to use?

 

[fisicx]

I created it. It's based on this: http://onepage.aerin.co.uk/ and adapted for woo. This is the out-the-box version: http://bobby.testblog.co.uk/. You can do anything you want with it and has gazillions of built in features.

You create the child theme yourself, you need one for each theme you want to edit. Here's the Wordpress instructions: https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes. Or google for tutorials.

If you want my theme to play with send me a PM

 

[pinkgoodesign]

Thank you! I have given up for this evening as my brain feels fried. When editing a child theme in dreamweaver though how does it apply to the actual website as I downloaded WP through siteground. I know I can view it on local host so when published does it automatically upload to the website?

How much is your theme?

 

[fisicx]

When you create a child theme you upload to your site and then select it just like any other theme. Wordpress does the rest.

My theme is free. If you want your own features added I charge for the coding. If you do it yourself it's free.

 

[pinkgoodesign]

Thanks, That looks really good actually. Your template I mean. I will message you when I have got past my current hurdles because having too much going on at one time is starting to confuse me :/

 

[MarekBober]

Well the best is simple business planning- put your resources on one side and expected out put on the other. List solution requirements, pick the most effective for you way to meet them. I cannot tell you pick this or that but if I ware you I would put into consideration two things- long term costs- self hosted is the cheapest if you are and admin- in case of ad-hoc task engineer will charge you deadly- since you pay or business die... As long as you do not require specific features you do not need bespoke solution- good example of calculation is this post http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/threads/magento-2.369003/#post-2716060
Alternatives Saas, but with controlled cost structure- when you grow being charged by transaction or % of sales might cost you a lot and there will be no difference from eBay you have already tired of.

 

[gustavowoltmann]

I think going the Shopify route would be the best way. Even if charges you monthly, from my first impression it seems relatively simple. Then drive ebay traffic on the backend to your website, and make sales or possibly Facebook ads?

 

[MarekBober]

I would not base decision about selling platform only on fact of easy to use administration panel.
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