Website-dont know where to start

[wispafish]

I want to set up a website to sell about 50 products on. I just havnt a clue where to start. I need to do it a cheap as possible so employing someone is out of the question. It doesnt have to be the greatest website i just want to run it alongside my ebay shop. Id like to be able to put photos etc on. Where do i start any help would be much appreciated.

 

[amac]

If you can't write code, you have a couple of options; hire a developer to do it or you, or go for a hosted ecommerce store. There's advantages and disadvantages with both. Search for 'open source ecommerce' if you want to find out about self-hosted, and search 'hosted ecommerce' for all of the hosted options.

 

[rashisree]

Hi, If you are looking for the open source try zeuscart best free advanced shopping cart software.

 

[Deleted member 138423]

Might Weebly be an option for you?

 

[finleydesign]

Do you have any idea on budget?

 

[FIZIX Agency]

If you need an absolute lowest cost solution:

1. Find an open source (ergo free) shop/ecom solution. Some mentioned here, others include:

Magento CE - which is fairly heavy weight: http://www.magentocommerce.com/
Wordpress with a store extension
Prestashop - rather popular, lighter weight: http://www.prestashop.com


2. Get hosting, there are plenty of reasonable hosts that offer a good service. Just make sure the server meets the requirements for the store solution. i.e. PHP, MySQL etc. Most hosts can advise. Then install the ecom solution (or pay someone a small fee to install it)


3. Check out themes (skins) for you're chosen solution. Themes for the three mentioned above are plentiful. Edit the skin if needed (i.e. adding your logo, changing the colours). If you are lucky the skin will come with instructions on how to do common things like that; though you may want some assistance.


4. Choose what payment methods you'll accept (i.e. Paypal, payment gateway - i.e. via SagePay) and plug the details into your solution (make sure you're selected methods are compatible with the solution you choose).


Then add you're products and you are away.


You may need some professional assistance to do all that but you could get the kind of support you'd need at a budget.

 

[WolfStores]

1. Find an open source solution.

Prestashop - rather popular, lighter weight: http://www.prestashop.com


2. Get hosting. Costs next to nothing


3. Check out themes (skins) for you're chosen solution. Prestashop offers a lot of free themes.


4. Choose payment methods you'll accept (e.g. Paypal, or Moneybookers/Skrill who have a deal for lower fees with Prestashop).



You may need some professional assistance to do all that but you could get the kind of support you'd need at a budget.

Hi There,

I realized that I was going to give you very similar advice to the above, so instead I summarized FISIX's post to what I would recommend in order to simplify things for you

Cheers,

Tim

 

[FIZIX Agency]

Oi!!! Don't go making my posts more coherent

 

[wispafish]

Thanks everyone now i need to sit down and decide.

 

[Ranks]

Check out WordPress and WooCommerce before you decide anything. Give yourself a couple of days to get it set up, learn how to use etc
I personally would use nothing else unless I go over 1000 products or so.
Jay

 

[DPearce]

Wordpress is quick and easy to use.