dave@park started this topic @ 12:03 on 26/08/2006
we have a family kitchen shop and i am building a website to sell replacement doors,tops and fittings etc.i have been looking at 1&1 eshops package.
http://order.1and1.co.uk/xml/order/EshopsProf;jsessionid=9CF31B54D4955DA1D1BD78D467D7DDE2.TC30a
i would like to sell about 50 different products and have about 10 different sizes per product, and have the option for customers to buy online.has anyone used this service before or anything similar that they could Recommend. i would like have a go at designing it myself. cheers.dave.
RE: e-shops with templates
safenet | 26/08/2006 03:56 PM
Hi Dave,
I can't comment on the 1&1 packages I'm afraid but from what I understand they are not *that* customisable without costing extra. I have just designed my store and it's based on the free Oscommerce software. It does take a bit of understanding and patience to work out exactly how it fits together but you can't expect to get a decent, profitable online store up and running in a short timeframe anyway. If you have a modicum of experience with web design you could definitely put something together using oscommerce and tweak it to your liking, saving the money that someone like 1&1 would charge.
If you want any help feel free to drop me an email and I'll try to help where I can.
Cheers,
Chris
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RE: RE: e-shops with templates
yooneeq | 28/08/2006 04:05 PM
As Chris said, 1and1 are great but the eshops are difficult to customise to fit your specific requirements. OSCommerce is good, templates are available and the software is opensource so it's free. We have used oscommerce for our borednolonger.com brand, however it depends on what you will be selling, how you want your shop to look and what is most important for you.
We have our own shop software, and is fully customisable. We have an example of this at www.whispertelecoms.com and also for one of our clients, www.bnaishop.com please feel free to contact me if there is anything i can be of assistance with.
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RE: e-shops with templates
awebapart | 30/08/2006 10:32 AM
The 1and1 package was commented on in an earlier post:
www.startups.co.uk/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=132378
this post includes a number of websites that are using the service. Its always useful to see how other websites use the service so you can gauge how flexible it is. You will probably need quite a flexible system, perhaps flexible enough to cope with product options that affect the product price, so do check these features are available before selecting a system.
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