Ecommerce How hard is it and do you set it up?
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- Kent Black
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How hard is it to setup a ecommerce site and if setting this up for a friend how much do I set it up? Do I load all the picks and definitions and have it ready for him to just use it or should he have to do all that. I have never done one and not getting paid for this but he is a friend so thought I could get my feet wet on his site. Any advice on how much I should do would be appreciated.
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Kent
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- Naor
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- Depends on many different factors including your skill level. Generally speaking, I set up a virtuemart store which was relatively easy but things like TAX and shipping rates, SSL certs etc. can be a pain in the butt to configure correctly. I recommend the Mynxx template from Rockettheme for this, as it includes a nice theme for VirtueMart built-in.
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- yaani
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- I have installed a few eCommerce sites. I tell them I install & configure the shopping cart & get the payment processing & shipping modules configured & customize the logo for them and add a couple of categories & a few products for them to use as an example. I will hold a training session in person or a webinar using Dim Dim to show them how to enter products, categories, images etc... I tell them they have to enter all their own products unless they want to pay me $50 an hour to enter products, then I get my teenage son to help me enter products.
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- Brian Shea
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I have found that eCommerce sites are a pain, unless the client either has the skills, or understands the need to pay for skill.
For getting the experience, setting up a site for a friend is perfect. You get a feel for all of the configurations, and how much you can do without input from the client.
Too many times, non-business people think it is easy to make money with an online shop. So, they think it gets built, and they collect money. But if they don't already have that business in the real world, then they may not know anything about Tax rates, shipping rates, payment options (and fees that go with payments), and proper security with SSL. They don't even understand the need to check your email daily in case there actually IS an order.
I had one person want want want an online shop. They didn't even have a website yet, and barely logged into their AOL account maybe once a week. I tried to get them to just go with a basic site at first and move up to a shop later. But, they insisted, and paid a stupid amount for a nice shop. -- never logged in, never marketed it, never asked for help after initial setup. A year later, gone. -
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- Kent Black
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Thanks for the advice!
Kent
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