Paul wrote:
>I'm looking into building a site with s small ecommerce component. It's
>not going to be worth it for me to build an online ordering/credir card
>processing system, especially since I've noticed that there's a whole
>cottage industry out there of people willing to provide that very
>service. Does anyone have any experince with one of the vendors they'd
>like to share? And does anyone know of a good resource where I might
>research this stuff? (Or research hosting providers, while we're at
>it...)
We have a client who is using Americart and MerchantPlanet on a main site
and a mirror site. They have been very happy with both. There are slight
differences. One (I don't remember which) always keeps orders on archive,
while the other deletes the order as soon as the merchant retrieves it.
The client did most of the setup herself. The most difficult part was
getting a credit card verification account that worked with the ecommerce
services. A lesson from her trials is to NOT sign any contracts until
you're positive that all will work together.
The following is a laundry list of links and recommendations that I've
compiled from other list member emails on WC and Spiderwoman:
http://www.viaweb.com
http://www.shopmaster.net/
Cnet's Spotlight on Ecommerce
http://www.builder.com/Business/EcomSpot/?st.bl.fd.sg1.feat.1408
Web Commerce Today Research Room
http://www.wilsonweb.com/research/
Beginner's Guide to Ecommerce
http://www.nightcats.com/sales/free.html
ZDNet E-Business
http://www.zdnet.com/icom/e-business/
Emarketer
http://www.emarketer.com/welcome.html
"We happened to choose the Americart program in part because of the good
deal through pair Networks at http://www.pair.com and in part because of
my client's budget. Americart and pair Networks have a deal for only $15
a month for the shopping cart use. With the technology changing so
quickly and having a limited budget, this was a good alternative for the
client."
Hazel
http://www.hazel.net
iCat
http://www.icat.com
Mercantec SoftCart family of products
http://www.mercantec.com/demo/
Active Order Form
http://idsrv.net/carts/shareware.html
AbleCommerce (a Cold Fusion program)
http://www.ablecommerce.com
Dansie Cart - for only $50
http://www.dansie.net
SoftSite
http://www.openmarket.com/shopsite/
Suz
Suzanne Stephens, Dave Stephens Design; Ashland, Oregon
541-552-1190, 541-552-1192 http://www.KickassDesign.com/
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