Thread: How much $$$ for an ecommerce site?

Thanks for the replies. I have been in contact with several desingers and one of them wanted me to work with payvment and gave me a $3k quote. None of us were happy with any of the offers. We were recommended Interspire shopping cart and the professional edition seems interesting. We have three main concerns 1) Need to integrate with our freight carrier's rate estimate service which is a web based service built on Axis SOAP engine. 2)...

Quote: Originally Posted by mnd99 Thanks for the replies! Its actually for a furniture store. We will have anywhere from 100 to 250 items listed. Yes, actual physical furniture like bedroom sets! We do have our retail stores but we want to have an online presence! I have tried some of the free ecommerce platforms that comes with hosting. I'm not really sure free ecommerce platforms are the way to go but I have seen some nice looking...

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Hi mnd99: I've been an ecommerce designer for more than 10 years, so can definitely help you, or help you make a decision on a shopping cart system to use. How many products do you plan to carry? If only a handful or so, WordPress with the wp ecommerce or eShops plugin would work. If you plan to have a large store, then there are many options from a free system like ZenCart, osCommerce, etc... to Miva Merchant and similar system that are...

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The prices for an e-commerce site can vary a great deal. If you want a really good quality site then it will certainly not be cheap. I would be wary of anyone claiming that they can provide a worthwhile solution cheaply. You get what you pay for with these things. I would do a great deal of research using google. Find a some companies you like the look of and then get some quotes.

Do you want to hire a professional, or do you want professional help? It is possible to outsource certain elements of your project, while maintaining control over the parts that you are comfortable with. Since you have worked with websites before, I do not hesitate to recommend that you install a free, open source solution and give it a demo run before you decide what help you need. Like Janet said, ZenCart is great choice! If you have...

I usually use Shopify for my low end customers. Shopify.com provide hosting where the software is already installed. You can choose from installed themes, or modify them, or get one designed. Then all you have to do is set it up and you can go ahead and load your products. It got a point and click interface. I make theme changes for my clients and teach them how to use it, then add Internet marketing( SEO etc). If you decide to use Shopify,...

You're spot on! Trust me, don't listen to anyone else. Magento is truly the way to go. Free, SEO -friendly, functional. Just doooo itttttt! I hope this helps. -AS

Magento is, from what I've read, a bandwidth hog. It has special hosting requirements - perhaps requiring a VPS at the very least to work smoothly.