starting an e-commerce site 1

[soum]

Hi everyone;I have a website made in "front page" and now I would like to make it buying online.I've been reading a lot on this forum and trying to understand what to do exactly.I don't know what you think about buying a shopping cart with an e-commerce template? Should I go to dreamweaver? or is it ok with Front page?(more familiar with FP):

http://www.ecommercetemplate.com.

My site

http://www.jacquel.com

Thanks

 

[soum]

Sorry ;I forgot to say that for the credit card I already have a credit card terminal in my shop.
thanks

 

[CoreyBryant]

It seems you might be based in Germany? Something that might be a lot easier for you in the long run - check out

http://www.mals-e.com

As far as having a CC terminal in your shop - that is issued for a swiped account (brick and mortar). Check with your processor - depending on what you put on your application, it might be against the terms of the agreement. Plus they might charge you more if you key in a credit card (due to the fact it has a higher risk of being charged back).

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Corey

http://www.merchantaccounts4less.com/

 

[soum]

Hi Corey
I've been reading carefully all your suggestions on other threads and I'd checqued your site but I don't know what I do reaaly need .In fact I 'm based in Belgium and I am going to study all the possibilities;thanks for your quick answer,i'll check this site.

 

[CoreyBryant]

It can be all so confusing to say the least. And not being the US - your choices for a merchant account can be a little more difficult / more expensive unfortunately. Check with your merchant account provider to see if they also offer an internet merchant account. Depending on how your contract is worded & who you are with right now - if it is against your terms, they might put you on a MATCH list. This list is something that is shared between Visa / MasterCard. if you are on this list - your chances of getting a merchant account are slim to none.

I do not want to frighten you - just have you realize that there are differences in an swiped (brick & mortar) and a keyed (internet / telephone / mail order) merchant accounts.

I have never heard anything bad about mals-e & they seem to provide great customer service.

There are also pre-made scripts that you can purchase for the shopping cart like

http://www.vpasp.com

or

http://www.spidersales.com

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Corey

http://www.merchantaccounts4less.com/

 

[soum]

Thanks a lot Corey for your precious advies!

 

[mbdw6708]

Try out Netfirms.com. I use Frontpage to publish to it, and Netfirms also has a great e-commerce site built into it. It is super easy compared to some of the other things I have tried.

dave

http://www.azconsignment.com

http://www.supplychaintoday.com

 

[jaev3]

hello,

just a suggestion, if you're looking for a pretty good free visitor tracking program, check out

http://myrt.auriq.com/

it has pretty cool features. i use it on my site and it gives me everything i need to analyze traffic.

j

http://www.fengshuiadvice.com