Zascar
New Member
Hey guys, I'd appreciate any advice you can give me here please:
A friend of mine has a high street shop, and in talking about his business, I suggested to him that having a website with an online shop might be a good way to increase business. He loved the idea. Currently he currently talking to suppliers about bringing in some new products and they can easily be sold online.
I'm going to help him do it so I want to do some research into how best to achieve this, and what solution is most suitable to out needs. The jey is "Easy" - easy to build, update and manage etc. I have been looking at OsCommerce as it seems like a popular solution - this site is a great example of the type of thing we are looking for. Anyone have experience with using it?
I know from another thread that there are alternatives. Can anyone tell me if they would recommend any others over OsCommerce, and specifically why?
Search Engine Optimisation is very important. How do I ensure my shopping cart website is seo compatible?
Someone else said I should take a look at Shopify - I had never seen this before but it looks like a fantastic idea! Easy to set up and maintain, not have to worry about the server side, good support, and all the integration already done. The only thing that concerns me is the fact that this is an Irish site and shopify might be quite Americanised...
Any other suggestions or tips for me? I'd really appreciate any advice you can give me on this.
Thanks!
Z
A friend of mine has a high street shop, and in talking about his business, I suggested to him that having a website with an online shop might be a good way to increase business. He loved the idea. Currently he currently talking to suppliers about bringing in some new products and they can easily be sold online.
I'm going to help him do it so I want to do some research into how best to achieve this, and what solution is most suitable to out needs. The jey is "Easy" - easy to build, update and manage etc. I have been looking at OsCommerce as it seems like a popular solution - this site is a great example of the type of thing we are looking for. Anyone have experience with using it?
I know from another thread that there are alternatives. Can anyone tell me if they would recommend any others over OsCommerce, and specifically why?
Search Engine Optimisation is very important. How do I ensure my shopping cart website is seo compatible?
Someone else said I should take a look at Shopify - I had never seen this before but it looks like a fantastic idea! Easy to set up and maintain, not have to worry about the server side, good support, and all the integration already done. The only thing that concerns me is the fact that this is an Irish site and shopify might be quite Americanised...
Any other suggestions or tips for me? I'd really appreciate any advice you can give me on this.
Thanks!
Z