Just Cant Get My Site The Way I Want It. Should Be Easy But Not For Me
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Just Cant Get My Site The Way I Want It. Should Be Easy But Not For Me
Just Cant Get My Site The Way I Want It. Should Be Easy But Not For Me
Ok i bought my domain am paying host fees and for a simple build your own website tonight from www.hivefivedomains.com and i just cant get it the way i want it my skills are well no skills it semms pretty simple but a few little thing i vant get. i will just be using paypal right now to get started. is their anybody i van contact to help me out on this like designers or would they want me to start a whole new project i dont have to much money asid for my site now. the site will be simple little pic's of the items down the center and a catogories list down the side to choose different designs nothing fancy what would something like this cost me or should i just keep trying. any suggestion would be appreciated.
Re: Just Cant Get My Site The Way I Want It. Should Be Easy But Not For Me
From the fact you used the term website tonight, I'd say that they are a reseller for GoDaddy, which offers Website Tonight. That makes a very limited site.
I'd suggest cancelling the wbesite tonight deal and getting a regular hosting account somewhere besides where you bought your domain. If you look around here on the forum, you'll see that is a common sugggestion.
Find a host you can afford, there are some at $5 a month, or less. Make sure they have Cpanel / Fantastico, which offers a choice of 4 FREE online shopping carts, all of which work free with PayPal (except the PP fees, of course).
I recommend the CubeCart shopping cart. It's the easiest to use, right out of the box. I install them free when clients prepay for a year hosting and will average about 5 a week. Every once in awhile I'll have someone struggle with even CubeCart, but most clients just take off and start selling once I've got the initial install done.
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Re: Just Cant Get My Site The Way I Want It. Should Be Easy But Not For Me
I didn't mean start from scratch. I use ZenCart myself but I hired a programmer to code the site for me. It sounds like Manny has about the same level of coding experience I do ... which is little to none.
I tried to do it all myself in the beginning and it was time I should have invested elsewhere.
Re: Just Cant Get My Site The Way I Want It. Should Be Easy But Not For Me
True, if you are talking about the design or looks of the template around the cart. But the cart itself, with the default or easily changed logo, can be online in a day, or so.
I've had CubeCart clients of mine tell me they've made sales the same day I installed the cart for them. Might have been Momma?, I don't know, but they say they are selling right from the start.
I always recommend get the cart up and loaded with inventory, then worry about the design. There are hundreds of free and low cost "skins" or "templates" available to make the site look different, or as mentioned, you can hire a truly custom template, if you have the budget for it.
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Re: Just Cant Get My Site The Way I Want It. Should Be Easy But Not For Me
Agreed. And he can probably find all kinds of help, advice and info in the cart's forum. Sounds like his biggest concern right now is finding another host. That winking lady on the highfivedomains.com homepage would've been enough to scare me away.
Re: Just Cant Get My Site The Way I Want It. Should Be Easy But Not For Me
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Originally Posted by 2STRONG
Ok i bought my domain am paying host fees and for a simple build your own website tonight from www.hivefivedomains.com and i just cant get it the way i want it my skills are well no skills it semms pretty simple but a few little thing i vant get. i will just be using paypal right now to get started. is their anybody i van contact to help me out on this like designers or would they want me to start a whole new project i dont have to much money asid for my site now. the site will be simple little pic's of the items down the center and a catogories list down the side to choose different designs nothing fancy what would something like this cost me or should i just keep trying. any suggestion would be appreciated.
You could post a request in the Referrals section here to see if a member can set it up for you for a fee.
Or you can hire a freelancer to do it. It shouldn't take long.
I agree that going with a free shopping cart like cubecart will be better for you in the long run. Best to start out with a decent foundation.
If you get a webhost that has cpanel installed, you can install cubecart with a few clicks and there is a very large community (both here and at cubecart.com) that can help you get things going. They also have video tutorials showing how to set it up.
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