[cody]

Hi, so next month I wanna launch my own e-store.
From your guys experience, whats the best store building software out there (thats low costing, or free)./

Like nice layout options, etc.

any suggestions?

AND

I will also be taking credit cards payments (thats the plan), there seems to be alot of options with companies to go with, any suggestions for who to go with?

thanks

 

[CUSTOM UK]

Take a look at Cubecart, Zen Cart and OS Commerce for building your own online store. All three are totally free.

 

[deChez]

I use Web Easy site builder. It's a drag and drop wysiwyg type of software. Still, if you're going to have a shopping cart, you'll need to know (or be able to figure out) something about HTML coding.

I use Mal's shopping cart.

As for my credit card processor, I use Elavon through Costco. Because I do some on-line orders, alot of phone orders, a only handful of face to face orders, I just have the internet set-up -- which is to say that I do not have a terminal...I use the virtual terminal.

 

[tymetoshine]

How does a virtual terminal work? How does the cost for it rate?

 

[lben]

The ecommerce that comes with quickbooks software has some really good rates for taking credit cards and there is no contracted amount of time you are stuck with them.

 

[EntropyGuy]

Volusion sells a nice turn-key solution including website templates, shopping cart and credit card processing. There is a learning curve, but I suppose there is for anything new.

It is worth a look.

R.