i want to build a website with an online store
 

once i finish putting my products together i want to put up a lil online store. what onlines hosting companies are good? right now i got a online account with godaddy.com, buy there site is so confusing. every turn i got tome trying to sell me extra ----. i prob wont have more then 20 products to start. id like to have around 30 pages in total. shouldent need more the 5 email accoyunts, i want it to be secure. and i want to be able to accept paypal. any suggestion? any opinions on godaddy.com?

Re: i want to build a website with an online store
 

I don't really know ----.. so sorry about that.

What are you selling?

Re: i want to build a website with an online store
 

I believe Tunertoys uses godaddy. I'm one of those people who doesn't know ---- about websites, so I just keep a close network of people who have a clue. My online store is all set up through paypal. It's the best thing I ever did. Once you set it up, people buy ---- all day and all night, and the minimum you have to do is answer questions in your email box/forums.

If you need a website maker, let me know.

Re: i want to build a website with an online store
 

as far as making the website i got the people, i can do it. buy just finding the hosting and stuff is whats getting me. i def want the paypal checkout. everytime i see that somewhere it makes me want to buy something, lol

Re: i want to build a website with an online store
 

you should carry HID kits... what do you know I have some. You should buy them all. :P

Re: i want to build a website with an online store
 

i was thinknig about carring hid kits, but i dont know how your pice is, if they arent cheaping then what they are going for on ebay, i prob wont touch tthem

Re: i want to build a website with an online store
 

use godaddy for hosting. works fine for me, and like Steve said, integrate paypal ----. It's easy as balls.

Re: i want to build a website with an online store
 

look into CRE RELOADED software for the storefront, or OSCOMMERCE which is free. I am running my server from home so i basically only have to pay for my CC processor and a few minor things.

check the software here, its still under development not a live site.

www.brainselectronics.com

Re: i want to build a website with an online store
 

Yup, Paypal API makes it pretty straightforward to integrate. You could also add Google Checkout if you wanted, although I'm not sure how many people would use it. There are also a lot of merchant sites that will let you set it up.

I personally use www.1and1.com for my hosting needs. They have great deals and their service has never failed me. Comes with a lot of free software, built in website building programs, lot of features, plenty of bandwidth (I think I pay $10 a month for 2.5tb transfer and 250gb webspace), and I think they even have a tool to set up a store on their site. I haven't checked any of it, I prefer to have full control and do it myself, but the tools are available and customer service is good.

I think imburne also uses 1and1.com for his online store. I can do webdev if you have money :)

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