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?

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

What are you selling?

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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.

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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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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Just curious, have you heard any testimonials about them? I've used a hosting company before that had great features and low low prices, but the upload/download speeds as well as page loading speeds were trash.

You have to be careful about the hosts you go with. They can promise you the world but your pages might load at the speed of dialup. I've heard of cases where people would sign up for a host, and not be able to overuse the bandwidth they were given because the transfer was so slowww.

Hope it works out good for ya. I was wrong on what I get:

http://order.1and1.com/xml/order/Hos...op&__lf=Static <- there's the link to their hosting packages. They have a deal where first 3 months of "home" teir hosting is free, then 4.99 a month afterwards, and has options that will probably be more than sufficient for you, although not as much as bluehost.

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1and1 doesnt seem that bad.. maybe ill go with that..

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I've been using dreamhost for the last 4 or 5 years. I use next to nothing they offer, but they have been reliable.
http://www.dreamhost.com/

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If you're interested in seeing what stuff it comes with or playing around with an account beforehand, pm me and I'll let you borrow my login for a little.

If you DO decide on them, also let me know so I can get a referral bonus and save on my next bill :P Won't hurt you any and will help me haha. Honestly they're great though, have great reviews, very reliable, and the customer service is good.

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If you are just starting the business, and are not an internet ecommerce expert, then GoDaddy. They will sell you the URL, Hosting, and Online Store all at once, and even walk you through the setup. It's a no brainer. We have several different solutions going (Zoovy, OSCommerce, and GoDaddy), and have for some time, GoDaddy wins for customer service, support, and products.

Craig

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I'd register here even if you dont want to use them, their having a promo right now but its almost over, you get a basic hosting package with full Mysql, PHP, perl, the works for only 10 bucks which INCLUDES 2 FREE domain names and included in the deal is a full year hosting paid!. its probably one of the best deals i've seen in a while and after signing up the interface and backend portion is great! another great thing is you can have unlimited domain names under the hosting account and if you buy the domain, its active in only a few minutes(given you purchase through them but still), they also have ecommerce software ready to go with only a few clicks.

Check them out, and hurry up cause their about to end the promo, 10 bucks for 1 Full year of hosting with 2 Domains!

http://www.netfirms.com/max

I just got it a few days back and already bought 3 add-on domains i've been meaning to start, so i have 5 sites off the same host right now.

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thanks, actually thanks to everyone who replied. i actually wzant to do more street hawking as a part time gig, sell ---- out of my truck. alot of people in my are dont like the local shops, i move i can move alot of ----, especially cdm ----. plus my next month she should be moving into a bigger house with a huge garage so i can set up my tig and start praticing that. but i just want to have the website up for the ease of presenting all my products.