E-Commerce Web Hosting Templates. What hosting sites can easily be reskinned by graphic designers? see details?
I am a web designer but I’ve never developed e-commerce with shopping carts and paypal. I’d like a template for my personal business. Yahoo Business and Google are too generic. I am opening an online fashion store and I need a website that can host a good amount of pictures (about 5) per item. I need shopping carts and I need to use paypal. I’ll be updating regularly and adding more merchandise on a regular basis. I am a designer and would like to incorporate my own design as much as possible (aka – reskin) the site as much as possible. Does anyone have a suggestion or know of any good templates or host sites? Thank you.
I am a web designer but I’ve never developed e-commerce with shopping carts and paypal. I’d like a template for my personal business. Yahoo Business and Google are too generic. I am opening an online fashion store and I need a website that can host a good amount of pictures (about 5) per item. I need shopping carts and I need to use paypal. I’ll be updating regularly and adding more merchandise on a regular basis. I am a designer and would like to incorporate my own design as much as possible (aka – reskin) the site as much as possible. Does anyone have a suggestion or know of any good templates or host sites? Also one that reads CSS code. Thank you.
also – if it can be programmed to CSS code
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Hello Shoegal,
You have a long road ahead of you, but don’t despair. In order to run an eCommerce site there is a lot of prep work and research that needs to be accomplished. There are a couple different ways you can go about finding a solution: You could search for an eCommerce system you want to use and then select a web host or you could select a web host and then use whatever eCommerce solution they already offer or that you can install.
Most eCommerce solutions have templates available. All you have to do is search with the name of the eCommerce system you want to use and the word "template" or "theme". You will find tons of templates for most eCommmerce systems.
Some of the larger eCommerce systems are: http://www.magentocommerce.com/, http://www.oscommerce.com/, http://virtuemart.net/
These systems can be a little complicated if you have never dealt with some type of content management system. "Reskinning" will require diving into a lot of documentation to know what and where to edit.
My personal favorite system is Magento. It’s pretty much the best of the best. Here are a few free templates: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/05/05/25-magento-templates-for-your-e-commerce-business/
A close second would be virtuemart for the simple reason that it integrates with Joomla! and extends the possibilities of your site. Using Joomla!, you could easily add a blog or articles to your site. Here is a great Joomla / virtuemart theme: http://www.rockettheme.com/joomla-templates/mynxx
If you would like to search for a web hosting company I recommend using http://www.explorewebhosting.com/ You can search for different hosting providers in the Hosting Providers section of the site. I would go with a Shared Web Host if you are just starting out. Check out this host: http://www.explorewebhosting.com/component/content/article/1-linux-hosting/19-bluehost.html They offer a ‘One Click Install" system called Simple Scripts that will do all of the work of setting up Magento for you. Once the site is setup you could then start customizing it.
If you have any other questions, feel free to stop by the forum on ExploreWebHosting.com and I’ll be happy to help answer any questions you have. http://www.explorewebhosting.com/forum/
Check http://neond.com to install shopping cart(OScommerce) with one click on your web site.
I can assist you to integrate the shopping cart with your own design and paypal. You can message me through my profile if you need help.
Take a look at:
http://www.threehosts.com/business
There you can reach the three reputable companies that are leaders in the E-commerce web hosting industry. They fulfill all your requirements to sell online or do/accept any online payments. By using each of them, everything you need for such a website is provided in one business Hosting Package.
Hope this helps.