Key to Ecommerce Hosting: Stability and Shopping Cart
I believe there are two keys to selecting a company to host an ecommerce website. The first is stability, the second is the shopping cart.
Stability
Setting up an ecommerce website needs to be taken seriously. Income, if not livlihood, depends on the quality and stability of your website. Yahoo’s presence has been dominant almost from the very beginning of the World Wide Web. The most visited site on the Internet is Yahoo!. One in eight ecommerce sites are hosted with Yahoo!. These two stats speak volumes. For the beginner (or at least, the technically challenged), Yahoo! is probably the best place to get essential ecommerce services. Everything is included to create an ecommerce total package.
They offer:
- 10 GB of diskspace
- 200 GB of bandwidth
- $50 setup fee
- 1.5% transaction fee
- $39.95 a month.
Yahoo’s stability on the web will serve you well as you get your ecommerce endeavor off the ground. Follow the link and then choose merchant solutions.
Need help getting that ecommerce website off the ground? Wondering whether ecommerce is even the avenue for you?
I recommended the following ebook: Yahoo Store Builder. This ebook will lead you step by step thru creating your own estore on Yahoo. For the beginner there is no better resource.
There are actually two ebooks in one. The first, Online Store Profits, is for everyone considering ecommerce, whether the site is hosted with Yahoo or not. A must read. The second, Yahoo Store Builder, will actually give real life examples of a Yahoo store. How to set it up and how to customize it.Many complain that Yahoo stores all look alike, that they are boxy and boring. Get the Yahoo Store Builderand see how to turn boxy and boring into cool and slick.
Shopping Cart
I know it does seem silly to pick an ecommerce provider based on the shopping cart they provide. However, since this is an ecommerce endeavor, then the customer’s experience with your website is of utmost importance. Can your customers easily navigate the shopping cart and not get confused? There are many many shopping carts available. I would not touch most with a ten foot pole because of lack of support. For others, the interface is downright clunky. Miva Merchant is the best shopping cart available. It costs $600 if you went out and bought it outright. However with Valueweb it comes free with your monthly fee. You want the power of the best shopping cart out there? Then seriously check out Valueweb for top notch ecommerce services.
- 20 GB of diskspace
- 50 GB of bandwidth
- $29 setup fee
- boatload of ecommerce tools (including Miva Merchant)
- $49.99/month
Especially if you are just beginning in ecommerce, there is no reason to pay more than $50/month for web hosting. If your company grows and you need more services/diskspace/bandwidth then you can upgrade. Start basic and small and slowly grow it. Both Yahoo and Valueweb offer a range of plans so that you can take your time to grow and not break the bank.
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