Online website for a small business

Yaro · #1 Dec 20, 2006, 02:19 PM

Hi my aunt has a specialty furniture store she would like to
create a website so that she can advertise her business and
maybe have people order online can anyone give advice and
suggestion on how to go about it
thanks

darkmajician · Dec 20, 2006, 05:03 PM

If your aunt wants to make a website for her business, then the first step would be to find a good web host. A good way to find one would be to check on hostsearch.com. If she is going to sell online she will probably need a host that supports shopping cart software. You might also want a host that supports a scripting language such as ASP as this will make maintaining your website as little work as possible. The issue of designing the site can be solved by hireing a web designer, or by obtaining website templates, free or purchased. Once the site is complete she can advertise in newspapers, banner exchanges, or online ads. Hope this helps.

RickJ · Dec 21, 2006, 01:48 AM

FYI, many Hosts now include web-design software with the hosting - along with easy installs for shopping carts.

My pick for hosting is Lunarpages, but of course shop around...

Yaro · Dec 22, 2006, 09:37 PM

Thank you guys will try it out

LTheobald · Jan 8, 2007, 03:41 AM

A service like RightCart.com may be more up your street. They handle all the hosting etc. for you. It's "free" as well I believe. They will just take a small comission off the final sale price.



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