Comments on: Questions http://www.jewelswebgraphics.com/archives/2005/questions/ «for all your web design needs» Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:53:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Nikki http://www.jewelswebgraphics.com/archives/2005/questions/#comment-262 Fri, 08 Apr 2005 13:20:34 +0000 http://www.jewelswebgraphics.com/archives/2005/questions/#comment-262 Thanks Jewel. I just went there & that will definitely come in handy. I checked out the MySQL link too. Very nice, thank you for those. As of yet I haven't had time to do much toward her site. Once I do start tho it will be much nicer to be able to click for help rather than searching for help. <code></code> I'm trying the 'more' tag again. hmm? Ah & ty for the vote of confidence J. ...re the more tag. It isn't an option when you use quick tags & I don't know how to post a reply any other way. If this makes sense maybe you will enlighten me. Kerry thanks for the suggestions. As Jewel mentions for all the products my niece has cafe press probably won't work. I want to do one tho. :dance: I've seen some that look really neat. Thanks Jewel. I just went there & that will definitely come in handy. I checked out the MySQL link too. Very nice, thank you for those. As of yet I haven’t had time to do much toward her site. Once I do start tho it will be much nicer to be able to click for help rather than searching for help. I’m trying the ‘more’ tag again. hmm? Ah & ty for the vote of confidence J. …re the more tag. It isn’t an option when you use quick tags & I don’t know how to post a reply any other way. If this makes sense maybe you will enlighten me.

Kerry thanks for the suggestions. As Jewel mentions for all the products my niece has cafe press probably won’t work. I want to do one tho. :dance: I’ve seen some that look really neat.

]]> by: Jewel http://www.jewelswebgraphics.com/archives/2005/questions/#comment-258 Tue, 05 Apr 2005 17:13:11 +0000 http://www.jewelswebgraphics.com/archives/2005/questions/#comment-258 Just found this link to the documentation for CPanel which you will need to use if you get a hosting account with a provider that offers it (most do). <a href="http://www.cpanel.net/docs/cp/index.html" title="CPanel docs" rel="nofollow">CPanel Docs</a> Just found this link to the documentation for CPanel which you will need to use if you get a hosting account with a provider that offers it (most do).

CPanel Docs

]]> by: Jewel http://www.jewelswebgraphics.com/archives/2005/questions/#comment-257 Tue, 05 Apr 2005 12:03:56 +0000 http://www.jewelswebgraphics.com/archives/2005/questions/#comment-257 The trouble with cafepress is that they only carry a certain range of articles that you can design images for (unless they have changed recently) like mugs, clothing, mousemats bags etc and their commission is huge:mad:, because they set a base price for each article (say $11 for a mug for example) , so you have to give cafepress $11 for each mug you sell. Therefore you have to add your markup to make a little profit yourself. However, if you add too much markup, your goods are too expensive, so you dont get enough sales. :sad: I think cafepress is ok for a little sideline when you dont expect to make much money, but I honestly wouldnt recommend it to anyone trying to set up a small business and make any money out of it. If nikki and her niece buy some hosting and set up something like Zen Cart, their only costs are for hosting. If transactions are conducted using Paypal or WorldPay, there are no costs involved there, which there would be for setting up your own credit card acceptance program (this requires secure socket layer (SSL) to encrypt the card details). Goodness, maybe I should hire my services out to set up these things? I obviously know more than I thought..lol :cool: The only reason I dont have one myself is because I have nothing to sell but my knowledge and expertise.:grin: The trouble with cafepress is that they only carry a certain range of articles that you can design images for (unless they have changed recently) like mugs, clothing, mousemats bags etc and their commission is huge :mad: , because they set a base price for each article (say $11 for a mug for example) , so you have to give cafepress $11 for each mug you sell. Therefore you have to add your markup to make a little profit yourself. However, if you add too much markup, your goods are too expensive, so you dont get enough sales. :sad:
I think cafepress is ok for a little sideline when you dont expect to make much money, but I honestly wouldnt recommend it to anyone trying to set up a small business and make any money out of it. If nikki and her niece buy some hosting and set up something like Zen Cart, their only costs are for hosting. If transactions are conducted using Paypal or WorldPay, there are no costs involved there, which there would be for setting up your own credit card acceptance program (this requires secure socket layer (SSL) to encrypt the card details).
Goodness, maybe I should hire my services out to set up these things? I obviously know more than I thought..lol :cool:
The only reason I dont have one myself is because I have nothing to sell but my knowledge and expertise. :grin:

]]> by: *Kerry* http://www.jewelswebgraphics.com/archives/2005/questions/#comment-254 Mon, 04 Apr 2005 22:23:26 +0000 http://www.jewelswebgraphics.com/archives/2005/questions/#comment-254 \Had an idea then Nikki with the articles she is offers there is something called Cafe Press - http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/ You can set up a shop, catalogue all sorts and they take a small commision, loos like a good start to me Nikki Kerry xx \Had an idea then Nikki with the articles she is offers there is something called Cafe Press - www.cafepress.com…

You can set up a shop, catalogue all sorts and they take a small commision, loos like a good start to me Nikki

Kerry xx

]]> by: Jewel http://www.jewelswebgraphics.com/archives/2005/questions/#comment-250 Sat, 02 Apr 2005 12:17:33 +0000 http://www.jewelswebgraphics.com/archives/2005/questions/#comment-250 Right Grasshopper: Let's start at the beginning. First of all, you buy some hosting. I wil go and have a look at Kery's hosts to see if they look suitable for your niece. I venture to suggest my own hosts too, and one I mentioned in an earlier post. I'll go and find the link in a minute .It is not as difficult to do as it seems to install a database honestly. In fact, my own hosts offer Zen Cart through their control panel. This is really easy to do, as they actually install the application for you! Once installed, you can go and set everything up following their instructions. I see no reason why your niece couldnt just have the one site with several different categories for each type of product she wants to sell. That would mean that once you had set her up and shown her how to add her products, she could add them herself as she gets them ready for sale. How computer-literate is she? Will she expect you to take charge of the whole operation? Are you willing to do this, or would you rather she did it herself? I can do you a few screenshots of Control Panel if you go with a host who has it, to get you started. Here are a couple of links for you: <a href="http://www.jewelswebgraphics.com/archives/2004/web-hosting-offer/#more-7" title="my hosts" rel="nofollow">My Hosts</a> <a href="http://www.mesopia.com/?v=services/features" title="features" rel="nofollow">Features Explained</a> This article explains a bit about databases behind shops. Dont worry about the technical stuff on what to do, because you are not going to do it yourself. You are going to let Zen Cart do all the hard work for you. This is just to give you an overview of the principles underlying what you will be doing. <a href="http://www.digital-web.com/articles/databases_behind_shops/" title="databases behind shops">Databases Behind Shops</a> I know it sounds as if I am pushing my hosts, but honestly I have been with them now for over 2 years, and really cant complain about the standard of service I have received. They are not expensive, and offer a lot of features as standard which other hosts chrage extra for. For example, you can have any amount of databases you want with them, whereas some other hosts only give you one at the entry level. The entry package costs $3.95 a month, which I suspect would be fine for your niece, initially. If she found her products were hugely popular and she turned into Walmart, she could upgrade her package to something bigger. It seems pointless to pay a lot at first though, until you have a better idea of how much business you are going to generate. I am sure you can do this nikki. It just requires a bit of concentration, and following of instructions when installing stuff. I have every confidence in you. :wink: :dance: Right Grasshopper: Let’s start at the beginning. First of all, you buy some hosting. I wil go and have a look at Kery’s hosts to see if they look suitable for your niece. I venture to suggest my own hosts too, and one I mentioned in an earlier post. I’ll go and find the link in a minute .It is not as difficult to do as it seems to install a database honestly. In fact, my own hosts offer Zen Cart through their control panel. This is really easy to do, as they actually install the application for you! Once installed, you can go and set everything up following their instructions. I see no reason why your niece couldnt just have the one site with several different categories for each type of product she wants to sell. That would mean that once you had set her up and shown her how to add her products, she could add them herself as she gets them ready for sale. How computer-literate is she? Will she expect you to take charge of the whole operation? Are you willing to do this, or would you rather she did it herself?
I can do you a few screenshots of Control Panel if you go with a host who has it, to get you started.

Here are a couple of links for you:

My Hosts
Features Explained

This article explains a bit about databases behind shops. Dont worry about the technical stuff on what to do, because you are not going to do it yourself. You are going to let Zen Cart do all the hard work for you. This is just to give you an overview of the principles underlying what you will be doing. Databases Behind Shops
I know it sounds as if I am pushing my hosts, but honestly I have been with them now for over 2 years, and really cant complain about the standard of service I have received. They are not expensive, and offer a lot of features as standard which other hosts chrage extra for. For example, you can have any amount of databases you want with them, whereas some other hosts only give you one at the entry level.
The entry package costs $3.95 a month, which I suspect would be fine for your niece, initially. If she found her products were hugely popular and she turned into Walmart, she could upgrade her package to something bigger. It seems pointless to pay a lot at first though, until you have a better idea of how much business you are going to generate.

I am sure you can do this nikki. It just requires a bit of concentration, and following of instructions when installing stuff. I have every confidence in you. :wink: :dance:

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