Help an ecommerce newbie!

Help an ecommerce newbie!

Posted by: GrantC
Posted on: 2006-12-06 22:54:00

So, tell me if I've got this right! I need the following:

1) An SSL certificate
2) A shopping cart (ZenCart) which serves as the interface to the database engine.
3) A secure server.
4) A database of the items to be sold.
5) A merchant account with a credit card processor.

Anything I'm missing? Finally, does the fact that I'm using a Mac affect any of these choices?

Thanks!

Re: Help an ecommerce newbie!

Posted by: anonymous2
Posted on: 2006-12-07 04:51:00

In reply to:

1) An SSL certificate
2) A shopping cart (ZenCart) which serves as the interface to the database engine.
3) A secure server.
4) A database of the items to be sold.
5) A merchant account with a credit card processor.

Anything I'm missing? Finally, does the fact that I'm using a Mac affect any of these choices?


You'll also need a "unique IP", which with #1 and #3 are sort of the same thing. #4: If you do the one-click install of Zen Cart, your basic database should be setup, and you'll mostly need to add products.

I sometimes use a Mac... I've heard it said that Macs are used in schools because they're best for people with small minds ;-) but really, if anything, it should make things go smoother, especially if you've used Terminal.

Re: Help an ecommerce newbie!

Posted by: BUGabundo
Posted on: 2006-12-07 05:09:00

mac wont be a prob.

but you forgot a really important thing:
costumers.....
lol

just need to place some adds to get clients in

Tags: credit card processorshopping cartmerchant accountzencartssl certificatesecure servernewbieecommercechoices