Web Hosting Help

[tjb1]

Im looking to build and host a small online store, about 10 items maybe a few more. I have no experience with web design or desire/time to learn it, the hosting service will need templates/builder. What is the cheapest place?? Also where is the cheapest place to get a domain?

I have checked godaddy.com and its gonna be $10 a month for a 20 product site with only 3 pages, seems a little expensive for so little. I am also willing to download a program and just load to something like godaddys hosting service with is $8-9 for a ton of stuff. I have no problem learning a program, but I cam not going to learn coding. I have tried to use dreamweaver and it was really difficult for me, just throwing that out there. Stores that use paypal or google checkout is fine as I have both.

 

[alexbates]

I have two sites and use A2hosting ($40-$70 per year) for the server and ActiveDomain ($10/year) for domains. Never used anything else, but I'm sure there are cheaper options.

Do some research on open source online store software. Here's one you might want to check out: http://www.litecommerce.com/

 

[tjb1]

I have two sites and use A2hosting ($40-$70 per year) for the server and ActiveDomain ($10/year) for domains. Never used anything else, but I'm sure there are cheaper options.

Do some research on open source online store software. Here's one you might want to check out: http://www.litecommerce.com/

Do you have a site with a store that I could look at?

Does litecommerce build the store and you host to a place like godaddy?

 

[alexbates]

Do you have a site with a store that I could look at?

Does litecommerce build the store and you host to a place like godaddy?

My sites use phpBB, Wordpress, MediaWiki and some custom coded HTML5, no E-Commerce store. If you click on "Demo" on the page of the previous link I posted, you can see an example of an online store.

Yes, Litecommerce is just E-Commerce software that is installed on a web server.

When you are shopping for a web server, I would suggest choosing one that includes cPanel, a web-based server control panel. It is usually accessed at www.example.com/cpanel and is password protected. Within the cPanel control panel, there is an option called "Softaculus," which allows you to choose to install a bunch of open source software to the server at the click of a button. Here are some demos of E-Commerce software available through Softaculus:

http://www.softaculous.com/demos/Zen_Cart

http://www.softaculous.com/demos/Freeway

http://www.softaculous.com/demos/osCommerce

http://www.softaculous.com/demos/OpenCart

 

[tjb1]

All of those look just like store only websites. Would I still be able to have pages for like about me, contact us, home, etc...?

 

[alexbates]

As an example, look at the osCommerce link. At the bottom of the left navigation panel, there are "Contact Us" along with other pages, you customize all of them. I have not used the software, so I don't know exactly.

 

[maflynn]

Check out http://www.webhostingtalk.com/ They'll have the answer for what you're looking for