diddlehill: Manager-online retail store

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By diddlehill 1722 Days Ago
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If choosing DIY, do you have suggestions on what software is the best? I have several websites that I need to do/have done. Some are ecommerce and some are informational. Thanks in advance for your opinions.
By vwebworld 1722 Days Ago
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DIY or hire someone? Well, being in the business, I`d suggest to hire someone... but it really depends upon your level of expertise. If you have the knowledge and expertise to DIY and can create a site comparable to a "professional`s" result... AND you want to devote your time and effort in doing so (your time is not better spent else where), the DIY can work.

Of course if you hire some one you have the challenge of finding a reputable designer.

There are a whole bunch of DIY resources available including ecommerce solutions. As I`ve mentioned before on SUN, there is usually a trade-off when using a DIY solution which can mean some limitations to what can be done for appearance, functions, and ability to change web hosts in the future.

So, when making the decision to DIY or not, be aware of any and all limitations before you choose that path.

~Roland
By googleguy 1721 Days Ago
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It`s always harder to make a mistake hiring someone, than doing it yourself. If you hire someone and do your homework, they can offer soo much more as it relates to design and functionality.

Having said that, you have to do the most you can with the budget you have. The Internet is soo competitive that you have to have an effective site. If you are a skilled designer, or feel you can do a good job against your competitors in your field, do it! But more importantly, YOU HAVE TO HAVE TRAFFIC!

You can spend all the money in the world on the greatest site ever....but if no one sees it, it does no good.

Hope this was helpful and......GO GET IT!!!

www.searchmarketingsystems.net
By iyazam 1721 Days Ago
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I call for DIY!

I am not trying to put down any web designers but my personal experience has been very negative when I was working with someone else to build my past websites. After three websites I learned that no one will be more devoted to my website then me.

Also with DIY - your ability to add content or pages on your own is critical.
By diddlehill 1721 Days Ago
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Thank you everyone. Iyazam, do you have any suggestions as to what software or whatever to use to build my own website? Thank you.
By iyazam 1721 Days Ago
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I would recommend that you go with Sitebuildit.com - this is the program that I am using to build my website:

Check it out http://www.iyazam.com/we-use-site-build-it.html

If you have any questions feel free to contact me
By shane68114 1720 Days Ago
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I am working on setting up an ecommerce site for a friend of mine, and the two solutions I looked at seriously were os commerce and magento. I decided to go with os commerce, because it seemed to be more customizable, but magento seems a bit flashier. Either one will help you get a catalogue up and running online and help facilitate payment processing. Once you get the initial setup done, most of the work to the site can be done through online administration, making it easy to do with no scripting knowledge.

I prefer open source because I can have any programmer that I like work on it and customize it to my liking since they can have access to all the code, and probably are familiar with a widely distributed free software solution.

This way you can spend your money having the site customized to the look and feel you want instead of spending money on the software and customization.

The other thing that I would be careful regarding is hiring someone who may put together a website that is in his/her best interests rather than yours. If someone puts together a site for you that will require them for maintenance and updates regularly, then they will profit and your site may not be the most effective and efficient tool that it could be.

Best regards,

Shane Eloe

http://numberinsights.com

shane681149/8/2008 4:47 PM
By diddlehill 1718 Days Ago
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Thank you everyone for your help. I have signed up for the spring semester at college for Web Page Design. I was a little late to be signed up for the fall semester unfortunately. I figure this will all help since I need to build an informational sight for my husband`s business, another one for my father`s business, and then a couple more ecommerce websites. The more I can do myself the better my pocketbook will be as long as I can do a competent and effective job! Thanks again everyone.

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