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   I have been in the web development business for 5 years and have worked with Product Cart software for about 1 1/2 years now and I don't think a client's investment of $1500 is wise by using some ready made template, bit of styling and above all things, host it on GoBaddy. They might as well go at it alone and save about $700 because they will end up with a site with no unique design and probably, in some cases, disappointed. 

For those that are serious about doing business on the internet using Product Cart (or any other shopping cart) should have a professional developer to produce a professional unique design that will give the prospecting visitors a shopping experience that will keep them coming back.  I have seen many sites that were not visually done well in which I would never buy from.

'fast and 'cheap' will result in just that...fast but cheap.

In case you are wondering, no, I am not a resellar for Product Cart. I have dealt with enough sites to know how and what it takes to get a professional looking store up and running. It just so happens that most of them are Product Cart.

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newseed Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Certified ProductCart Developers Joined: 11-March-2009 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote newseed Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26-June-2009 at 6:32pm
	I have been in the web development business for 5 years and have worked with Product Cart software for about 1 1/2 years now and I don't think a client's investment of $1500 is wise by using some ready made template, bit of styling and above all things, host it on GoBaddy. They might as well go at it alone and save about $700 because they will end up with a site with no unique design and probably, in some cases, disappointed. For those that are serious about doing business on the internet using Product Cart (or any other shopping cart) should have a professional developer to produce a professional unique design that will give the prospecting visitors a shopping experience that will keep them coming back. I have seen many sites that were not visually done well in which I would never buy from. 'fast and 'cheap' will result in just that...fast but cheap. In case you are wondering, no, I am not a resellar for Product Cart. I have dealt with enough sites to know how and what it takes to get a professional looking store up and running. It just so happens that most of them are Product Cart.

netprofits Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Certified ProductCart Developers Joined: 05-January-2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 22	Post Options Post Reply Quote netprofits Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26-June-2009 at 7:06pm
	Another recommendation...post on these forums. When product cart users have questions, provide helpful answers. We have had quite a few clients ask us to do work for them because we were able to provide good advice here.
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Hamish Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12-October-2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 56	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hamish Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26-June-2009 at 9:59pm
	Hi James, I'm not sure what you including in the $1500. One area you could/should focus on is "value add". The process of finding and signing up a customer takes time and money. One approach, to keep the "cost" down is to leave the customer to add all the categories, products, images etc. However, many businesses are already busy and prefer to focus on their area of expertise. You can offer a range of optional services as well as the basic website such as :- - Admin user training - Product Image Sourcing - Category & Product setup - Custom Code
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JamesD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10-July-2008 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote JamesD Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27-June-2009 at 8:09am
	Currently I'm having them do all the category/product insertion, and product images. I'm providing training as needed. But that's a good suggestion to spell out those services up front. Thanks

intour Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30-June-2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote intour Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01-July-2009 at 5:12am
	It is a very competitive market and there are many different types of customers. Some want a quick (and cheap) setup and others are prepared to pay for a quality service, training and backup and support. Unless they have experience of running an online store they will need this. It is not unusual for these customers to also require some form of help with SEO. I find the ones that want the cheap service and say they don't need the extra support are the ones that call me the most! My personal experience with productcart is that all clients require help and support and a reasonable amount of intial training. This takes time so has to be built into the cost. Adding yourself to the partner list here and uploading your sample stores is a step in the right direction but you will need to do a lot more marketing in other areas to win business and survive. Nigel
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