In terms of the administration of shipping, payment methods, etc. - the first thing I do when I install a store is to create at least test versions of those so I can run a test sale to completion.  Then, depending upon the needs of the client, I'll help with the more permanent settings.

 

And in the role of the host, I absolutely am involved in SSL purchase and installation.

 

It really comes down to what you are charging for your time, what services the client is asking you to deliver, and what they want to do themselves.

Most of our clients enter their own products and pictures once we train them on the Product Cart control panel.

 

If the customer wants us to import product info and/or create/upload product images, we will charge extra for that. The cost depends on the number of products and the format in which they provide the data and pictures. For example, exporting data from a mfg database to an Excel spreadsheet, massaging the data to match the Product Cart format and then importing into Product Cart is fairly easy. Manually copying product descriptions and other details from some other electronic format, or worse, typing it from printed material is much more time consuming and therefore more expensive per product.

 

Creating product images from existing large images is pretty simple using an automated script with a tool like Fireworks. Scanning images from photos is much more work.

 

Just as a ballpark, we've charged as little as $3/product and as much as $20/product depending on the amount of work. We always work out the details on that up front and let the customer decide what they want to do.

 

I hope that helps.