RE: e-commerce advice . . .

Lisa,

You will have be careful as to what your clients expect. Do they expect you
to take care of the merchant account, SSL layer, etc. that come with an
e-commerce website? This situation alone could give you more headaches that
you bargain for.
Miva Merchant is easy to use but I don't like the look of the page you end
up with.

Only my two cents,

Claude


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hwg-business(at)hwg.org [mailto:owner-hwg-business(at)hwg.org]On
> Behalf Of l i s a
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 9:04 AM
> To: hwg-business(at)hwg.org
> Subject: e-commerce advice . . .
>
>
> I've been asked to bid on an e-commerce site.
>
> My host provider makes the 'Miva Merchant'
> available to me.
>
> This package looks good, customizable and secure.
> Largely Web based menu driven data entry.
>
> The client would like to start with 100 items as first
> phase.
>
> My question - In figuring the cost to develop this site,
> will it take much longer to develop than a non-e-commerce site?
>
> What kind of problems have any of you run into with your first
> e-commerce site?
>
> As I read this post - I think - I must sound like an idiot.
> Better to sound that way to all of you than a potential client . . .
>
> Any advice would be welcomed.
> Thanks
> Lisa
>

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