RE: Is minivend the right choice?

["Thompson-Jordan" <Thompson-Jordan@mindspring.com>]

> ******    message to minivend-users from S Jackson
> <sjackson@stratmarkcorp.com>     ******
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> I am trying to set up an e-commerce site with a single store on my
> own web server.  I am pretty new to web development, but I'm confident
> I can learn fast.  Is a full featured program like minivend a good
> place to start or should I use something less powerful?  I'd appreciate
> any input, thanx.

If your store is fairly basic, I would honestly suggest going with a
hosting service and using something like Miva Merchant (which is part of
most hosting company's plans). These days there are excellent ones for
less than $50/month. I know, I know, I can hear all the diehard
Minivenders groaning. But, going that route will truly save you from a
very large number of headaches. You should really be focussed on marketing
and selling, not struggling to get you site working.

There are also number of companies who setup and maintain Minivend sites.
It costs more, but it may be a good.

On the other hand, if your store has more than say 5000 items, needs to be
very customized, has complex shipping or other site specific features,
(and you tend toward the masochistic) then Minivend is probably the best
way to go. Especially if you have Perl programming resources. Even then,
Minivend will take your words, "I'm confident I can learn fast" and make
you eat them over and over again.

Christopher Thompson


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