How to Build an E Shopping Cart
One of the most daunting tasks for the business just starting out on the Web is creating an eCommerce solution. When creating one's Web solution for how to sell goods, the end-user typically desires to have the same or similar experience as found on other online Web stores. There are enough third part products on the market today, that using third-party software has become the recommended means by which to add an e Shopping cart to one's website. RapidShop is one of the great e Eshopping products on the market that is available in a free limited version that allows the seller to have two categories and 10 products listed for free and can be expanded at charge for more complex shopping environments.
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Instructions
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Download the RapidShop software from their website.
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Build the product inventory database through the use of the software wizard. The wizard will ask you to enter the category and product name as you conduct the data entry.
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Input the category identification into the applicable field and choose an associated image and description for each category.
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Select images and input descriptions for each product being sold through the software wizard.
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Rename the page where you desire to publish the shopping cart information to tpl_pages and store in the site folder. The shopping cart tag and content will need to be placed in the location desired on the Web page.
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Select the command "Update Catalog and Pages of Site" which then creates all of the Web pages automatically and saves them.
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Upload the files created from the tool in teh "Site" folder to the Web server.
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Tips & Warnings
Be sure to try out an eShopping Cart third party application before expending money on a solution that may not fit your company's needs.
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