Can anyone please recommend a reputable mail-forwarding service for someone living in Australia who wants to buy from US-only stores? [more inside]
posted by katala on Oct 31, 2009 - 6 answers

Taking on the juggernaut that is Ebay? [more inside]
posted by pakoothefakoo on Oct 30, 2009 - 13 answers

Looking for tips and advice to improve my customer service for my online store. When you buy something online - a tangible item that is posted - what makes you think "hey, great customer service!"? [more inside]
posted by Kerasia on Sep 30, 2009 - 26 answers

A wordpress plugin to make a "customer login" section. [more inside]
posted by brenton on Sep 29, 2009 - 2 answers

I'm looking for tips on making a product catalog for a website, but not a fully fledged online shop. What options are there? [more inside]
posted by Harry on Aug 29, 2009 - 1 answer

Is there a required or recommended security standard, compliance, or best practice for entities in the USA for collecting and storing bank account and routing numbers? [more inside]
posted by branwen on Aug 24, 2009 - 5 answers

Selling a new invention to the world online...suggestions on shopping carts and cc processing? [more inside]
posted by msoffab on Aug 19, 2009 - 6 answers

Home photography filter: Tips/tricks on taking/editing professional-looking self-modeled product shots for my clothing web store. [more inside]
posted by infinityjinx on Aug 15, 2009 - 8 answers

Personal experience with payment processors that offer very simple on-site credit card entry and the ability to sell digital goods (i.e., license codes, subscriptions, etc.). I'd like customers to enter the bare minimum of payment information. [more inside]
posted by odinsdream on Aug 11, 2009 - 0 answers

If money was no obstacle, what complete eCommerce solution would you deploy for a medium to large online company? [more inside]
posted by simplesharps on Jul 29, 2009 - 3 answers

What are some examples of Medium-High Traffic websites that have successfully started to make money and how did they do it? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 28, 2009 - 6 answers

I just bought an item online. I am in the UK. The seller is in the US. Payment was made through Paypal and I was charged VAT (UK Sales Tax). Is this a mistake? [more inside]
posted by Del Chimney on Jul 24, 2009 - 3 answers

SEOFilter: I'm no pro at this, but check out the footer here. Is this crazy strategy of any benefit when it comes to location-specific searches? One would think so, but I've never seen such an exhaustive, derivative list of pages before.
posted by study the living world on Jul 15, 2009 - 5 answers

How do I set up an e-commerce site that accepts photo uploads and takes credit card payments? [more inside]
posted by designbot on Jun 24, 2009 - 8 answers

Having run split tests on the e-commerce website at work, how do I extract meaningful conclusions from the raw data? [more inside]
posted by gi_wrighty on Jun 24, 2009 - 2 answers

Magento Filter: Best way to track gift card purchases? [more inside]
posted by AceRock on Apr 14, 2009 - 4 answers

Wordpress Plugins / Addons: Looking for Product viewer (non ecommerce) module + contact form. [more inside]
posted by spinko on Apr 8, 2009 - 3 answers

Need advice on pitfulls/things to look for when installing a shopping cart on an ecommerce platform. [more inside]
posted by zorro astor on Mar 31, 2009 - 8 answers

Why are there used books for sale on amazon for far more than amazon sells them for? [more inside]
posted by srboisvert on Mar 27, 2009 - 10 answers

Shopping cart software to work across multiple domains? I want to create a series of niche sites, displaying only a couple of products each. I want a e-commerce engine that I can create to centrally manage pricing, the payment and shipping calculations, and inventory across all the sites. Ideally it would also create customized emails, etc relevant to each domain. [more inside]
posted by mtstover on Mar 23, 2009 - 3 answers

Can you think of any examples of a retailer that has both a chain of physical stores and a "shop online" section? I've been helping out a friend who owns a knitting store with his website, and now that he's expanding I think we need to rethink the way his site works. I'm just wondering how other people organise things like stock levels when more than one physical location is involved. [more inside]
posted by web-goddess on Mar 9, 2009 - 13 answers

Can someone help me get started with recurring payments (receiving them, that is). I've got access to Miva Merchant. Will that help? I know Paypal can handle recurring payments, but I'm inclined to believe there are better and cheaper ways.
posted by bleeb on Feb 23, 2009 - 2 answers

Does this person exist, relatively cheaply: drupal, PHP, Flash, CSS developer? All rolled into one. [more inside]
posted by spicynuts on Feb 11, 2009 - 26 answers

We need a new e-commerce provider (Volusion, Shopify etc.) and I'm looking for suggestions from current platform users or general opinons. We have a set of somewhat specific needs. More inside. [more inside]
posted by GilloD on Feb 6, 2009 - 8 answers

What are some open source/inexpensive e-commerce solutions for developing a homebrew online music store? [more inside]
posted by serial_consign on Jan 28, 2009 - 3 answers

I need my customers to send me confidential data with a payment. I work for a regulatory agency that currently collects applications in paper based form with a physical signature including a check for payment. We would like to implement a industrial strength 'e-filing' solution. Where do I start? My Google-Fu and Delicious-Fu are failing me. I need to find information on 2009 best practices for capturing data ( e-forms, rest, edi ), identity management, security ( digital certs, etc ), and payment gateways ( direct debit, credit cards ). I also need to know what vendors are leading in these spaces. I am not really looking for a 'e-commerce' solution. I am looking for a 'secure electronic forms submission with payments and non-repudiation' solution. My company would need to host this in our data center. I would like to offer my customers multiple ways to submit and pay.
posted by kaizen on Jan 15, 2009 - 3 answers

Help me find something to sell online. My current site was de-indexed and while I'm working on getting that back in the rankings I'm looking for something else to sell and would like to experiment with sourcing a product myself versus going the affiliate route. [more inside]
posted by Elminster24 on Jan 1, 2009 - 4 answers

I've a website that sells software I've produced. We currently use PayPal to receive payment. I'm starting to get good interest from customers who don't have credit cards. Can the hive mind recommend some good low-commission agent or SMS services - Also country specific money transfer services in Uganda and Nigeria please. It's not a reverse 419 I promise ! [more inside]
posted by Sturdy on Dec 16, 2008 - 6 answers

What is the simplest option for selling access to a bundle of files and/or section of a website? [more inside]
posted by Nonce on Dec 4, 2008 - 10 answers

How much money will change hands over the internet this year? [more inside]
posted by Esoquo on Dec 2, 2008 - 2 answers

I have an idea for a ecommerce web site. I am currently a web application developer, and I ran an ecommerce site for a few years so I have a great concept of the nuts and bolts. I just wanted to ask for help because I am likely to be weak on the business end and design end of things - I have no clue how to start a business or design an entire website from scratch - let alone do in part-time on top of a full-time job. [more inside]
posted by scottschulthess on Dec 2, 2008 - 9 answers

Question about setting up a Web shopping cart that would send a list of orders to a list of different addresses. [more inside]
posted by Kirklander on Nov 6, 2008 - 2 answers

Help me find, buy or build a donor-friendly online giving management system for our non-profit. [more inside]
posted by Milkman Dan on Oct 7, 2008 - 5 answers

My wife has designed and produced several items of clothing for girls which are available online. She's interested in getting her items placed and sold through specialty shops and boutiques. She is trying to determine the best way to go about this without breaking the bank. (For example, the expense of a booth at a trade show is outside of our budget). She's thinking about working with an independent sales representative and/or cold calling shops directly. [more inside]
posted by braveterry on Sep 8, 2008 - 7 answers

I want to create a website that has collection of accessories for a particular gadget. Lets say a Zune. Users can go to my website and see all available accessories and perhaps reviews. I want to add some affiliate widget or something so that it will show places where you can buy this accessory. Does anyone know who offers this service? Maybe if the user clicks through my website and buys an item from that estore, I get a small kick back?
posted by brinks on Aug 7, 2008 - 2 answers

Is there a shopping cart-like web application (hosted or not) that could work if I don't want to have prices or sell anything? Square peg - meet round hole. [more inside]
posted by jmevius on Aug 5, 2008 - 2 answers

Seeking e-commerce partner that supports funds disbursements (and Ruby on Rails). [more inside]
posted by danblaker on Jul 16, 2008 - 6 answers

I need an ecommerce solution for digital products - something that will email my customers a download link to their orders the instant the purchase is complete. What service or software can you recommend? [more inside]
posted by katillathehun on Jul 8, 2008 - 4 answers

1) Client insists on using Yahoo Store because they're comfortable with it and have a decent relationship with Yahoo. 2) Client's current Yahoo Store design firm is lethargic about any changes, even when they're responsible for breaking them in the first place. 3) Does the hive mind have any recommendations for a new design firm that can implement some (modest, mostly back-end for metatagging and on-page content updates) changes quickly?
posted by beaucoupkevin on Jun 5, 2008 - 1 answer

I've been tasked with finding an e-commerce consulting company to help guide us (we are a wing of a fortune 500 company) through the entire e-commerce process. Not so much creating it necessarily, but more guidance/consulting. My google-fu is yielding all fluff. Ideally, looking for "Company X helped Barnes & Noble switch to an online storefront" type of info, so I can back up any suggestions I might be able to make.
posted by cha4 on May 13, 2008 - 9 answers

I enjoy drinking coffee from various regions. Is there a good online resource for A) determining good coffees from various regions and B) ordering said coffees online? [more inside]
posted by nitsuj on May 6, 2008 - 15 answers

I am having trouble finding a e-commerce software that releases products at specific times of day (I am looking to get as granular as down to the minute). Anyone know of an ecommerce system that has such a queuing/scheduling system? We'd prefer to buy than build it ourselves! [more inside]
posted by imbecile000 on Apr 10, 2008 - 2 answers

Simple e-commerce solutions. I have a fully built site, with individual webpages pointing to specific product items. I simply want to add a backend shopping cart functionality that resides on the server, without relying on PayPal. Whats the best opensource solution that allows me to pass a variable (ie, add a "Buy This" button to already-designed pages) to a shopping cart php function (inventory isn't necessary at this point) and allowing checkout/payment? [more inside]
posted by pinto on Apr 8, 2008 - 7 answers

Help me furnish our new library by making an online registry! [more inside]
posted by newrambler on Apr 8, 2008 - 4 answers

I'm working on a website/business model that requires me to not only sell my products, but to also buy certain items from customers. I need to know if I can do this with my current CMS (Shopify.com) or any other CMSes out there [more inside]
posted by rckites on Apr 3, 2008 - 6 answers

What is the best(are there any at all?) FREE storefront (Amazon Webstore, Shopify, WebBuilder, and bigcartel )type websites that don't use payment gateways? [more inside]
posted by s01110011 on Feb 18, 2008 - 4 answers

We have a lot of local talented artists locally, with a pretty happening music scene. Lots of these are college students with not much money, but loads of talent. Help me help them. [more inside]
posted by mhp on Feb 8, 2008 - 4 answers

I have been tasked with finding a Ecommerce vendor for my company. Basically, we're looking for a company that can handle the whole process for us; ordering stock, taking orders, delivery, etc. We'd like to provide branding for the storefront, but let them handle the transactions and delivery. [more inside]
posted by shotsy on Feb 5, 2008 - 6 answers

A friend of mine is trying to sell a piece of scientific equipment online (a UVB sensor and radiometer that is brand new but not returnable; over $2000 retail). Other than eBay, craigslist, or some random Google result, can anyone vouch for a website people use to buy and sell stuff like this?
posted by pwb503 on Jan 9, 2008 - 7 answers

Can you help me find a great tagline for my new ecommerce store? [more inside]
posted by adriana on Jan 2, 2008 - 17 answers