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 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 on May 6, 2008 - 14 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 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 on Apr 8, 2008 - 7 answers

Help me furnish our new library by making an online registry! [more inside]
posted 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 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 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 on Feb 8, 2008 - 3 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 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 on Jan 9, 2008 - 7 answers

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

What's the best way to integrate an online photo gallery with an online shop? [more inside]
posted on Dec 25, 2007 - 6 answers

I've built plenty of websites. I've never built an e-commerce website. I generally use Dreamhost as a host and Expression Engine as a CMS. What's my next step for building an e-commerce site for a new client? Resources? Recommendations? etc. I'm in Canada if that makes a diff; products will ship world-wide.
posted on Nov 7, 2007 - 5 answers

What inexpensive web hosting would you recommend for my super small business? Oh, and how does the shopping cart thing work anyway? [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2007 - 19 answers

Etsy.com displays products in interesting ways. What are some other unique e-commerce experiences? [more inside]
posted on Oct 3, 2007 - 4 answers

If you were a web developer who needed to set up a subscribers-only section of a website, where the subscriptions are paid for online (credit card and possibly PayPal), and auto-renew by default, how would you go about it? Would you find a payment gateway that handles auto-renewing subscriptions and use their API to build a little checkout app? Or find an off-the-shelf cart that supports such a gateway, and just set the cart up and enable the gateway? Or is there an altogether better way? [more inside]
posted on Oct 2, 2007 - 6 answers

Can you direct me to websites for companies that sell things, but also have a strong educational component to support the things they sell? [more inside]
posted on Sep 12, 2007 - 10 answers

How to get storage and shipping in one place for business? [more inside]
posted on Jul 31, 2007 - 2 answers

Is there a simple rule that governs VAT charges for e-commerce between EU countries? [more inside]
posted on Jul 10, 2007 - 8 answers

Can I develop a shopping cart that allows people to pay via PayPal but keeps the transaction on my site? [more inside]
posted on May 21, 2007 - 13 answers

Hope me! How can I verify if this online merchant, which also masquerades as this online merchant, is for real? [more inside]
posted on Apr 15, 2007 - 6 answers

Help me find the best credit card processing solution for a very specific, slightly unusual non-profit need. [more inside]
posted on Apr 13, 2007 - 5 answers

Best Country for eCommerce HQ [more inside]
posted on Feb 20, 2007 - 3 answers

I want to sell bits of on-demand data via my home computer and hosted website. What would be a good scheme for doing this without serving up data before it's been paid for? [more inside]
posted on Jan 30, 2007 - 7 answers

My cousin and her husband would like to set up an online store for selling childrens' clothes, shoes, etc.. They are based in the UK and have very minimal technical know-how. [more inside]
posted on Jan 30, 2007 - 8 answers

Hey CubeCart wizards (and e-commerce pros in general) ... help me solve a tricky dilemma involving shipping logic. [more inside]
posted on Jan 16, 2007 - 0 answers

affiliate marketing program: white label vs. roll-your-own? [more inside]
posted on Dec 29, 2006 - 2 answers

What's the best/easiest open-source e-commerce program? [more inside]
posted on Oct 30, 2006 - 6 answers

I'd like to start Yet Another T-Shirt Selling Site. I need help coming up with a good name. Winner gets a free shirt! [more inside]
posted on Oct 26, 2006 - 24 answers

I'm looking for a small, arts/music oriented web design firm to design a webpage for a retail shop with web sales (preference for firms located in NYC). Any recommendations? I don't need/want any crazy flash animations, just simple, classy, musical, yet somewhat hip, if that makes any sense. Just for reference, I very much enjoy the look and feel of the Enja Records website.
posted on Oct 18, 2006 - 4 answers

Greetings, hive mind. I want to start an affiliate program for my web design and hosting business for folks to refer others for hosting. What software is good for tracking referrals? [more inside]
posted on Oct 9, 2006 - 2 answers

Regex assistant for redirecting affiliate links. [more inside]
posted on Sep 27, 2006 - 6 answers

Anyone know a shopping cart with an Amazon.com-like referral system? [more inside]
posted on Sep 11, 2006 - 1 answers

Help me log on to this website using my mac! [more inside]
posted on Aug 25, 2006 - 7 answers

I'm an expert web developer looking to set up my own pay-per-download video service, preferably on a PHP platform. I'll need to be able to provide users with the ability to easily pay for purchases and receive limited access to download their purchased content. [more inside]
posted on Aug 24, 2006 - 10 answers

How to pre-sell MP3's and allow access to buyer via a password system? [more inside]
posted on Aug 14, 2006 - 9 answers

What should I import from China to sell on eBay as a side-job? [more inside]
posted on Aug 14, 2006 - 20 answers

I'm starting a commercial web site. I doubt it will make money for a long time, and maybe it won't make any at all, but I'd like to give it a try for the hell of it. It will be a rating site, similar to epinions and I want to store the info in a database; mysql wants $600 a year for licensing which is simply too much. Is there another suitable DBMS that would work with PHP or Perl? If there are no free database packages out there, how might I get around the need for one?
posted on Jun 27, 2006 - 8 answers

Online payments: I need a way to invoice and have clients pay invoices online. Not with Paypal because that requires too many hoops for the client. Preferably with something that will allow payments via a credit card using Authorize.net or Paypal Web Payments Pro. [more inside]
posted on Jun 16, 2006 - 4 answers

A question about online commerce. [more inside]
posted on Jun 2, 2006 - 10 answers

What's the simplest way to charge someone to download a song from a web site? Can it be done with Paypal?
posted on May 24, 2006 - 5 answers

Modifiable out of the box ecommerce software recommendations for a coder, preferably PHP? [more inside]
posted on May 23, 2006 - 4 answers

What is a good price to pay for webhosting, database and a secure shopping cart? [more inside]
posted on May 22, 2006 - 12 answers

My work wants to accept payments online but doesn't want to accept credit cards. Most banks issue debit cards that work as credit cards. Is there a way to determine the difference? [more inside]
posted on May 19, 2006 - 21 answers

Looking for a PHP e-commerce store and a decent SSL certificate [more inside]
posted on May 5, 2006 - 5 answers

I know how to encode mp3 files and how to store them on an ftp server. The shopping cart app (oscommerce) claims to be able to deliver virtual merchandise. My question is: once the customer pays for the mp3, what has to be done to deliver the link to him for download? Is there a plugin for oscommerce to make this happen? [more inside]
posted on May 2, 2006 - 3 answers

If I wanted an ecommerce site powered by something like osCommerce and I wanted some additional functionality built that gave product previews via ajax, similar to what NetFlix does, where should I look for a programmer to set it all up and about how much should I expect to pay?
posted on Apr 20, 2006 - 4 answers

Why are retail prices of electronics cheaper than wholesale prices? How can anyone make money here? [more inside]
posted on Mar 30, 2006 - 26 answers

What's the best course of action after being ripped off by an online retailer? [more inside]
posted on Mar 29, 2006 - 15 answers

Is there an open-source ecommerce store system that has built-in support for purchase orders? [more inside]
posted on Mar 28, 2006 - 6 answers