If
you have product to sell online you may be wondering
how to setup shop without spending much. There are
many off-the-shelf software products out there or
you can have a web developer create one from scratch.
However, this costs.
Colorpixels Webmedia specializes
in customizing open source Ecommerce like osCommerce,
Zen Cart, phpShop and more. We can customize any of
these scripts for you and blend with your existing
web site or templates.
Most of these open source Ecommerce
script are based on a LAMP (Linux, Apache, mySQL,
PHP) foundation which again cuts the costs since you're
likely to be running your site from a web server which
has no costly Windows licensing attached.
One way around this initial
outlay is to base your website on one of the open
source offerings. Open source software is distributed
with the source code freely available for alteration
and customization. Using an open source Ecommerce
as the engine behind your site gives you a thoroughly
tested foundation that can get your store online in
days rather than weeks
 osCommerce:
www.oscommerce.com
osCommerce is the leading Open Source online shop e-commerce
solution that is available for free under the GNU
General Public License. It features a rich set of
out-of-the-box online shopping cart functionality
that allows store owners to setup, run, and maintain
their online stores with minimum effort and with no
costs, license fees, or limitations involved.
The goal of the osCommerce project is to continually evolve by attracting a community
that supports the ongoing development of the project
at its core level and extensively through contributions
to provide additional functionality to the already
existing rich feature set.
Everything you need to get
started in selling physical and digital goods over
the internet, from the Catalog frontend that is presented
to your customers, to the Administration Tool backend
that completely handles your products, customers,
orders, and online store data
Zen Cart:
www.zen-cart.com
Zen
Cart truly is the art of e-commerce; a free, user-friendly,
open source shopping cart system. The software is
being developed by group of like-minded shop owners,
programmers, designers, and consultants that think
e-commerce could be and should be done differently.
Some solutions seem to be complicated programming
exercises instead of responding to users' needs, Zen
Cart puts the merchant's and shopper's requirements
first. Similarly, other programs are nearly impossible
to install and use without an IT degree, Zen
Cart can be installed and set-up by anyone with
the most basic computer skills. Others are so expensive
... not Zen
Cart it's FREE!
Zen
Cart will deliver the ultimate online shopping
experience to your customers. Navigating through your
merchandise offerings is a breeze with Zen
Cart, the program provides several "Spotlight"
lists in addition to the traditional category to product
links. Once a product is added to the shopping cart,
secure checkout is a simple 3-step process. After
providing the billing information, your customer chooses
the shipping method. (multiple shipping methods including
real-time internet shipping quotes are built-in) Next,
a payment type is chosen from one of the popular payment
modules. (PayPal and AuthorizeNet are just 2 of the
included modules) Last, the customer reviews the order,
shipping and payment choices, and confirms the order.
You are immediately notified of the order and your
customer automatically receives an e-mail confirmation.
Zen
Cart gives web designers a robust and customizable
electronic storefront that's easy to keep up-to-date
with new features. It provides usable, intuitive and
unobtrusive purchase flows right out of the box based
on proven industry best-practices - there are no major
revisions required to get things right for your clients!
One of the secrets behind
its power lies in our robust template system that
"abstracts" the look-and-feel from the code
and logic behind Zen
Cart. This enables you to give clients a truly
custom solution that integrates quickly and perfectly
with their existing marketing websites.
phpShop:
www.phpshop.org
phpShop is a shopping cart application. The goal of the phpShop development team is to provide a stable web application
platform that allows for additional development.
phpShop has been used by hundreds of web sites for selling
online.
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