Yah i hate 2 say it i would do that 2 or use one of teh preinstaled scripts such as PHP-Nuke really good program and you can custoim masie it to your liking

 

 

 

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Oh yes, shortcuts like this I like alot. I don't intend to build the shopping cart and storefront from scratch. When I said I wanted to build the site myself, I just meant I don't want to hand over the whole project and have someone else put it all together. I'd be paying someone to customize those scripts, and still providing the photos and all that much of the work myself anyways.

.................and I'm beginning to feel like I'm spending more time talking than doing

I'll check out PHP-Nuke for sure, I'd heard of it but have not looked at it yet.

Thanks!!

 

 

 

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Well I don't have a "real" shop, the business is making the stuff in a spare room set up as the studio, and selling it to freinds, co-workers, and taking some around to local shops - we live near lots of gift shops.

We do have the black velvet though, and picture taking has been a challenge because I've been trying to do this at night after my regular day-job, in poor light. Now it is the weekend, I'm going to try again in good daylight.



Well I call it "basic" html becaue compared to the xml and scripts out there, wow. The site I did before looked a little less professional, but only because I had students working on it too, and it was student artwork and such that was the graphics. But it was clear it was a student/teacher effort, so when you know that, the less-than-perfect graphics are forgiven.



So, you're saying, work in phases?
Phase one, make it pretty, but not selling yet.
Phase two, sell by sending checks or using their own paypal
Phase three, incorporate a shopping cart

?? This is what you mean? Sounds manageable this way.

What does <br> mean? (hahahaha just kidding)

Right now <br> means BBRRRRRRRRR it's COLD and we're getting a bunch of SNOW tonight!

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Yep. I think it has several advantages. First of all, working in phases means you won't be overwhelmed with work. You get a nice chunk of work to do, and when it's finished you can put it online. You get clear goals, and it always feels good to get a piece done.

Secondly people who visit your site will always see something that's looking nice and finished, instead of lots of things that are nearly finished.

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I recommend mk portal mambo portal and phpWS, php nuke have problems with creating new pages and links so I recommend those above
You have many modules for all of them, php nuke 7.6 is not free and this sucks because is not so god mambo is much better and mk portal but it's your choice
xoops is not bad but have same "problems" like php nuke with linking and new pages, you can create only modules

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First, let me clarify: we're not making jewelry just to have an online store. !!! Just the opposite - the jewelry business is already there, the website is another potential outlet. We're not selling engagement rings for thousands of dollars, we're selling cut, pounded silver, and semi-precious stones & beads. Some of it is art and some of it is simple beadwork. I shouldn't have to explain this in order to ask a few questions about building a basic website. I had already decided to use Paypal until I learn more. I know my way around the internet and know that I also would not put my credit card number into an unknown void in cyberspace. Thanks for your advice. and the answer is, yes, I expect people to buy jewelry online. I don't however expect YOU to buy jewelry online. There are people who will and people who won't. It's an experiment, I'm not expecting to get rich here, as I said - it's one more POTENTIAL outlet.

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