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 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 front end that is presented to your customers, to the Administration Tool backend that completely handles your products, customers, orders, and online store data
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 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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