shop website

sunny2_2

I am looking at starting my own web shop & would like to pay for hosting eventually so would like a website where i could upgrade, i have a domain name sorted & am going to use paypal for payments i just need a template i can work with & have the ability to have a section where you can add voucher codes, can anyone please help

thanks

p.s i have looked on word press but cant figure it out

steve1980

Wordpress is really simple to use but is not really for ecommerce.

You can try Opencart which is free.

For hosting you could start with https://www.hostsphere.co.uk and their starter package which is £1.99 per month. Easy to upgrade it if you need to.

sunny2_2

what about create.co.uk has anyone had any experience with this ?

steve1980

sunny2 wrote: »

what about create.co.uk has anyone had any experience with this ?

Looks like Create are no longer with us.

sunny2_2

what do you mean ?

am

Magento, Virtuemart, Opencart are all popular open source solutions. Shopify seems to get good reviews and there are other hosted solutions that appear to becoming a good alternative to the marketplaces like Amazon, eBay etc.

steve1980

sunny2 wrote: »

what do you mean ?

Well, someone has either hacked it or they no longer exist on that website.

moonpenny

I was interested in a website with "Create".

Just as a matter of interest, what happens now to all the websites that are hosted by them?

steve1980

moonpenny wrote: »

I was interested in a website with "Create".

Just as a matter of interest, what happens now to all the websites that are hosted by them?

Alot depends on whether Create were just a reseller or if they owned their own servers. If the former then the all sites will automatically go to they server providers, if the latter then lets hope everyone has a comple backup of their site!

pitkin2020

steve1980 wrote: »

Wordpress is really simple to use but is not really for ecommerce.

You can try Opencart which is free.

For hosting you could start with https://www.hostsphere.co.uk and their starter package which is £1.99 per month. Easy to upgrade it if you need to.

It is until you want to move to a new server lol. Had a right ball ache without success at the moment. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3790057

ohblimey

How about looking at 1and1, they have several packages to suit the small or large business

Or Actinic, again they have different packages