Online Shop Decisions

AmTheMan87

Have you looked into Prestashop.com? They offer a simple shopping platform, various designs and features that can be added on to as well. I am currently in the process of setting up a site with them and have had no issues so far.

Theres a few videos on youtube etc of the service and various add ons but looks okay to start with... its free but you have the option to pay for modules (upgardes etc) in which you can add as business grows.

patman99

TBH, the more you pay, the better the end result. One of the hardest things with Drupal/Ubercart Joomla/Opencart is that they are php scripts so very easy to mess-up if you stick your tags in the wrong place (not that Google takes any notice of tags anyway).
My 'customer' is now realizing that even though the free options are as changeable and as functional as the paid options, you really do need to actually pay someone to create the working site ready for the end products to be listed on.

My expertiese is in multi-page sites with static pages containing text/images/embedded video, not full-blown database driven commerce sites.

alinfranglin

It is a good business to start a business by online shop but as per your problem I think if you are helping people by your business and give them good products with best price than they defiantly visit your site. So as per me first of all you have to use your money in promoting your business than after your site.