Absolute beginner

[matteo72]

Hi all,

I am new in this business, I am a guy who would like to start an E-business ( importing clothes from Japan to Italy ) but I have no knowledge of E-commerce.

I have done a non-commercial web site using Yahoo!Sitebuilder and now I would like to build this new site but I have no much free time and, as I said, no knowledge of programming.

How can I do?

How much time do you think it takes to create an E-commerce site from scratch if you are an absolute beginner?

 

I was thinking about a basic commercial site, in two languages, with possibility of seeing a catalogue, uploading images and prices, a cart for customers and possibility of credit card transactions.

 

Regards,

 

Matteo

[strungout911]

I'm new too.

I have basic knowledge of HTML/CSS but not ZERO in PHP. And this is making this project difficult for me.

I would suggest that you spend some time at least learning that. As far as not having much time for your porject, then I guess you will have to pay someone.

[matteo72]

I'm new too.

I have basic knowledge of HTML/CSS but not ZERO in PHP. And this is making this project difficult for me.

I would suggest that you spend some time at least learning that. As far as not having much time for your porject, then I guess you will have to pay someone.

 

Is it taking a lot of time to you to build your site?

I was thinking that using the OScommerce suite should give the possibility of building an E-commerce site without much time and effort..

[matteo72]

I'm new too.

I have basic knowledge of HTML/CSS but not ZERO in PHP. And this is making this project difficult for me.

I would suggest that you spend some time at least learning that. As far as not having much time for your porject, then I guess you will have to pay someone.

 

Do you have to learn PHP?

[vr_driver]

Do you have to learn PHP?

 

Hi Guys,

 

I'm new at this osCommerce package too, and I'm playing around with it now, and although i've got a programming (VB)/HTML background, i've found it relatively easy to implement.

 

You may have to do a little php, but I would doubt it, it appears to me that a standard installation will provide just about all you need.

 

I'm playing around with the multistore feature now (got it working), which was a challenge, but coming into this stuff with little or no mysql experience, I've surprised myself.

 

Just follow the instructions etc, and you should be fine... heck, I was and I just guessed most of it! :)

 

good luck!

 

steve

[Guest]

Hi Guys,

 

I'm new at this osCommerce package too, and I'm playing around with it now, and although i've got a programming (VB)/HTML background, i've found it relatively easy to implement.

 

You may have to do a little php, but I would doubt it, it appears to me that a standard installation will provide just about all you need.

 

I'm playing around with the multistore feature now (got it working), which was a challenge, but coming into this stuff with little or no mysql experience, I've surprised myself.

 

Just follow the instructions etc, and you should be fine... heck, I was and I just guessed most of it! :)

 

good luck!

 

steve

Hi

I have never used Html/css or had anything to do with programing or computors.

I am actually in the medical field

I have started site from scratch knowing absolutely nothing and thanks to all the amazing help from the contributors to this forum I have managed to build a half decent site!

I have limited time (maybe 3 hrs a week)

SO ITS IS POSSIBLE (but not easy)

It is also quite easy to get hooked?

Good Luck!!

:thumbsup:

[matteo72]

Hi Guys,

 

I'm new at this osCommerce package too, and I'm playing around with it now, and although i've got a programming (VB)/HTML background, i've found it relatively easy to implement.

 

You may have to do a little php, but I would doubt it, it appears to me that a standard installation will provide just about all you need.

 

I'm playing around with the multistore feature now (got it working), which was a challenge, but coming into this stuff with little or no mysql experience, I've surprised myself.

 

Just follow the instructions etc, and you should be fine... heck, I was and I just guessed most of it! :)

 

good luck!

 

steve

 

Thanks Steve!!

[matteo72]

And thaks to frapsy as well!

[HSMagic]

I'm actually a "computer guy" by day and an "oscommerce retailer" all day long.

 

PHP has a pretty steep learning curve, there aren't any WYSIWYG's for it. Knowing HTML has helped me, but just sitting in front of these forums and a text editer has been the most benificial.

 

Read, search, get the software you need (ie. Kdiff to compare contributions) and go for it.

 

I gave myself 2 months to build the store before going live. If I had to do it all over again I would have made it six months. Out of the box OSC works just fine, but if you want it to work "perfect" plan on some time!