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Hey everyone please check out my site.

http://shop.multe-media.com

 

Very nice design, one of the best I've seen.

 

Images are too big try one of the image contribs

 

No SSL

 

A bit slow have you read the optimization threads?

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Thank you for your support. So far since your last comment I added a image contrib. It was kinda buggy, and gave me some errors. Please when you view my products, also view the click to enlarge image also. All the errors should be worked out now.

 

Still working on the speed of the site.

 

SSL i am still up in the air with since I use paypal for payments.

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Still working on the speed of the site.

 

SSL i am still up in the air with since I use paypal for payments.

 

You will still need to protect the identity of your clients. It is not only an obligation but the law, yes the law and almost every country has privacy laws. You will still have sensitive information in your admin section and without proving you have an ssl to protect your clients you could be sued for damages if this private information is leaked from your site.

 

I will not so much as leave my name and or e-mail address on a form on the internet that does not have an SSL

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You will still need to protect the identity of your clients. It is not only an obligation but the law, yes the law and almost every country has privacy laws. You will still have sensitive information in your admin section and without proving you have an ssl to protect your clients you could be sued for damages if this private information is leaked from your site.

 

I will not so much as leave my name and or e-mail address on a form on the internet that does not have an SSL

 

Alright I should now be SSL protected, I am using my Shared SSL until I get my own dedicated SSL.

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Alright I should now be SSL protected, I am using my Shared SSL until I get my own dedicated SSL.

 

 

Doesn't seem to be working, btw the site seems faster.

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i just got it working, i was pulling my hair out. all because i mixed up the values for HTTPS_COOKIE_PATH and HTTPS_COOKIE_DOMAIN. I had them backwards and couldnt figure out for the life of me what was wrong. then i took a short break, came back and saw my mistake.

 

so please try again

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Nice clean template.

 

Couldn't find any information about you or your business. Who are you, what's your physical business address, phone number, which country?

 

Couldn't find any shipping and returns policy or conditions of use. Your privacy policy is only findable from your contact page (this little link about anti spam).

 

If I don't know who I'm buying from, I'll not do it.

 

abra

The First Law of E-Commerce: If the user can't find the product, the user can't buy the product.

 

Feedback and suggestions on my shop welcome.

 

Note: My advice is based on my own experience or on something I read in these forums. No guarantee it'll work for you! Make sure that you always BACKUP the database and the files you are going to change so that you can rollback to a working version if things go wrong.

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Ok I added the shipping and returns, conditions, and updated my privacy policy. Added the physical address to the contact_us page.

Also for my shopping cart icon in the header i changed it so when your on a ssl page it switchs to a ssl icon to give you a reminder that the page is secure. Also the ssl icon is a link to the privacy page. Check it out to see what I mean and please give me more comments.

Thanks

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The curreny box I am going to keep for the time being even though I only accept USD. Reason being after I get the ball rolling I want to start accepting CAD.

 

Where did you run across a box for languages?

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Also can someone that has a mac please review that site and see if there are any bugs?

 

IE everything seems to be working fine.

 

FireFox has a small problem with index product listing when your in a sub category. I will look into that tomorrow when I get some time.

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Nice site. I have a question. What is your method for getting the 4 items on your mainpage ( the items in the center)? Are the pictures,descriptions and prices pulled from the DB via a query or have you manually put them there within your HTML code? I am looking to do similar on my site.

"There is no doubt about precisely when folks began racing each other in automobiles. It was the day they built the second automobile." - Richard Petty

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Everything is pulled from the DB, when I get home I will PM you the code for my index page. Also the 4 products on the index are also random, refresh the page and different items will appear.

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Alright everybody, I believe me store is complete, besides that firefox problem I still didnt get a chance to sort out. Please everybody give my site one last look over, make sure everything is working and complete.

 

And most of all, would you buy from it? If not please tell me why.

Thanks everybody for your help.

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And most of all, would you buy from it? If not please tell me why.

Thanks everybody for your help.

 

No I wouldn't! I don't even know who you are, how long you've been in business, where you get your stuff---one item said "brand new and original"...is this a concern?? Should I be concerned that you are going to sell me second hand things?

 

There is nothing personal about your template. There is no "you" from what I can see. Sticking a physical address into the contact us page is not enough. You need to tell us about who you are, why your doing this (besides to make money) If that's the only reason..make something up!!

 

Good luck.

 

Sheri

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No I wouldn't! I don't even know who you are, how long you've been in business, where you get your stuff---one item said "brand new and original"...is this a concern?? Should I be concerned that you are going to sell me second hand things?

 

There is nothing personal about your template. There is no "you" from what I can see. Sticking a physical address into the contact us page is not enough. You need to tell us about who you are, why your doing this (besides to make money) If that's the only reason..make something up!!

 

Good luck.

 

Sheri

 

Sheri sorry to hear you wouldnt. If you would be so kind, please post the link to your website so we all can see how you made the you in your site. I dont think posting my ugly mug all over the site will gain me any customers.

 

Everyone thank you for your comments so far, please keep them coming.

 

Also I made a change to my product listings. I noticed if my image height is smaller then my SMALL_IMAGE_HEIGHT then my Details and Buy buttons wont line up with the products next to it if they have a different height. So what I did was add pixel_trans.gif with the height of my SMALL_IMAGE_HEIGHT and now everything looks great.

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Hi street

I think what sheri is getting at is there seems to be very little text on the site. Try a wee introduction on the front page or on a about us page,

it is always nice to see someone enthusing about the products they sell,makes me think "this guy knows what he is talking about"

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You'll need to checkout your ordered list in your laser product description.

 

Well, this is not really a design or functionality thing but rather a point towards trustworthyness. First of all, I have a faint clue of what it is your are selling. Let's stick to these lasers for PS2. So let's imagine, mine is broken. I go to your site and find you are selling "brand new and original" ones.

 

This would strike me as odd too. If the product name says it's SONY, I would assume it's new and original otherwise I would expect you to tell me it's second hand or a replacement. So I would get rid of this statement. You could put that on another page about you and your products or the conditions page.

 

Now I see that I have to open my PS2. Wouldn't I loose guarantee on my PS2 if I do that? Ok, let's imagine I checked out prices and to get it repaired by sony would cost much more.

 

Next I ready in your returns policy that you'll not exchange products where the ESD points have been removed but in your product description you tell me I have to remove them in order to install it. I install it and it's not working. Now I can't return it because the points have been removed.

 

Is there any other way (after determining that the model ordered is the right one) to check it is working? If so, point that out somewhere.

 

It's nitty picky and I guess, someone who orders a replacement laser like this knows how to install a new one and how to remove these ESD points etc. but just the combination or your returns policy and the info you give in your product description is not building up my trust that I'll be happy after buying this from you. And you need satisfied customers to recommend you to their friends.

 

abra

The First Law of E-Commerce: If the user can't find the product, the user can't buy the product.

 

Feedback and suggestions on my shop welcome.

 

Note: My advice is based on my own experience or on something I read in these forums. No guarantee it'll work for you! Make sure that you always BACKUP the database and the files you are going to change so that you can rollback to a working version if things go wrong.

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Sheri sorry to hear you wouldnt. If you would be so kind, please post the link to your website so we all can see how you made the you in your site. I dont think posting my ugly mug all over the site will gain me any customers.

 

Geesh! You asked, and you asked for feedback. I won't post my site on this board.

 

"Welcome to Multe-media ~ your online source for multe-media replacement parts."

"Getting you up and gaming with a click!"

"We supply replacement parts for ipods, PS2, PSP, Xbox, Xbox360....yada, yada

<a> learn more about us>> </a>"

 

which leads to an "about us" page.

 

Stick it above your homepage product list.

 

As abra said, it's all a matter of being trustworthy and right now, your site does not say "You can trust me".

 

Sheri

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Hello,

 

I know you are probably still working on the site, but i am getting a lot of these

 

"1054 - Unknown column 'p.products_id' in 'on clause'

 

select count(p.products_id) as total from products_description pd, products p left join manufacturers m on p.manufacturers_id = m.manufacturers_id, products_to_categories p2c left join specials s on p.products_id = s.products_id where p.products_status = '1' and p.products_id = p2c.products_id and pd.products_id = p2c.products_id and pd.language_id = '1' and p2c.categories_id = '43'

 

[TEP STOP]"

 

Just letting you know..

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Grimmyfrombar thanks for letting me know about that problem. Problem was because of mysql 5 database. All fixed now, checked the bug reports and now im back in business.

 

Ok my return policy sucks so all of you say, so please help me with this one. The reason I have if the ESD point is removed if wont be returned is because how do I know they are not returning there broken one to me and using the one they bought. So for them its a free laser, because I will send them a new laser and they will just turn around and sell that one. But I do understand the point on if it is a defect, they wouldnt know it unless they removed the ESD Point and installed it. So how can I word it so I dont end up getting the short end of the stick?

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