Interestingly creating my first ecommerce site is what really got me interested in web design as more of a full time job. When I set out to create a ‘web shop’ for AS|ONE clothing over two years ago I knew what I was looking for, the hard part was finding something that was both manageable, easily integrated and most importantly affordable for a small business.
Here is a short list of what I was looking for in an ecommerce package:
Ease of Management - I need something that had a strong back end management system.
Inventory Control - Not to intensive but some inventory control was necessary.
Payment Integration - Ability to check out and accept payment easily.
Customization - I need it to look like my existing site.
Security - I wanted customers to feel safe when shopping.
It’s not the complete list but these are some of the features that I felt to be most [...]