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what is the best way to start a shopping cart for my website? There are so many options and expenses?

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Question: what is the best way to start a shopping cart for my website? There are so many options and expenses?

I sell art to raise awareness for domestic violence organizations and want to create a shopping cart. Everything I look into seems to require several steps and I am very confused. I’d like to find someone who has created a shopping cart and is happy with their server to give me advice.
Thank you. See my art and current webpage at: www.angelcloudart.com

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Answer by wildflowerskl
Simple Payment Systems. The software is free.The shopping cart comes with it.
They will provide you with software that you install on any PC with an Internet connection.
They completely walk you through everything. Free Training. No annual fees , No application fee, No start up costs. The give you equipment for free and software free.
You can also manually enter credit card numbers through a credit card terminal.
One link is mail order,one link is telephone order. But you’ll see when you go to it.

Answer by tipsaplenty
Hi Jane L,

Here are the cheapest, simplest, and most effective carts you can find :

1. Oscommerce (free)

A very good, full-featured, cart. Uses Php and MySQL…

2. X-Cart (commercial)

Similar to Oscommerce. Requires a customer to register before they can make a purchase. Lots of features and …

3. Dansie Cart (commercial)

A well specified cart. Supports a wide range of …

4. Interchange (free)

A version of the old Akopia / Minivend carts. Complex product with lots of files and a lot of setting up to do. A complete solution, and …

5. Agora (free)

A Web-Store/Commerce.cgi hybrid.

6. The Commission Cart (commercial)

A CGI-based shopping cart which also functions as …

7. ShopFactory (commercial)

Has a nice little wizard-based set-up. If you have a lot of …

8. WebGenie Shopping Cart Pro (commercial)

A simple, wizard-based option. Uses Javascript a bit, but the main work is done by CGI scripts. It saves …

9. Actinic Catalog (commercial)

Most suitable if you have lots of items in your store. It’s a ‘wizard’-based PC program; you type in your information, and …

10. Order Maven (commercial)

A clever little program. It’s a standalone Windows executable, which the customer downloads. The customer starts it up, chooses the product, enters their details, and sends off their order like an email, with the credit card details encrypted. It costs…

For more complete info on online shopping carts please refer to my website : http://tipsaplenty.com/shopping/shopping_carts_for_the_faint_of_heart.html

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