First of all i want to make say that i'm completly new to the entire
e-commerce thing(did i used the right term?
I have a possible client that sells books and now he wants to try to sell it online.
I was asked to implement some kind of online searchable book catalog with capabilities of online purchasing from website along with giving him the cost of such a site.
Before writing this post i browsed this forum, searching and reading topics on the subject...and i continue do it right now...
for this moment a few questions came to my mind...
question 1
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Can someone please summarize the options i have for actually implementing online purchases...?
my own summary would look something like this:
option 1:
manually write catalog script and script that handles transaction between my website and some credit card processor.
option 2:
using some shopping card instead of writing scripts manually.
So are these really the only 2 options or i missed something?
question 2
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How much money credit card processor usually charge? (the cheapest and more expensive)
On what base do they charge? (like on per-month base or per-purchase base?)
question 3
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What is the reasonable price for building such a site?
would appreciate any advice or anything you might say...