Easy & manageable e-commerce web hosting?

I know a person who bought an e-commerce store that is currently hosted on aol%26#039;s free webspace (not ideal). She doesn%26#039;t know much about html, but is looking for a different web host. She uses Volusion for a different site right now but doesn%26#039;t really like it or the high price, so she is thinking of using Yahoo...can anyone offer any pros/cons to Yahoo, as well as any other personal experience with other hosting sites for the web illiterate? Thanks!

Easy %26amp; manageable e-commerce web hosting?

I would suggest following webhosting , they are quite good.

Hostmonster http://www.hostmonster.com/track/ryukend...

They offer hosting of %26quot;unlimited domains%26quot; and you will get massive webspace of 200000 MB (200 GB ). They only charge $5.95/month and they offer %26quot;a free Domain Name%26quot; and installing service called %26quot;Fantastico%26quot;. By using Fantastico, you could create own forum, photo gallery, shopping cart (e-commerce),your own auction site and your own blogs within few seconds. They also offer %26quot;Free Website Builder%26quot; as well.

Visit the site to check details.

Hostmonster http://www.hostmonster.com/track/ryukend...

Domains

Following site is quite good to register domains as price is reasonable with free privacy. Some charge about $5/ year just for free privacy.

IPOWER http://www.anurl.com/?TXIBE

Easy %26amp; manageable e-commerce web hosting?

For e-commerce, what you need first of all is %26quot;cart%26quot; software, with the server side hosting to run it. There are several out there for free, but it%26#039;s easiest if your host comes with one already setup.

Here%26#039;s an exmaple of a good business host plan for newbies, but I recommend checking out local hosters:

http://www.netfirms.com/web-hosting/web-...

Payment options is another area that is iportant. Something like Paypal is the easiest, as it handles everything.

If you want to handle your own secure orders, then you need SSL encryption. For SSL, you will need to buy a SSL Certificate (the code that encrypts sensetive data), and make sure your host has a dedicated IP for the SSL. On top of that, if you want to use online automatic credit card processing, you will need a Online Merchant Bank Account to accept the money, and your host will need a Credit Card Gateway Program... which will cost more to use. Ask your host about these addition features. But, as I said, Paypal and similar services handle all this stuff for you.

As with any area of computers, the best and safest thing is to educate yourself on how stuff works, what%26#039;s happening, and learn exactly what you want and need. You don%26#039;t NEED to know HTML or Server-side scripting, but you should understand the business side or else you are liable to get ripped off or pay for something you don%26#039;t need.

Other Replys:I have been using sitesell%26#039;s hosting solutions since 4 years for all my e-comm. projects. They provide a tool called %26quot;Site-BuildIt%26quot; to build an e comm. site in no time.

I%26#039;m not very good with html and programming either and the best solution I have come accross on the net is by far sitesell.

You can watch a video about their service at http://videotour.sitesell.com/cgi-bin/ad...

I am really happy with the service itself, the customer care and every opportunity they give their customers. They really help you succeed, they give advices on your site and how to make it better, they help you rank better in the search engines, hell they even provide you with free information all the time!

I don%26#039;t think I%26#039;ll ever switch to another host ever.

Other Replys:If you are going to build a site for business purposes, make sure to get your own domain name. Its cheaper than you think. Here is a guide to getting started: http://www.richkahmer.com/build-a-websit...

I like Webhero for e-com solutions.

Other Replys:I recommend 111hosting.com, their plan start from 1$/month.Their server is Clustered failover server, reliable.

You can build your e-commerce store just one click a way, and have lots of choice.

click here for detail: http://www.111hosting.com