online business - website cms

by Anelly
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Hi,

I would like to start an online business and the biggest challenge at this point is related to website creation. I need a very advanced platform that allows me to add items, add related items and suggest items, compare items, review items, enable search based on location (map + images), rating, coupon use, etc. I was wandering if all these are possible with wordpress+plugins or should I contact a specialized web design company or is there a good ecommerce platform I can use? I should mention that budget is tight.

Any suggestions and solutions?
#business #cms #online #website
  • Profile picture of the author BillyW
    You could probably accomplish all of this using WordPress and implementing plug-ins. If your budget it tight, and you don't have an immediate time frame, I would suggest researching it yourself and see how far you can get. There are also websites such as Elance.com and Freelancer.com where you could hire someone to complete things you may not know how to.
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  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    What you describe sounds more like a shopping-cart/ecommerce platform.

    Many such scripts are also Open Source (as WordPress) and you can install them on your domain for free. Then you will pay with your time to learn how to use them...
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  • Profile picture of the author jaasmit
    You can do that by wordpress but to do that you need to have programming knowledge.
    Give it a try or hire someone professional who will do the job for you.
    I also have a web development team you can negotiate with us if you are interested.
    PM me if you are positive about us.
    Good wishes!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author steveproxy
    One of my friend has decided to start an online food ordering website . Various cms might be appropriate but I suggest to customize ordering system as per his requirement.
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  • Profile picture of the author Hosting90x
    You should contact companies that are willing to design your script at your needs for descent price.
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  • Profile picture of the author markboucher12
    E-commerce Web Development is a very necessary role of an online business portal. To attain perfection in the internet one should have a site that can act as user friendly both on the visitor as well as the owner side. And to get such a web builder hire magento developer who can build an E-commerce website in magento which can be the best solution for any online business.
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  • Profile picture of the author Aweinerws
    You should get in touch with companies which are reputed and serve clients all over the world. Browse the Internet and visit websites of some leading web development firms. Compare their variety and quality of services and rates before you make any selection. I have used similar ways to find out a website development company for my website designing project.
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  • Profile picture of the author copilu0
    Yes, you can do it with Wordpress.Depending on what do you want exactly this can be something that you can do it yourself or it can be something where you'll need some help.
    If you have some time and you'are willing to learn then I recommend you to use Wordpress.
    If you want an ecommerce website then this search can help you and is a good start to find the right plugin for you but also you need to learn how to work with Wordpress:
    Wordpress Plugins for ecommerce
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  • Profile picture of the author rain21
    with wordpress surely u can do it. But I think it's better to use e commerce cms for this.
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  • Profile picture of the author easternodyssey
    I can only speech from a Joomla or Drupal perspective. Only use wordpress for free blogs. But if you use a combination of plugins, modules and components it could be achieved. You would need to look through the extension directories of the individual CMS programs. It would not be an advanced program but maybe better to have someone design it for you because you would have a lot to learn if you want it done good. The rating system you could achieve through a content component in combination with a ratings component. The coupons area and the geographical location area would be prity simple. Plus you would probably want a community component on top of all that.
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  • Profile picture of the author locke815
    I think you will never go wrong with Wordpress. One of the most user friendly CMS out there.
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