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Building Online Stores with osCommerce: Professional Edition

By : David Mercer
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Building Online Stores with osCommerce: Professional Edition

By: David Mercer

Overview of this book

<p>The book can be read from front to back, but each chapter is self contained so the reader can skip chapters to read those that they are interested in. Each chapter will move from basic to advanced where applicable and also relate what the administrator (reader) is doing to how this affects what the client sees on the site.</p> <p>So, for example, the customization chapter will start off with a discussion on the concept of design and how to relate this to your business. Once the reader has a clear idea of what they need to do, we look at some really simple changes such as modifying the site's language, before moving to some advanced modifications which may involve some PHP programming. At the same time the discussion will demonstrate how the changes made affect the site.</p> <p>Throughout the book, much consideration is given to the "right" way to doing things. Readers will have the great advantage that they begin, from the very start, doing things properly. This will save them a lot of time and effort in the years to come as they build on and modify their site. Utilizing best practices and sound methodologies is a great asset for beginners and experienced users alike.</p> <p>At all times, the coverage given in this book pays homage to the fact that, ultimately, the reader has a business goal in mind. To this end, the material never gets bogged down in technical issues or long discourses, but rather focuses on what is practically important for the online business and then moves on. To complement this, there are plenty of suggestions and hints as to how and where to look for further information.</p>
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Building Online Stores with osCommerce: Professional Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Foreword
Introduction
Index

Summary


Taking an active role in growing your business from the time it goes live until the time (hopefully) you retire wealthy is a critical responsibility, which must be taken seriously if you are to succeed. At all times keep an eye out for opportunities and keep abreast of all the latest trends and advances in technology, business, and business in technology. Provided you are prepared to put in the time and effort to do things properly, you should find that you come out on top in the end.

Because building an online store is not the end of making a success of your business, this chapter ended the book by looking at the more practical and business-oriented issues surrounding osCommerce stores and e-commerce sites in general. You should now have a firm grounding in how to go about marketing your business, as well as how to use the latest tools to advertise your wares.

Of course, the Internet being the place it is, opportunities for businesses are staggering and you should be aware that not...