Frontpage 2003, Candypress and me.............

[Guest]

Hi everyone,

Okay, I'm trying to create my own online store. I can figure my way around
most microsoft products ~ I think it's the pictures but I don't know html.

My store is going to consist of approximately 50 products to start.

Is there any hope for me in doing this if I don't know html ? I know
exactly what I want it to look like, colour schemes, product pictures etc....
I'm just not sure how to bring Candypress into the mix.

Any ideas or should I pack it in??? I'm using windows XP, saving my website
on my hard drive and then uploading it to an online server (once I actually
get it done).

I really want to do this myself but need the hard truth.
Thanks everyone.....................for not laughing.
Kasey

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

It really depends on the cart application and help easy it is to modify to meet your needs. For
beginners, if might be best to try and limit making modification and go with the defaults, you
should be able to easily add images and set color schemes, this applies to any shopping cart
application.

Have you checked with your host to see if they have a simple to use shopping cart or looked at
PayPal, which has a FP Add-in that is easy to use, you just place a buy button on your page with
your product info. The page you would create directly in FP.

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[Guest]

Your so quick at responding. I haven't checked with my host so i'm going to
look their next. I haven't tried paypal because I'm hooked up with a credit
card Company and don't need paypal to take the extra $$.

I'll look at my host to see what they have to offer.

Thanks
Kasey

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Is there any hope for me in doing this if I don't know html ? I know

exactly what I want it to look like, colour schemes, product pictures
etc....
I'm just not sure how to bring Candypress into the mix.

Knowing HTML is important to the successful design of your web site. Think
of HTML as a set of design tools that you can use to lay out your site and
pages. Knowing what tools are available will help you make wise decisions as
to what HTML elements you will want to use in your design. FrontPage has
tools that make creating HTML elements easy. But it can't think for you, or
design your web site (unless you want a cookie-cutter web site).

There are several approaches to web page design, and any number of ways to
achieve the desired layout effects. Remember that the WWW is not owned or
designed by Microsoft, and that browsers interpret HTML differently. Knowing
what different HTML elements are used for, and what they can do, will help
you tremendously, and hopefully, we won't see you here as often in the
future! ;-)

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Neither a follower nor a lender be.

 

[Guest]

Hi Kevin,

Thanks for your words of wisdom. I certainly want to design my site with
very specific goals in mind. I think I'm just very 'afraid' of html. I just
want to be able to 'plug' in things exactly where I want them to be without
typing a bunch of code ~ if I even knew what the code was.

Anychance theres a book called "html for dummies" ???
Take care
Kasey

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Yes, there is a book called "html for dummies" however developing an e-commerce site goes well
beyond general HTML, because you are working with server-side scripting, such as ASP, ASP.Net, PHP,
CGI-Perl, etc.

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[Guest]

LOL ~ okay I should have known there actually was an html book for dummies.

Well, I guess this means I should hire someone for that kind of stuff.

Thanks everyone.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Yes, you could hire someone, but if time is on your side, why not take the opportunity to learn how
to do it, by getting a low cost shopping cart application, after speaking with your web host to see
what server-side scripting language and database is supported?

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Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
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When you are checking with your host to see what you can use...also check to see if they have anything available. I know my host has some added extras...some free some you pay for. The free ones I can install myself or they will for a modest charge...see what your guys have. Why re-invent the wheel?

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Hi Kasey,

There is a FREE web reference on the Microsoft site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/objects.asp

Also, I wouldn't give up on learning HTML - It's really not that
complicated. And you can use FrontPage to learn it, like I did initially.
Just use FrontPage to create an HTML element, and go to the "View Source"
tab to see what it wrote.

You've been asking the right questions! That is a sure sign that you can do
this.

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Neither a follower nor a lender be.