About Datalogica
From the beginning I am trying to create all my scripts according to some basic principles:
Applications which are easy to modify, install and to use.
Store data in flat text files, without a database.
Write simple and optimized scripts for simple needs.
Using and create a template system for all applications.
" I learned how to develop an online shopping cart system as efficient and pragmatic as possible. "
With Datalogica's CGI Shopping Cart you not have only incredible ease of use and flexibility.
You also have the security of my CGI shopping cart system, which is the result of years of research in the field of e-commerce shopping cart systems and developments.
The Beginning
That is the roller coaster that I went through while learning about e-commerce in the very beginning. At first not knowing anything about it you think it must be really hard to do. But once you learn a little bit about it you realize that it is really not that difficult and just about anyone can do it. Then once you do it and start doing more research you find that there are tons of other features that come into play in order to do it properly and successfully.
When I first took an interest in e-commerce I started by downloading a simple free shopping cart and playing around with it. I would play with the code and was constantly breaking the cart, so I would just reinstall the software from scratch and start over. After I while I got pretty good at it and so I started selling my services setting up eCommerce sites for clients. What I did not count on is that lots of my clients wanted changes made to the cart that were outside of my narrow abilities. So I tried to hire programmers to make the changes for me and found that they were all too busy or unreliable.
Now the reason I tell you this is because there are lots of people out there now doing the exact same thing I was doing back in 1999. They think that just because they can get a free shopping cart off of the Internet and install it that they are able to offer eCommerce software to their customers. When in fact all they are able to do is install a free cart for you, and can only offer you what ever features this free cart already has. What they can't do for you is tell you about all of the other possibilities for your package that can help you. So keep this in mind when choosing a professional to do your eCommerce site for you.
After my personal experience with eCommerce those many years ago I chose to learn Perl, which is the programming language that all of the good carts were written in, so that I would not have to rely on any outside help and start creating my own code. I have also spent the past 10+ years learning all aspects of eCommerce.
To Recap
So just to recap, the basic idea of selling on the web in general sounds like a pretty easy thing to do once you know the basics. Just put up a shopping cart and add your products and start making money. But the truth is that if you don't do it properly you will more then likely just spend a lot of money on your site and not have any sales to show for it. So here on this site I will walk you through some of the details you should know about properly setting up an e-commerce business on the web.
Thank you for reading, relax and enjoy yourself here.
Kind Regards,
Rafael R. Dahan
DOWNLOAD Area
Here, you'll find my programs in ZIP format, along with detailed instructions on how to set them up for your own website.
All my scripts can be embedded inside your site's custom look and feel, it can be included in any website that supports CGI.
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