[ale] [OT] Small Business Friendly Site

[Joseph Knapka]

Bob Kruger <bkruger at mindspring.com> writes:

> Off topic subject here, but perhaps someone can help.
> 
> A friend of mine runs a small (2 Man operation) that makes specialized
> parts for a small application.  He is looking to create a web site
> that allow him to do the following:
> 
> 1.  Show pictures and descriptions of  individual components.
> 2.  Store prices.
> 3.  Be able to generate order forms based on items, quantity, and price.
> 4.  Have a series of "HOW-TOs" that can be read and/or downloaded.
> 
> He does not want to use credit card or on line ordering.  All orders
> will be processed, an order form generated, and then printed and sent
> to him with a check or MO.  So, I am helping him try to find a small
> business friendly site that has inexpensive web hosting, software that
> will allow him to post jpegs and descriptions of his products, adjust
> prices, and generate order forms (and possibly order numbers).
> Hopefully, whatever is out there will not be too complicated
> (e.g. like Interchange).  Since I am helping, I would prefer Linux
> based.  Another alternative would be a package simpler than
> Interchange to run that could be uploaded to a web site and run from
> there, and have the functionality described above.
> 
> Any ideas (other than Yahoo)?

<URL: http://phpwebhosting.com> is cheap ($10/mo for 150MB disk and unlimited
(IIRC) bandwidth), and functional. You get a virtual Linux box of your
own, plus Apache, PHP, MySQL, mail, domain hosting, etc.

Cheers,

-- Joe
_______________________________________________
Ale mailing list
Ale at ale.org
http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale