Creating your own Website easily

[Lindy]

Hi everyone,

I recently came across some information I thought someone here might be interested in. Telus http://business.telus.com/en_CA/BC/...ture/Web_Site/details/bcSmbSharedHosting.html has a shared hosting plan that includes everything you need to create an e-commerce website including free domain registration and the tools to create your store-front. I found loading the products into the store was quite easy - it calculates your inventory if you want it to and lets you know when you get low on a product. You have your option of which Gateway you want to use for client payments - I chose Paypal - and they have wizards to walk you through every step of the way.

I've done it and I really like the website I created http://www.malaspinasoapfactory.ca. I know I'm a little quick on selling my stuff, but everything has come back from the testers with a great big yes, like it lots and I would buy it - in fact one of my testers bought 3 bars from me. Plus I have stupid sensitive skin, I can't use commercial bars, which got me making my salt baths, milk batchs and sugar body scrubs all those years ago, and my body is loving these soaps. So if doesn't bother me - it's unlikely to bother anyone else. So please don't yell at me for already selling my soap. I may be a rookie, but I have now done about 12 batches of soap and other than colour on a couple, which I have since rebatched, they are coming out just like I cant them to.

Cheers

 

[Chay]

If you know your product is safe and your insurance and licenses are in place then it is not our place to tell you your not ready to sell. Your the only one that can decide that. I think you did a lovely job on your website.

 

[Lindy]

Hi Chay,

Yup, I have all that in place including what is required from the Canadian government for labelling and registration of products. My products are safe - the only incident I had was with my Mom playing with a batch that was only a few hours old and was CP. That was both of our faults and we laugh about it now. Okay she just teases the devil out me about it.

Thank you for your compliments on my website.

Cheers

 

[starduster]

Congratulations

I think your site is a delight.The soaps look that way also.
Congratulations

 

[Lindy]

Starduster - thank you. I quite enjoyed creating it. I've already had my first order off it - 1 of my former students from Alberta. I've also got a couple of Natural Food stores that want to carry my products. They like the idea that my soaps have only natural scents and colours from the fruits/spices/etc. that I put in my soaps. I started doing that because of my senstivity to perfumes and have since found out that there are a lot of people like me. At any rate I will be delivering soaps to them soon including a cake soap that will sit on the front counter, pre-cut with a cake lid over it.

Thank goodness my server provides all the software to create the site including the e-commerce stuff.

Cheers