We are posting here questions from actual e-mails we have received,
along with our responses.
Generally, we won't post any
Q&A's here that are not
covered elsewhere OR are not
frequently asked!
e-Commerce Q&A
Question: How
difficult is it to add
e-commerce to this template?
& What is involved?
* Should I only purchase
templates that already have
e-commerce links in them if
I plan to go e-commerce
later?
Answer: E-commerce
is a whole different
ballgame, as how it works
depends on what tools you
use. For instance, if you
choose to use PayPal, it's a
piece of cake. You just slap
their code into your
existing pages where you
want it, make a modification
or two for the specific item
you are marketing, and
you're good to go. You can
do that with ANY template.
There are other commerce
providers having more or
less the same setup, as
well.
On the other hand, there
are full-blown shopping
carts, which are rather
standalone, sometimes within
a cgi-bin program or an asp
program. Those normally have
pre-built pages, which you
would have to modify to have
a look you want. SOME of
those allow you to place
code into your existing
pages, but you'd have to
re-situate the pages (if cgi)
or save as asp (if
asp-driven) to work with the
coding.
And finally, there are
3rd party shopping cart
systems, where the user
actually is transported to
the 3rd party provider's
site where your "stuff" is
located. In that case,
obviously, you have LITTLE
control over the design.
It's just not
cut-and-dry, so no easy or
quick answer. Bottom line?
Go with what you like, then
prior to deciding on a
commerce package, research
it to see how it fits into
your existing scheme of
things.
Customization Q&A
Question: I'm
interested in a legal
template for a law firm. I
currently like some of
yours, however, and would to
discuss customizing it. Do
you do that?
Answer: Yes, we
do. In the customization
process, you first license
the template of choice, then
we make the requested
changes and send you
"replacement files" for what
has been changed. There are
some templates in which that
is not practical, so we'd
need to know BEFORE you
license the template which
specific one you will want
changed, and how. It'll be
easy for us to determine if
it can be done.
Depending on the changes,
the charges for
customization can run from
$25 on up to a few hundred
dollars. Generally, most of
our customizations fall in
the $50 range, and
generally, the remainder
fall in the $125 range.
Turnaround time is
usually within 48 hours, but
you can begin work on the
template you have licensed
immediately, as our
replacement files don't
interfere with anything
already done in the new web.
