Re: [bitfolk] How to build a webstore

On 8 October 2013 22:01, Samuel Bächler <baechler@???> wrote:

> Yesterday I friend asked me how I'd build a webstore. I told him that I
> would take something like Magento[1] or OpenCart[2] for that. But I could
> not tell him how I'd set things up to protect the store against getting
> compromised. Could anyone come up with a suggestion on how to build up a
> webstore securly using bitfolks infrastructure?
>

Has your friend tried selling their products on the hosted alternatives
such as Amazon, ebay, or Shopify and proven the market for whatever he or
she is selling? A simple, static product webpage with a link to an online
store might suffice for now.

Online stores in general and payment processing in particular are pretty
time-consuming to set up and it's easy to get carried away and do a lot of
work on e.g. branding and customisation before you understand that the
fundamental business is sound. Once you've made a few sales on a hosted
solution you'll also have a far better understanding of which features are
important when building your own platform.

Cheers,
Graham