Marcia - 2:36 am on May 10, 2001 (gmt 0)

Xoc, it seems to me that it would be considerate if merchants gave shipping information right on their sites before the ordering process even begins. It should be included right along with return policy, privacy policy, and payment options, if any.

physics, I did not end up doing that, so I can't say. It's hard to compare, because the products are completely different, but it's been the experience on sites recently that ones with a shopping cart have had more sales than with just an order form. And it seems to be borne out by the experience of others.

I think a lot could depend on type of product, and how many products on the site.

It depends on the particular type of site, but at this point I'm partial to Mals Ecommerce because of the capability of choosing different payment methods -ProPay, regular credit card processing, or PayPal.

Also, for the small sites I've been doing, it's handier (for me) to have it remote - simpler for me to code and set up. A "normal" larger ecommerce site will be different.

physics, I'm sold on PayPal for myself, personally. I've been using it for client billing and it's working wonderfully.