Having written several carts from scratch I can attest to the amount of time and effort it takes. I tried using cfwebstore about 1 1/2 years ago. It is a very solid product with a lot of features, and comes complete with source code. However, it was not up to our standards in terms of user interface. i.e. it is not all that pretty in terms of design, and fonts, lay out etc.(mostly on the back end admin area) (we are VERY picky in that respect).
It does cover a lot of ground with respect to the range of products it can accommodate, price points, discounts, specials, shipping etc. In that respect I would highly recommend it. Things to consider are code reuse, extendibility, dovetailing the cart with the rest of the site, and being knee deep in someone else's code. If you foresee the need of having future clients needing a cart, or simply being able to offer one in the future, or having a large number of "special items" with a lot of variables associated with those items (multiple colors, sizes, price points, engraving, etc), I would recommend writing one from scratch. Though it might not be in the client's budget, you may find that it would be cost efficient to develop a cart as a product you can offer in the future. We have gotten a LOT of mileage from our carts. Once it was written it was used over and over again. And since we developed it, it is much easier to add new features and/or accommodate special products. My experience with cfwebstore was that it was very time consuming to add new features and extending it to accommodate special products. And you KNOW that you will end up having to modify the cart for future clients ;). If all you need is a cart for one item with one size, one color and one price, I would go with cfwebstore. However, if you want to have one that is easily extendable and plan to offer it in the future I would recommend writing it from scratch. Regards, Coz Bartee Lamar wrote: >I have client who wants a site to sell jewelry. This needs to be >delivered in January. Based on their budget I cannot write one from >scratch. What is your experience? I would expect to have source code, >credit card processing and SQL database. I generally write in Fusebox 3 >so that would be nice but not necessary. > >This will be low volume. I have my own web server and SQL > >If this has already been documented. point me to it. > >Looking at CF Dev Exchange I see. > >CartEase $295 >eConstruct $599 >eCommerce System $5,000 >Quick Cart $0.00 >JustACart $0.00 >InstanteStore $0.00 > >Others??? > >Have you used any of these? > >Have you modified ? > >Site Examples ? > > > > >Bartee Lamar >www.enterpriseenergy.com <http://www.enterpriseenergy.com/> >MSN <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
