Get your OWN online store

eCRATER

fondly called "the moon"

Two examples of an eCRATER store

          

Wahm hosting

only $3.00 a month and you have control over all aspects of your website !

You can add a shopping cart if you need it !
Great support too.

One example of a Wahm hosted site:

Secrets of Great Chefs - tips, cookware, appliances... and some great recipes too !

No matter where you sell...

Get ideas and help at The Selling Lounge

If you sell online, or are even thinking about it - don't go out there all on your own.
The Selling Lounge is there to help you learn to make your business grow.

It is a place where "Sellers help sellers" !

     

The Selling Lounge (TSL) has a directory to list your link + if you get active and have your link in your signature at TSL, you will get a lot of support because we sometimes post each others links and tweet them... when we see something nice or cool that we like.
There are Squidoo threads, Stumble upon threads, FaceBook threads, Twitter threads, blog threads... where we can list our respective links and have other members give them "hugs" by commenting on them/tweeting them... if we agree to do the same for the other links.
TSL has it's own blog where we SpotLight a member or Blog... of the month and sometimes get our sales and specials listed too.
There is also a Gift Listings Blog where you can list 3 items in a category at no charge as long as you are an active member and add the link to the blog to your blog or tweet it ...

http://sellinglounge.com a friendly forum where sellers help other sellers

Need an extra boost for your blog or store ?

It is free to sign-up and free to use !

Try this If you could use more followers for your blog or more potential shoppers looking at your online store.



You can have 10 links, 5 text ads, and 5 banner ads for free - all you have to do is surf at least 10 sites a week !

You can hire a pro to design your website for you for a one-of-a-kind look

They can also help you with other website design needs.

Teri and Jeri from http://www.DesignMyCart.com have over 30 years combined graphic design experience.
Specializing in Highwire & Zen-Cart templates/coding services, they'll work with you to provide a professional, eye-catching design that conveys your image & increases buyer confidence, or use one of their pre-made designs.

They also offer complete website design - not just shopping carts - so ask for a custom quote.
They do templates, graphics, logo design, banner design, and offer many javascript and css tweaks and codes to increase the functionality and interactivity of your site.

Want a nice looking website, but can't afford to pay for a new design - you can buy the use of a template.

Do you already have a website, but it needs a little something - you can get it Tweaked to make it better.

Get Highwire (BuyitSellit - BiSi) templates and tweaks here.

Make your Highwire web store even better with a smooth, professional design that includes all the latest features of a Highwire stock theme.
Add tweaks to make your customers' shopping experience easy and enticing.

Rivertree Template Design is an independent designer for stores using the Highwire eCommerce hosted shopping cart. Highwire Commerce
(formerly BuyItSellIt or BISI) is an excellent solution for small and mid-size online businesses who want professional features and the best built-in search engine optimization.

Or

There is BiSi Designs by Jennifer who also does beautiful design and template work for HighWire:

Looking for banners, logos, or other graphics...

to use on your own website or in forums...

BuyItSellIt - now known as highwire

But it will always be fondy known as BiSi to me ;)

BiSi is very flexible as far as design freedom - you can use one of their pre-made templates (if you want) which is great for folks with little design know-how or those who cannot afford to have someone else design one for them.
You can design your own template or hire someone to have a design made to your specs.
If you want/need almost unlimited design freedom, this is a great choice for you !

This store functions about as well as the ones from very expensive web-host companies and you can sell an almost unlimited amount of items depending upon the monthly plan you use.

BiSi management is okay, but not as communicative as they could be - especially since it is a pay for use option.
If you are new to selling online, this option can get expensive unless you REALLY get out and promote your store.
This is your own store and no one else will promote it for you at all.

I like BiSi, but as I said earlier, it is just too expensive for me because I am not a volume seller. I make my own products which take time so paying what they ask each month is too much.