I am a graphic designer just getting into website design who might have bitten off more than he can chew
I am taking on a project to build an ecommerce website with roughly 3,000 products (and that doesn't include bulk pricing options and custom sizing options).
Being new to this, I would like input from the experienced developers here on the most effective way to proceed.
I have Dreamweaver CS3 and a Mac. Going from there, should I (in this order) :
- purchase shopping cart software and integrate into Dreamweaver
- purchase database software (or does it come with shopping cart)
- fill the database with all the pricing information
- scan in product images, type descriptions, and link to database info
- sign up with a payment gateway, like PayPal
Is this the smartest way to approach this project?
Are there any important steps I'm missing?
As you folks have much more experience, I would greatly appreciate your input.
Thanks in advance!
Edited by jd70, 21 January 2009 - 06:03 PM.