Can I make A Store in My Blog?

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    Lets say I have a blog (wordpress or blogger).
    Lets say I have some digital goods (ebooks, or tutorial videos)
    Lets say I want to sell the stuff on my blog.

    How would I do this?
    Can I use something like zen cart or oscommerce?

    Would it be easier to design my site in another way so that I could have a blog and a store on the same site (maybe it is difficult to achieve if my site is exclusively a blog)?
     
    gder01, Mar 8, 2008 IP
  2. hmansfield

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    IF you are selling your own products, your host should be able to set you up with a commerce package.
    You could also purchase a pro designed word press theme with shopping cart support, and add it to your Pay Pal account.
    Lastly, you could embed an aStore into your blog and sell Amazon products. Example.
     
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  3. Blonde Jon

    Blonde Jon Active Member Affiliate Manager

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    You can use WP commerce, but it isn't very SE friendly. This wouldn't be important if you only have a handful of products. You can find the free version here:

    http://www.instinct.co.nz/?p=16#support
     
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    Why not host the ebooks and have payments from pay dot com. This way just write post about it and have link to buy page they do rest.
     
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  5. gder01

    gder01 Active Member

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    pay.com looks like some kind of site that is %100 ads.
    not sure if that is the site u were reffering to.

    Mainly I dont want to draw attention away from my site by using other sites to sell my stuff (unless it can go unnoticed).

    Wp ecommerce looks promising.
     
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    gder01 Active Member

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    Also: main thing is I am selling my own original content. I am not looking too sell a bunch of random stuff on the topic. I only want to sell the things that I have created.

    There would not be too much stuff in the store.
    Maybe 100 items tops.
     
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    SEOBusiness Well-Known Member

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    For opening a store,i think oscommerce is the best choice for you.
     
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    gder01 Active Member

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    i have looked at it, and it looks good.
    the question is: can I have a blog on the same site I have oscommerce?

    I know this is maybe a programming/script/HTML question but, how would I achieve that?
     
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    sar420 Notable Member

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    Mmm, I dont think thats the site he was referring to.

    Its surely paydot.com

    Using such sites is helpful in selling your products because other people can also help sell your products...but they're entitled to a commission for any sale they make.
     
    sar420, Mar 10, 2008 IP