[ic] Interchange consultants to set up a store?

[John Beima]

I also would of given RedHat/Akopia a good reference a year ago...

But not anymore...

They entered into a contract fraudulently with us... Bate and switched us...
Then tried to charge our credit cards... DON'T GIVE THEM YOUR CARD BEFORE THE
WORK IS DONE!

John Beima


Quoting Jim Balcom <jim@idk-enterprises.com>:

> On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Ryan Grace wrote:
> 
> RG>>I'm working with a local jewelry company here in Arcata, CA who
> wants to
> RG>>start selling their product online.  We've decided on Interchange
> and are
> RG>>now soliciting bids for the task of setting up our shop.  This is a
> 20 year
> RG>>old jewelry manufacturer with a large, constantly changing
> inventory.  We're
> RG>>also looking for a good Interchange host to move our site to.
> 
> My personal feelings are that someone in that shop, if not the owner, at
> least an employee that plans on being around for quite some time, needs
> to
> be deeply involved in this endeavor. Or, else, a consultant is hired on
> contract on a predetermined annual price. Otherwise, every time new
> inventory is added, the shop is going to have to pay for a consultant to
> make that change. The shop gets in a nice turquoise ring that he sells
> for
> $49.95 and he has to pay a consultant $50/hour (or fraction thereof) to
> add
> it in to the store page. Whereas an employee that knows what he is doing
> can
> add it in in 5 minutes.
> 
> A year ago, the folks at Interchange were willing to do a total install
> for
> you. After my experience I am reluctant to recommend them, but once they
> set
> it up, it's set up right, and it's simply a matter of removing the demo
> inventory and putting in the real stuff.
> 
> In my experience, I would never trust an outsider to write up the
> descriptions for my products. Amplify them, yes. Make them more
> appealing,
> yes. But, I (as a shop owner) want content control.
> 
> RG>>Does anyone have recommendations for consultants or hosts who
> specialize in
> RG>>Interchange?  Feel free to contact me on or off the list at
> RG>>ryan_grace@yahoo.com and I will provide a URL to the existing site.
> 
> In my personal opinion...
> 
> Make sure that the server that you put it on is a high speed CPU - 1.2
> gHz
> for a start. 512 megs of RAM, at least - more is better.
> 
> It needs to connect to the internet via a T-1, at least. The T-1 should
> not
> be overloaded, but should have sufficient unused bandwidth to more than
> handle your needs, and to allow for expansion. The server should have a
> respectable UPS providing emergency power.
> 
> The main 'tech-type' at the site should understand Interchange, even
> better
> if he is running a store of his own on it. He should be running Analog,
> or
> some other web page log analyzer and sending you those reports on a
> daily
> basis. This gives you management tools to see what's hot, and what's
> not.
> You can see where your visitors are coming from and where they are
> going.
> 
> -= Jim =-
> 
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