Ecommerce Or Dynamic Website-Which Is A Better Choice?

[namanj]

I am planning to develop a revenue generating website, but am unable to decide whether I should opt for a dynamic website or an e commerce website. Is there are functional difference between the two or can manage by creating a dynamic website and use it for e commerce also. I would also like to know if it is possible to great a proper payment gateway through dynamic website designing.

[jayrobinson15]

I think you should go with the e commerce website so people know what the purpose of the site is right off the bat. Customers don't like to be lied to, and in my experience, people seek out informational sites just for that, information, and they usually aren't looking to buy, but there have been cases that would prove my theory untrue. I would go with the e commerce, but try to get some other opinions in here on the subject.

[torka]

Depending on how the shopping cart back end is coded, many/most ecommerce websites are dynamically generated.

Sorry, but to me it sounds as though your question is a bit like: "I want a new car. Should I buy a Ford or a Mustang?" Perhaps I've misunderstood what you're asking.

What technology you use for the back end of your site depends on what you plan to do with it. Saying it's going to be a "revenue generating" site doesn't really help much.

How do you plan to generate this revenue? Sell products? Run ads? Sell memberships? There are any number of revenue generating models. Select a back end platform that supports your revenue model.

You don't need an ecommerce site if your revenue model doesn't include selling products.

If you are selling products, you'd almost certainly be better off starting with an already developed shopping cart/catalog software package rather than trying to reinvent the wheel from scratch -- unless your products are seriously outside the mainstream in terms of pricing model or configuration options. There are plenty of excellent open source shopping carts you could start with and tweak to meet your specific needs (or that might already have add-on modules developed by the user community that would do the trick).

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--Torka

[whiwill]

I think zen cart could help you to do a good web site and business.












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[cpr]

I think anything dynamic is better than static. Usually. Whether you decide on an e-commerce site or any other type of online business, if dynamically-generated content and functionality is an option, I'd personally go for it. Good luck with the new business.