http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:18:17 GMT vBulletin 60 http://img.webmaster-talk.com/bluesky/vb_img/misc/rss.jpg http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/191891-warning-thunderball-marketing.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:24:06 GMT Hi - I am posting in ecommerce forums so that other business owners can avoid the nightmare I have gone through with Thunderball Marketing. I... Hi - I am posting in ecommerce forums so that other business owners can avoid the nightmare I have gone through with Thunderball Marketing.

I became a dealer for them Feb. 2009 and right from the beginning things just weren't right. I was expecting to receive the typical new dealer info with terms and conditions, and procedures for ordering.

Not a chance. Basically it was "thanks for the $1000, and good luck figuring this out." Every question I had was met with a very strange evasiveness or flat out rudeness.

Eventually I figured out how to use their antiquated Telnet (yes I did say telnet) ordering and inventory system. They tell you when you sign up that they are implementing a new online system, but it has not happened after a year of waiting.

Today I decided to close my account with them. I requested they mail the $452 left in my account back to me. They refused to do so saying that their website states this on the front page. I looked and it certainly does not say that. You be the judge -
www tball.com

Since May, when my websiite finally went live, I have sold over $17,000 worth of their merchandise. Today when I asked them to close my account and return my $452 they became unbelievably rude saying they wouldn't deal with me, that I had returned more merchandise than I had sold. I was shocked. I have never returned even one item! In fact I have had to bend over backwards to convince customers to use the warranties to repair defective products they received from this company.

I wrote this Joe Levy guy back (I assume he owns the company, but can't be sure since I never received any real info from them) and told him I thought it was illegal for him to refuse to give me my money back and that I would be forced to take action. Here's his response:

"Go ahead

We have been in business for 35 years

We don’t need dead beat customers"

Can you believe that? Avoid this company like the plague! ]]> Ecommerce and General Business Forum Chad Kimrey http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/191891-warning-thunderball-marketing.html http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/191858-help-my-decision.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:23:11 GMT Alright so my buddy and I made a redesign E-commerce site for a local company and we are stuck on how much to bill them. This is our first "legit" business transaction. We did not log hours down so we can not charge per hour. Here is what we did and just hoping some of you could read this and give us your personal estimate.We have hand coded a flat-file database system to manage the store items and pictures as well as redesigning all of the graphics and navigation.

The URL of the original site is The Back Country - Outdoor Outfitter, Fly Shop & Light Tackle
The URL of the redesigned site is http://www.verobackcountry.com/test/ ]]> Ecommerce and General Business Forum xBookiex http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/191858-help-my-decision.html http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/191700-music-copyright-licence-how-much.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:51:22 GMT i am making my own videos using other artists music, and posting them on my website . I know i need to buy some kind copyright licence. Just... i am making my own videos using other artists music, and posting them on my website . I know i need to buy some kind copyright licence. Just wondering how much it would cost me. I got an idia that it is like around $300.00 a song, is that true? ]]> Ecommerce and General Business Forum bdworld http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/191700-music-copyright-licence-how-much.html http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/191634-uk-how-many-popular-auction-sites.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:41:06 GMT Hi Guys I am in New Zealand. I was just wondering if there are many auction sites similar to Ebay in the UK ? Ones that get lots of sales or... Hi Guys

I am in New Zealand. I was just wondering if there are many auction sites similar to Ebay in the UK ?

Ones that get lots of sales or does Ebay have the main share of the market ? ]]> Ecommerce and General Business Forum Digmen1 http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/191634-uk-how-many-popular-auction-sites.html http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/191555-small-widgets-ebay-amazon-own-website.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:07:33 GMT Hi Guys, If you had a small widget to market, would you sell it online on Ebay Amazon Via other online retailers or Set up your own website ?... Hi Guys,

If you had a small widget to market, would you sell it online on
Ebay
Amazon
Via other online retailers or
Set up your own website ?

Which of these 4 options would be the best way to sell a new widget ?

And if you advise Ebay would go for general listings or set up your own store ? ]]> Ecommerce and General Business Forum Digmen1 http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/191555-small-widgets-ebay-amazon-own-website.html http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/191323-client-demands-credits-for-web-development.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:12:58 GMT Few months back, one of friend wanted some websites developed for his friends. I developed 2 sites for him and he came up with 3rd project. As I have... Few months back, one of friend wanted some websites developed for his friends. I developed 2 sites for him and he came up with 3rd project. As I have worked previously, I didn't ask for initial deposit of 3rd website.

On completion of 3rd website, he asked me to replace my website's link and put his name (on all 3 websites) to show visitors that he himself developed website.

I told him that I can remove my link as he is owner of websites but I cannot replace it with his name bcz I have worked hard to build my websites portfolio and charged him minimal cost (being my friend).

There is no written contract signed for any of 3 websites. Now he is refusing to pay for 3rd website's development and hosting unless I give website development credits to him.
He is also demanding source code for all 3 websites so that he can get it modified from someone to put his name (as the developer of the sites).

Now some legal questions arising for me are:
1. If I developed and hosted website without a written contract (and the client has paid for it), can I reject handing over the code unless client agrees to formal terms and conditions of external use of code?

2. If the client is refusing to pay for website development and hosting (after the site is live), can legally I put Google Ads on the live website bring some revenue to cover development cost?

3. Can I refuse to continue hosting the 2 previous websites on my server if he is not paying for 3rd website upon completion of the 3rd website?

4. Can I offer him the credits for all 3 websites for extra charges? How much can I charge for this?

Any help/suggestion with above questions is much appreciated.

Lesson I learnt: Always do a contract with a client no matter how simple the project is. ]]> Ecommerce and General Business Forum jawandarajbir http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/191323-client-demands-credits-for-web-development.html http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/191143-companies-view-on-freelance-designers.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:03:09 GMT My question is - do companies view freelance designers as cheap forms of labor to get their print / web work done? Do web design companies... My question is - do companies view freelance designers as cheap forms of labor to get their print / web work done?

Do web design companies typically get paid more?

Any experience or thoughts would be great ! :) ]]> Ecommerce and General Business Forum jpd75 http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/191143-companies-view-on-freelance-designers.html http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/191124-review-this-and-what-would-price.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:25:02 GMT hi! this is my SMF forum! www.mobile16.co.cc I am getting 2700-3300 page impressions everyday! Its a mobile Related forum! If I were to... hi!

this is my SMF forum!
www.mobile16.co.cc

I am getting 2700-3300 page impressions everyday!
Its a mobile Related forum!

If I were to sell it then how much $ I would get for it? :15sm ]]> Ecommerce and General Business Forum loverboy420 http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/191124-review-this-and-what-would-price.html http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/191112-why-bpo.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:16:28 GMT why people want BPO ? why people want BPO ? ]]> Ecommerce and General Business Forum Alex Carlson http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/191112-why-bpo.html http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/191006-amazon-simple-pay-what-writes-log.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:37:11 GMT Regarding Amazon Simple Pay - Standard w/IPN
I'm trying to find out how/where I can find the script that writes to the log.txt file.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks ]]> Ecommerce and General Business Forum chrisj http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/191006-amazon-simple-pay-what-writes-log.html http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/190615-freelance-consultant-v-web-firm.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:39:10 GMT So, I've been developing websites for some 6-7 years now. I've recently started being a freelance web consultant and wondered if anyone had experience with either or both and which they stuck with and why?

Can web firms really charge that much more?

Is 2 individuals sufficient for a start up web firm?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you! ]]> Ecommerce and General Business Forum jpd75 http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/190615-freelance-consultant-v-web-firm.html http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/190434-what-pci-what-does-really-mean.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:06:07 GMT Ok, so my client is a small business who wants to setup his business to accept credit card payments on HIS website without redirecting to a third... Ok, so my client is a small business who wants to setup his
business to accept credit card payments on HIS website without
redirecting to a third party like PayPal Standard payments.

In order to do that, what does he need to do?

I read somewhere that since Sep 30th 2009, in order
to accept credit card payments on your website
you need a PCI compliance certificate?
Is this REALLY true or just a way for consultants to scare up
some business.

What costs are involved with PCI compliance.
I think the client will need to buy some special router
hardware, is that right? ]]> Ecommerce and General Business Forum TWD http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/190434-what-pci-what-does-really-mean.html http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/190395-is-there-some-alternatives-plimus-2checkout.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:53:39 GMT That customers can pay with PayPal not directly throw some gateway... not paying PayPal directly. and accepting credit cards. *the CONS of Plimus... That customers can pay with PayPal not directly throw some gateway... not paying PayPal directly. and accepting credit cards.

the CONS of Plimus :
They hold the payment and not appearing instantly in your account to get hold of customer.
The fees is high.

The CONS Of 2checkout :
It can only work with one website and the fees to open extra account is 50$ for each account.
The fees is high also there is hold for some funds for 3 months.
Minimum amount to transfer to bank is 300$ ]]> Ecommerce and General Business Forum designbuyers http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/190395-is-there-some-alternatives-plimus-2checkout.html http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/190224-cart-user-reg-system-should-i.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:13:38 GMT What is the best/simplest user registration + shopping cart solution out there right now?
Here's what I want to do with it.

I want my customers to do 5 simple steps
1)Register
2)Login
3) Fill out contact and shipping info one time only (so they won't have to do it ever again)
4)Add items(or service) to a cart
5)Checkout

This is a equipment repair service website.

My goal is for customers to submit info about a specific device they need to have repaired into a "Service Ticket", then make a payment selection based on their repair request(Overhaul or Estimate), and then checkout. After the payment, they Print out a "service ticket" and put that into a box with the equipment to be repaired and send it in.

The next time they come back they don't have to fill in contact info or shipping info for the "service ticket". that information will automatically populate the ticket. all they do is specify the type on repair and checkout.

The solution i'm looking for should be turnkey, and customizable w/o any coding skills. Just like google apps.

What do you guys think?

Thanks in advance. ]]> Ecommerce and General Business Forum Winvest http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/190224-cart-user-reg-system-should-i.html http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/190214-do-all-links-ssl-page-need.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:27:07 GMT I have read that all http requests on a secure page need to be either changed to https or relative paths. What I am wondering is; Out of... I have read that all http requests on a secure page need to be either changed to https or relative paths.

What I am wondering is;
Out of curiosity I went to the checkout page for a random website and they had over 30 http(no "s") requests on an https page yet there were no errors?
Why would this be?
Are there browser specific security errors?

What about the doctype, etc.? How far do I have to go with these http changes?

(This is for a Wordpress site using an e commerce plugin so, you can imagine, I have 54 requests coming from all different files!)

Thanks!! ]]> Ecommerce and General Business Forum racer x http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/190214-do-all-links-ssl-page-need.html http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/190184-bans-or-php-bay-works-wordpress.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:35:29 GMT I have a site that is powered by wordpress. I love wordpress for many reasons...one being the ease of plugins....any ways I want to create a couple... I have a site that is powered by wordpress. I love wordpress for many reasons...one being the ease of plugins....any ways I want to create a couple of inventory/parts pages with ebay listings on them.

Which script would work better on a Wordpress powered site? BANS or PHP BAy....Is one better than the other for creating static pages? The site in question is Honda Certified Hybrids which ranks very well due to the blog format so I do not want to lose that! ]]> Ecommerce and General Business Forum seothomas http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/190184-bans-or-php-bay-works-wordpress.html http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/189798-how-start-online-payment-processor-like.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:50:15 GMT Hi guys, I like to start payment processor site like paypal. Before that, I want to know following things. If anyone can answer these, that will be... Hi guys,
I like to start payment processor site like paypal. Before that, I want to know following things. If anyone can answer these, that will be more helpful to me.
1. There are lot of online payment processor scripts available. But which one is good? Any recommendation?
2. What will be the minimum investment required to start?
3. Do I need to get permission from any financial insitution?
4. What is the main difference between the Western Union and Paypal?

Thanks!
waddies ]]> Ecommerce and General Business Forum waddies http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/189798-how-start-online-payment-processor-like.html http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/189785-melhor-co-in-bad-company.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:26:21 GMT Just a warning to everyone here. Do not use this company.

I took them on to do a project a year ago and paid 1/3 up front. They didn't complete the project and I am still trying to get my money back.

They never reply to emails or answer their phone.

Please don't make the same mistake that I did. ]]> Ecommerce and General Business Forum fadetoblack http://www.webmaster-talk.com/ecommerce-and-general-business-forum/189785-melhor-co-in-bad-company.html