Recommended eshop with hosting?

[Caroline71]

Hello,

I am in the process of setting myself up as a sole trader. I would like to sell favours aimed at weddings and for gifts. I have been searching a lot of hosting companies to see what ecommerce or eshops they provide. The majority are too expensive for me to afford...I am a stay at home and do not bring in an income (just surviving on limited redundancy) so can only really afford under £8 per month. I know that 1and1 and 123-reg can offer a shop/hosting for around £5 - £9 per month but I am not sure their layout/templates are what I am after (a bit limited...).

Can anyone recommend any other fairly cheap alternatives...I tried to download ZenCart for free but seem to be having trouble installing it as I use Windows XP and I don't understand the techie talk in their notes!

As for the requirements I need....I would not be selling more than 50 products (just starting very small to between with to see how I get on!) and do you recommend SSL certificate? Also my preferred payment payment for customers would be PayPal.

Thanks for any help/advice as I am sure a lot of you have done this already with your business :D

Caroline

[Caroline71]

Oops, apologies for the awful spelling typos!! I am a stay at home MUM

[lajlaj]

I use ekmpowershop they are £20 a month but have also been looking at www.doyourownsite.co.uk - they are £5 odd a month - can't recommend them as I haven't used them but they look like they have some good features.

[Caroline71]

Hi Lajlaj,
I have checked them out and I must say it is rather impressive!! I have registered for their free 30 day trial. The eshop they have with the package is very good and has a lot more features than some others I have seen and very cheap which is the bonus!! Thanks for the recommendation and there is a very good chance I will sign up with them! :hyper: