E-Commerce for Beginners Tutorial

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Details From the Client
Past and Future Customer Purchases
Customer Expectations of the E-commerce Site
Supporting an Internet Sales Channel
Supporting Internet Customers
Justification and Challenges for E-commerce With This Client

Choosing the Type of E-commerce
Hosted Stores
Shrink-wrapped E-commerce Plugins
Enterprise E-commerce Server Software
Custom E-commerce Development
Application Programming Language Choices

Contracts and Specifications
Specifications: Before or After the Contract?
Estimating Timelines for E-commerce Sites
Proposal to Callalily
Sample Contract and Possible Issues
Specifications: Design and Content
Specifications: E-commerce Functionality

Site Planning and Flow Diagrams
Location, Location, Location
Mapping Product Browse and Search
Mapping Purchase Flow
Site Map and Navigation Elements

Design
Colors, Logo, and Look and Feel
Home Page Elements and Layout
Product Search Results
Product Detail View
Administration Area Home Page
Using Design to Reinforce Credibility
Three Comps for Client Review

CFML Mock-up
CFML Mock-up: Images
CFML Mock-up: CSS - Lesson 1
CFML Mock-up: CSS - Lesson 2
CFML Mock-up CSS - Lesson 3
Header and Footer Files

Financial and Security Decisions
Payment Processing Overview
Credit Card Options
Live Credit Card Processing
PayPal
Accepting Checks Online
Making the Transaction Secure
Other Security

Sales Tax and S&H Charges
Charging Sales Tax
Charging for Shipping
Shipping Charge Options
Other Shipping Questions
Drop Shipping
Charging Handling Fees

Data Elements and Integration
The Chasm Between Inventory and E-commerce
Data in Two Databases
Exporting and Importing E-commerce Data
Data Storage Requirements
Maintaining Records and Proving Sales Approval

Data Structure
Choosing the Database
Basic Table Schema
Reviewing the Products Table
Reviewing the Contacts Table
Reviewing the Orders Table
Reviewing Order_Lines and Order_Shipping
Table Relationships

Development
Coping With Statelessness
Development Methodologies
Directory Structure and store.cfm Router
Add Item to Cart - Lesson 1
Add Item to Cart - Lesson 2
Add Item to Cart - Lesson 3

Shopping Cart View
Cart Router Template
Cart View - Lesson 1
Cart View - Lesson 2
Cart View - Lesson 3
Cart View - Lesson 4
Change, Delete, and Product Detail
Add Item Count To Navigation

Checkout Billing
Checkout Billing - Lesson 1
Checkout Billing - Lesson 2
Checkout Billing - Lesson 3
Checkout Billing - Lesson 4
Validate Billing Information

Checkout Shipping
Checkout Shipping - Lesson 1
Checkout Shipping - Lesson 2
Checkout Shipping - Lesson 3
Validate Shipping and Sales Tax

Order Summary
Order Summary - Lesson 1
Order Summary - Lesson 2
Confirm Order

Order Processing
Process Payment - Lesson 1
Process Payment - Lesson 2
Finish Processing - Lesson 1
Finish Processing - Lesson 2

Conclusion
Recap and What is Left

Credits
About the Author