Advice on setting up an online store

I have some HTML experience but I'm still an amateur.
I sell video game console skins. I have approximately 12
different platforms a few different packages with about 35
different colors. Thus I have 2000+ items and am continually adding
new consoles and colors.
I have started a template in CS3 and have uploaded it for you
to view:
http://www.systemskins.com
A few questions that I have:
#1. Do I have to / or should I, set up a database before I
build my website?
#2. Since each platform has 35 colors I want to only showcase
6 or 9 items on each page and have additional page numbers at the
bottom with the common fields << Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Last >> How do I set this up with my template design that I
already have? is it a matter of having to make THAT many pages ? or
is there a simple code that will allow me to have this done for me?
I want to replica :
this
website And I see some sort of "catalog ID" coding in the html.
Is that done by dreamweaver?
I also really like how they have the "Narrow your search" by
colors and themes. Is this also done in dreamweaver?
As you can see I started a search box on the left but I have
no idea how to make it work.
#3. Which "free" shopping cart would be recommended for my
store? osCommerce? E-Commerce Express by Mercantec? Agora?
I would like to have the option for customers to either
create an account or make a one time purchase. And most importantly
to be able to input coupon codes because I will run promotionals.
I'm only concerned about payments through paypal, I don't have nor
plan on getting a credit card merchant account.
I appreciate your time for reading my questions and for
posting your comments/help/suggestions. If you need more
information let me know and I will post it.
Thanks,
Doug

Doug - you won't do much better than taking a look at
Cartweaver - available
in 3 different languages, and easy to use for first timers to
set up, and
they have a very helpful newgroup.
cartweaver.com
Regards,
Brendon
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>I have some HTML experience but I'm still an amateur.
> I sell video game console skins. I have approximately 12
different
> platforms
> with about 35 different colors. Thus I have 420 items
and am continually
> adding
> new consoles and colors.
>
> I have started a template in CS3 and have uploaded it
for you to view:
>
http://www.systemskins.com
>
> A few questions that I have:
>
> #1. Do I have to / or should I, set up a database before
I build my
> website?
>
> #2. Since each platform has 35 colors I want to only
showcase 6 or 9 items
> on
> each page and have additional page numbers at the bottom
with the common
> fields
> << Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Last >> How do
I set this up with my
> template
> design that I already have? is it a matter of having to
make THAT many
> pages ?
> or is there a simple code that will allow me to have
this done for me?
>
> I want to replica :
>
http://www.decalgirl.com/browse.cfm?viewfrom=1&catid=232&step=2
And I
> see
> some sort of "catalog ID" coding in the html. Is that
done by dreamweaver?
>
> I also really like how they have the "Narrow your
search" by colors and
> themes. Is this also done in dreamweaver?
>
> As you can see I started a search box on the left but I
have no idea how
> to
> make it work.
>
> #3. Which "free" shopping cart would be recommended for
my store?
> osCommerce?
> E-Commerce Express by Mercantec? Agora?
> I would like to have the option for customers to either
create an account
> or
> make a one time purchase. And most importantly to be
able to input coupon
> codes
> because I will run promotionals. I'm only concerned
about payments
> through
> paypal, I don't have nor plan on getting a credit card
merchant account.
>
> I appreciate your time for reading my questions and for
posting your
> comments/help/suggestions. If you need more information
let me know and I
> will
> post it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Doug
>

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