|
Introduction to E-Commerce Tutorials Online |
![]() |
|
Description
Introduction to E-Commerce
This course provides a user with the fundamentals of analyzing, designing and building an E-Commerce website. The course is taught from the viewpoint of a web developer working with a small business client and covers such topics as proposals, contracts, site design, marketing, financial and security considerations, shopping cart technology, billing, order processing, shipping, confirmation and much more. From beginning concepts to final site setup, this course is essential for anyone wanting to build an E-Commerce website. Work Files are included. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the Introduction to E-Commerce lessons. |
01 Introduction
0101 Welcome and Course Overview
0102 System Requirements / Prerequisites and Caveats
0103 Introduction to Callalily and the Sample Site
02 E-commerce Overview
0201 First Generation E-commerce
0202 Second Generation E-commerce
0203 The Next Generation
0204 E-commerce Terminology
03 First Steps With Our Client
0301 The Design and Development Process
0302 The Sales Call and First Analysis
0303 Detailed Description of the Client Company
0304 A Close Look at the Customers
0305 Detailed Description of the Products
0306 Client Goals Financial Expectations
0307 Reviewing the Competition
04 Details From the Client
0401 Past and Future Customer Purchases
0402 Customer Expectations of the E-commerce Site
0403 Supporting an Internet Sales Channel
0404 Supporting Internet Customers
0405 Justification and Challenges for E-commerce With This Client
05 Choosing the Type of E-commerce
0501 Hosted Stores
0502 Shrink-wrapped E-commerce Plugins
0503 Enterprise E-commerce Server Software
0504 Custom E-commerce Development
0505 Application Programming Language Choices
06 Contracts and Specifications
0601 Specifications: Before or After the Contract?
0602 Estimating Timelines for E-commerce Sites
0603 Proposal to Callalily
0604 Sample Contract and Possible Issues
0605 Specifications: Design and Content
0606 Specifications: E-commerce Functionality
07 Site Planning and Flow Diagrams
0701 Location, Location, Location
0702 Mapping Product Browse and Search
0703 Mapping Purchase Flow
0704 Site Map and Navigation Elements
08 Design
0801 Colors, Logo, and Look and Feel
0802 Home Page Elements and Layout
0803 Product Search Results
0804 Product Detail View
0805 Administration Area Home Page
0806 Using Design to Reinforce Credibility
0807 Three Comps for Client Review
09 CFML Mock-up
0901 CFML Mock-up: Images
0902 CFML Mock-up: CSS Part 1
0903 CFML Mock-up: CSS Part 2
0904 CFML Mock-up CSS Part 3
0905 Header and Footer Files
10 Financial and Security Decisions
1001 Payment Processing Overview
1002 Credit Card Options
1003 Live Credit Card Processing
1004 PayPal
1005 Accepting Checks Online
1006 Making the Transaction Secure
1007 Other Security
11 Sales Tax and S&H Charges
1101 Charging Sales Tax
1102 Charging for Shipping
1103 Shipping Charge Options
1104 Other Shipping Questions
1105 Drop Shipping
1106 Charging Handling Fees
12 Data Elements and Integration
1201 The Chasm Between Inventory and E-commerce
1202 Data in Two Databases
1203 Exporting and Importing E-commerce Data
1204 Data Storage Requirements
1205 Maintaining Records and Proving Sales Approval
13 Data Structure
1301 Choosing the Database
1302 Basic Table Schema
1303 Reviewing the Products Table
1304 Reviewing the Contacts Table
1305 Reviewing the Orders Table
1306 Reviewing Order_Lines and Order_Shipping
1307 Table Relationships
14 Development
1401 Coping With Statelessness
1402 Development Methodologies
1403 Directory Structure and store.cfm Router
1404 Add Item to Cart Part 1
1405 Add Item to Cart Part 2
1406 Add Item to Cart Part 3
15 Shopping Cart View
1501 Cart Router Template
1502 Cart View Part 1
1503 Cart View Part 2
1504 Cart View Part 3
1505 Cart View Part 4
1506 Change, Delete, and Product Detail
1507 Add Item Count To Navigation
16 Checkout Billing
1601 Checkout Billing Part 1
1602 Checkout Billing Part 2
1603 Checkout Billing Part 3
1604 Checkout Billing Part 4
1605 Validate Billing Information
17 Checkout Shipping
1701 Checkout Shipping Part 1
1702 Checkout Shipping Part 2
1703 Checkout Shipping Part 3
1704 Validate Shipping and Sales Tax
18 Order Summary
1801 Order Summary Part 1
1802 Order Summary Part 2
1803 Confirm Order
19 Order Processing
1901 Process Payment Part 1
1902 Process Payment Part 2
1903 Finish Processing Part 1
1904 Finish Processing Part 2
20 Conclusion
2001 Recap and What is Left
21 Credits
2101 About the Author
sku |
|
