My website is nearly complete. I have a few more things to add here and there, mostly to flesh out my market section. There are a couple of  things that I’m not happy about… I don’t have a way to automatically handle coupon codes, nor handle differneces in shipping prices, but I know getting these fixed is a matter of “when”, not “if”.

One reason I have confidence that this site will improve is the creators of the template I am using, Photocrati, are always updating their product. Also, they always have quickly responded to any question I have had. When first building this site, I tried a couple of free templates. They were difficult to implement, and help was nonexistent. “Free” solutions are sometimes worth what you pay for them. I then bought one of the cheaper templates available. Found out too late that the makers wanted to charge me for tech support. I finally bought the Photocrati template, and while it was more expensive than other templates, it has fantastic support, is very customizable, and included a shopping cart module, which I would have had to buy separately. They are highly recommended.

Also highly recommended is my webhost, Dreamhost. They are affordable, and are very proactive in providing me services. They notify me when there are hacking attempts against my site, and give me lists of things to do to improve security. They even write me back on a Sunday afternoon if I have a question. They make it easy to install a number of programs with a single click. Without their help this webpage wouldn’t be here.