You would like to set up a Web site to sell towels, linens, pottery and
tableware from Portugal and are examining services for hosting small business
Internet storefronts. Your Web site should be able to take secure credit
card payments and to calculate shipping costs and taxes. Initially you
would like to display photos and descriptions of 40 different products.
Visit Yahoo! Store and Freemerchant.com and compare the range of e-commerce
hosting services they offer to small business, their capabilities and
costs. Also examine the tools they provide for creating an e-commerce
site. Compare both of these services and decide which of the two you would
use if you were actually establishing a Web store. Write a small report
indicating your choice and explaining the strengths and weaknesses of
both.
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