I have to say, building an e-commerce website has been one of things that I've tried many times, only to quit after a few days. The reason why is that no matter what they advertise, these "free shopping cart" hosts are never turnkey operations. It takes weeks just to update your inventory, not to mention set up a payment gateway or perform search engine optimization and advertising.
One prime example of this is OSCommerce. OSCommerce is an e-commerce platform that is open to the public. This means there's plenty of customization, templates, and neat options. The problem is, the operation of OSCommerce requires a pretty hefty knowledge in SQL databases, something that most of us aren't going to take the time to learn.
That's why I ended up joining Shopify, a relatively new e-commerce package and webhost that is simple, professional-looking, and also has a free trial session for five purchases. This plan is great since you'll have five true chances of measuring the ease of the website, rather than just a time-based trial.
Anyway, I will be launching my new shop soon, so keep an eye out for it!
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