Simply put, OpenCart might be one of the best looking ecommerce scripts out there today. It is a robust shopping cart solution for anybody out there that wants to host their own good looking online store.  If you are an online merchant that wants to get a good looking store set up at a minimal cost – OpenCart is worth checking into.

Using OpenCart is very easy to do.  You pretty much just install OpenCart on your hosting account, select the template you want to use, ad your products and you are ready to start accepting orders. It is also free to use, so even if you are just shopping around (pun intended) there is no harm in installing it and seeing if you like it or not.

Here are a few more features worth mentioning:

• Automatic Image Resizing
• Multiple Tax Rates
• Related Products
• Unlimited Information Pages
• Shipping Weight Calculation
• Discount Coupon System
• Unlimited Categories
• Unlimited Products
• Unlimited Manufacturers

You can also extend the built in services that OpenCart provides with a number of great extensions they have ready to download from their website.

Go give OpenCart a shot or learn more about it via OpenCart.com.

Unlike other eBook deals, you get an extra perk with this setup.  You can download both the digital eBook version, or head over the the official page for it and pick up all five chapters as audio downloads too.  I wanted to give to you the best of both worlds.  The topics covered in the eBook cover all aspects of the web hosting world:

• Moving from Web Host to Web Host
• Getting going with your own Ecommerce Store Online
• How to Find a Job in the Web Hosting Industry
• Best Methods and Tips for Setting up a New Blog
• The Ever Popular Handy Guide to Domain Names

Download the PDF and let me know what you think.  Also as far as distribution goes, please feel free to share the link to download it to anybody and everybody you know.  This is a project of mine I have been working on getting together for some time now and I want everybody to know it is free of charge. 

To tune in to the Web Hosting Show, be sure to check out WebHostingShow.com, subscribe to the RSS feed or add us to your iTunes podcast subscriptions.

+ Handy Guide to Domain Names – Episode 134

Here is a little more information about this episode of the best hosting podcast out there today if I do say so myself (and I just did!):

Need help picking the best domain name? Do you want some assistance finding the domain name register that is right for you? Have you considered the privacy concerns you might be giving up by getting that .com of you very own? I want to tackle domain names from head to toe to give people a guide to the confusing world of domain name registrations.

Go check out the show notes for the visual version, and for the audio version download the mp3 from WebHostingShow.com.

Past Audio Guides to the Web Hosting World

There are many subjects that take a little longer to explain and are confusing to most inside of the web hosting industry. Here are a few of the other special “guide” episodes I have produced.

Web Hosting Job Hunting Guide

So you want to become one of the few, the proud – the average web hosting worker. Now I can tell you from first and experience, it isn’t all fame and glory. It is a job for people who like to help other people. If you don’t have the patience for people with stupid questions, or if your not that interested about how the Web works this job might not be for you. If your enticed then please stand by.

(download the .mp3!)

Setup a Blog (with WordPress) Guide

When it comes to setting up a blog or any other content management system some people find themselves a little lost. From CHMODing the right files to uploading things to the right spot, it can be a headache in the making. Well on this special edition of the Web Hosting Show I’ve decided to step you through the process of getting a blog setup on your own hosting space using WordPress.

(download the .mp3!)

Setting Up Your First Online Store Guide

You know Joe right? Joe lives down the street from you and runs a little comic book store downtown. Joe doesn’t know much about the Internet but he does know that he would like to expand his business. What should Joe do? Joe should look into getting into ecommerce. Now first things first, what is ecommerce? Ecommerce is the conducting of commerce with goods and services over the Internet.

(download the .mp3!)

Have a good idea for the next one I should do? Drop me an e-mail and let me know. I’m always looking for feedback and inspiration.

Now first things first, what is ecommerce? Ecommerce is the conducting of commerce with goods and services over the Internet. It includes: consumers using the Internet to purchase goods and services online; as well as businesses selling and communicating with other businesses through the Internet.

There are a lot of “Mom and Pop” stores all over the world that want to get their goods and services Online. How do they do it? Well there are a few things that Joe is going to need.

Topics Covered on this Web Hosting Show – Special Edition Podcast:

1. What to Look for in Getting a Domain Name
2. Picking the Right “Ecommerce Friendly” Web Hosting Company
3. Finding Shopping Cart/Online Store Software
4. Dedicated IP Address – Need it or Not?
5. SSL Certificates and Credit Card Processors

What are you waiting for? You know you want to tune in, listen and learn!

+ Download and Listen to the Web Hosting Show, Episode 93!