No, The buttons on the left are not live.  But they could be. And the style is only a somewhat off-the-wall example.  But let's talk websites that make money.

Web storefronts use a shopping cart metaphor.  The shopper browses through virtual aisles and adds items to a cart.  When they are ready to check out, totals including shipping and sales tax are computed, they fill in their address and credit card information on a secure page, and with a mouse click, submit their order.

Based on a lot of experience with shopping carts of every kind, we currently use and recommend two systems. Which is right for you depends on:

1. Whether or not you already have a merchant account or wish to obtain one.
2. The monthly volume of business you expect to be doing.
3. The complexity and size of your product line, and the variety of shipping options you will offer.

I also can do a more flexible version to work with your merchant account which can be configured according to your needs as they develop.  The appearance and function of this cart is extremely configurable. Many kinds of tricky options you may eventually decide you want are possible--quantity discounts, membership discounts, actual UPS shipping charges, different types of ordering, real time transactions (AuthorizeNet)etc., etc. I like this because when a merchant comes up with an idea I never want to say "You can't do that with this system."

 

The price is unbeatable, I think. They advertises  $249/year, but I qualify for a discount that brings your cost down to $18/month. There is no setup charge, and you can run it from a hosting account that costs as little as $6/month if you don't need additional CGI capabilities. Here are two examples: A store selling audio equipment A store selling horse and pet items

Common to both, programs that run on their secure server  handle the nuts and bolts of keeping track of what your customer has put in the cart, and the checkout process from A-Z including all the programming.  We can include the shopping cart in any kind of a website you want--there is no limitation on what your website can look like. (I can refer you to lots of examples for ideas!).  I add the code for order buttons, selection of options, etc. to the pages wherever you need them. When your customer places an order, you get a nicely formatted email with all the information.

I can offer you help in obtaining a merchant account and that $6 hosting I mentioned.

Cost of design and adding products to your store can be quoted, and is based on my rate of  $35/hour. 
 

Then you need your merchandise... Pretty inexpensive way to open a store, really.

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