Congratulations on going into business for yourself! If you have a few products to sell online and are finding it hard to budget in a web domain, a web host, and a costly shopping cart, The Posh Box has the right solution for you.. A Custom Blog Boutique or Blog e-Store!


From the Stay-at-Home Working Mom to the Small Business Owner, The Posh Box Web Design Studio can help put your small business online with a fashionable yet functional Blog Boutique or Blog e-Store with no yearly domain fees and no monthly hosting fees using Google's free Blogger.com and PayPal's free Shopping Cart.


NO FEES Option:


Your Boutique or e-Store will be hosted on Blogger's free servers, meaning no yearly domain fees and no monthly hosting fees. Your boutique will NOT look like a blog, but like a regular online boutique or e-store; although your site address will appear like this: www.yourboutiquename.blogspot.com.


Please view a sample Blog Boutique here that will have NO yearly domain fees or monthly hosting fees. Please note that two of the products have been setup using the Paypal Shopping Cart. You may test these two items by placing them into the cart, but please DO NOT click on the "Proceed to Checkout" button as this transaction will go through and you will be paying for "fake" products. The two items are listed under "Digital Kits".


DOMAIN Option:


If you want to have your own unique site url address, like www.yourboutique.com, Blogger offers you a simple solution. A once a year domain fee and no monthly hosting fees! After signing up for a free Blogger account, you can purchase your own domain name through Blogger for only $10 per year. You will have your own domain name, www.yourboutique.com, and Blogger will continue to host all your content as before (free), but at your new address. (Unlike traditional FTP publishing, which requires you to buy both a domain name AND a hosting service.) Domains are registered through one of Google's partners like GoDaddy or Enom. As part of registration, you will also get a Google Apps account for free. You can read about Google Apps here.


If you want this option, please purchase your domain name before I begin working on your project. Learn how to purchase your domain name through Blogger with my tutorial: How to Purchase Your Domain Name.


To view a site with this option, click here. This is my own Scraps blog. I originally had the blog address www.theposhboxscraps.blogspot.com and now it is www.poshboxscraps.com. I will only pay $10 per year for my new domain name and no hosting fees!


I would be happy to create a custom designed boutique featuring the artwork of any one of the Graphic Artists listed on the Resources page. OR, have you seen the very cute Bloggettes? You can read all about these adorable characters here.


(This type of Boutique or e-Store is good for someone having from 0 to 30 products to sell. Anything over 30 and I highly recommend a traditional e-commerce online store using a shopping cart like ZenCart. If you are in need of this type store, please contact me and I would be happy to recommend a different web designer for you.)


Custom Blog Boutique


Price Starting at: $150

Deposit (25%): approx $37.50


YOU WILL NEED:



I can set up your Gmail account, Blogger account and Image hosting. Add $5 to the Starting Price. However, I can not purchase your domain name. You will have to do that before I begin your project.


YOU WILL ALSO NEED:


  • A FREE PayPal Account to accept payments from your clients. You will need to upgrade your account to a Merchant Account. To upgrade to the Merchange Account is Free. But remember, you will still be paying the normal Merchant Fees to Paypal. You can read all about the Merchant fees via your PayPal account.

INCLUDES:


  • 953 pixel wide, 3-column Layout
  • Header - Boutique Name and Optional Boutique Description
  • Footer - Customized
  • Background - Patterned or Solid
  • Top Navigation
  • Homepage Message
  • Homepage Product Photo or Product Collage
  • Homepage Welcome Graphic
  • Homepage Signature
  • Setup of 8 Informational Pages of your choice. Example:About, Ordering Process, Shipping and Returns, Privacy Notice, Conditions of Use, Links, Site Map, Contact Me
  • Setup of 15 Products Including Product Photo, Description and Price
  • Setup of PayPal Shopping Cart for 15 Products including Tax and Shipping if Needed
  • Add To Cart Button
  • View Cart Button
  • Contact Form or Contact Email Link
  • Subscribe option from Feedburner.com
  • Search by Category Cloud (shown) or Category List
  • Online Users Counter
  • Site Hit Counter
  • Favicon
  • 2 Banner Ads, Your Choice of Sizes
  • Matching Desktop Wallpaper
  • Hide top Blogger Navigational Bar (optional)
  • "How to Add Your Own Products" Tutorial
  • Installation, Testing and 4 Weeks Customer Service

*Please note: In the event your custom design requires the purchase of any graphics, clipart, fonts, vector art, etc., that I do not have, the additional costs will be added to the base price.

Boutique Add-ons


Add-ons for your Blog Boutique. If there is something you need to add to your boutique that is not listed here, please contact me for a quote.


  • Add up to 5 additional products $10
  • Add up to 10 additional products $18
  • Add up to 15 additional products $25
  • Add an Information Page $4
  • Add a matching Basic Blog $15
  • Add a matching Deluxe Blog $30
  • Add a matching Twitter Background $5

*Please note: In the event your custom design requires the purchase of any graphics, clipart, fonts, vector art, etc., that I do not have, the additional costs will be added to the base price.