The first step you'll need to take when setting up your e-commerce-enabled Web site is to choose a hosting plan.  When choosing an e-commerce hosting plan, the first question you must ask yourself is "how many products do I plan to sell on the Internet?" Once this is determined, you can align your decision with our different e-commerce hosting packages.

Once you've decided on your e-commerce hosting plan, you'll then need to decide if you will process your customer's credit card payments offline or online.

Offline processing means that you will collect your customer’s payment by mail, e-mail, or telephone. The customer will not know if his or her payment is received and/or approved until notified by you. This payment processing method does not require a payment processor.

Online processing means that your client will enter his or her credit card information on your secure e-commerce site. The credit card information will be approved, or disapproved, by a third party payment processor within seconds. This method is faster more efficient than offline transactions.

• You can build online e-commerce Web site using store-building wizards and templates available with HostGlobe's ShopSite® software.

• Or, if you already have a Web site but have no storefront, you can integrate a ShopSite® e-commerce shopping cart into your current Web site.