What custom theme for what I want?

  • ThePathway

    (@thepathway)


    9 years, 8 months ago

    Hi guys,

    Hardcore newbie here. I want to launch a VERY small e-commerce website (with 3-10 products max) but I can’t hire a developer/programmer yet since I have a very small budget.

    I have an idea of what I want though, and basically I’d like something very similar to this: http://vivaco.com/demo/startuply/index-promo.html but fully customizable (background image, buttons/text placement, etc)

    BUT, most importantly, a page like this: http://i.imgur.com/r1GBDzH.png

    Basically I want to show my product on the main page, and after they click on the CTA button, they’d be redirected to the page shown above.

    Should I hire a developer and build my website without WordPress, or should I ask for a custom theme? Which option is cheaper?

    Thank you!

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  • Patrick Villanueva

    (@villanuevapk)

    9 years, 8 months ago

    It may cost a lot more if you hire someone and make something like this from scratch (WordPress is awesome). I prefer you to buy a theme and make your own customization.

    Find a theme that suits your need and make sure it is well documented so it will be easy for you to make customization.

    Thread Starter ThePathway

    (@thepathway)

    9 years, 8 months ago

    Thanks a lot for the quick response. Will do!

    The thing is, I’ve already checked Themeforest.com and their premium themes. In fact I created this thread to get some help finding the right theme that will allow me to do what I want to do.

    But… I’m kind of confused because since I’m a beginner, I know where to look to find things, but I don’t know what things are the best for my case.

    I just don’t have the budget to spend 150$ on a kick-ass theme to finally be stuck because what I would like is not possible without buying another one…

    Sorry if I seem lost, I kind of am.

    RossMitchell

    (@rossmitchell)

    9 years, 8 months ago

    Suggest that you start with a popular and reputable e-commerce plugin, getting it to play nicely with a theme is going to be easier than the other way around.
    This way you also only need to spend money once you know the direction you are going.

    http://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/

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