We will always have backward compatibility, but going from the Pro to Basic would be difficult because features in the Pro version are not part of the Basic version. You will always be able to go from Basic to Pro.

Backwards compatible would be a non-runner because the data structure in the Pro version and what's being done with it will be quite different but as an upgrade, it's not exactly costing an arm and a leg is it ,,, less than what some paid carts charge per year and with CC, it's a one-off payment, free upgrades for life. Pro will ruffle a few feathers out there, when it hits the road.

I think that some of those that are building web sites for others are missing out on the potential opportunities for continual income.

If you plan on using cart creator to build a web site for others on a commercial basis, then you really should be offering a yearly contract to update your clients products, prices and for maintaining and modifying their site. Likewise if you are planning to create many sites for others, then you really should be looking at a hosting reseller account and giving them an entire package that includes hosting their web sites. That is the way professional site sellers operate.

The alternative is to get them to buy a copy of cart creator and update their own products, but once they realise how easy it is to use, don't plan on them giving you future business.

The vast majority of folks will ultimately be using the pro version of cart creator to sell their own products on the net. Those will include hobbyists looking to sell their craft items as a cheaper alternative to FeeBay, artisans looking for a broader exposure and a wider audience for their products and numerous small businesses of every description, looking for an inexpensive and simple to use solution for selling their wares online.

Many potential clients specify that they want to update their own products. They don't want to be locked into recurring payments. As for me, I don't offer contracts. I don't want to owe anyone anything that I haven't already earned. I might decide to quit tomorrow and will want to get out clean.

And reselling hosting plans is an entirely different matter. I don't wish to have a client contact me to play middle man whenever something is not right and they can't get resolution with the web hosting service.

I agree with both Will and Tom on some issues. I do have a hosting plan, and will be providing a hosting package to my customers when we get that far, but I don't intend to do updates to shopping carts myself either as it could be come something that you're stuck doing on a constant basis with no reprieve lol. I am planning though to create their shops for them providing they have a little software knowledge that will allow them to continue to add their own products and such afterward. My reasoning is selfish, I have a shop of my own that I "hope" will take off soon, and will need much time just for that since much of my stuff entails taking hundreds of photos everytime I order lol.

On the other hand, I think Tom that you underestimate the number of people out there that "could" do their own sites, but just don't want to, or have the time to do so to get it all setup. By setting up a site for them and letting them maintain it, they are getting a little of both sides then, they get someone to do the initial build which is 95% of the time consuming issue for them, and yet they can maintain it themselves without having the hassle of sending descriptions and pictures etc. to someone else and waiting on them to do it. I think that works out pretty good myself.

Having said that, if someone were to want a shop that doesn't do a lot of product changes, then yes I would opt to maintain it for them if they want me to, but the large scale lots of changes shops, I think I'll pass that on to them and get CC a little more money by getting the customers to by SCC Pro

Disclaimer: These opinions are subject to change should my old brain decide that it's not as much work later as it seems to be right now LOL.

Perhaps I did not make myself clear but this is exactly what I have planned for the shopping cart.

I used to sell a lot of web sites as ready made business packages, but gave all that up about four years ago. The reality is that every computer literate school child is capable of building web sites nowadays. Typically prices on eBay reflect those changes. Sites that used to sell for hundreds of dollars, struggle to acheive ten percent of that value nowadays.

Once the pro version of cart creator gets established, that process of having a viable online shop presence will become even simpler still. More and more small businesses will soon be able to do everything for themselves.

Yes Will hit the nail on the head. Not to mention that most high school student these days are proficient in Photoshop and are very computer application savvy.

Tom/Will... I agree with what you say too some extent but the one thing that the many of the young guns lack is the ability to write quality b*llsh*t! I teach 16 year olds web design and whilst they can make very "pretty" websites, quality textual content is a different kettle of fish,That said, there are a lot of web designers out there and it's a buyers market, so I've come too the conclusion that it's probably a better bet to be selling on the internet, rather than designing for the internet... all you need is a little bit of inspiration. SCC Pro makes it all possible... sorry,,, will make...!!!!

The biggest benefit of physical, tangible products, is that they cannot simply be copied by a right click of the mouse.