Question
Basically, what is the cost of setting up a website where vendors can create accounts and either do work by the hour or sell parts. Additional add-ons would include a chat function between customers and vendors. Are their companies that have templates for these sites? How much might a custom one run?
Note: I am not looking to build something as large scale as any of those, but a micro version of one to begin that will serve a particular market. Also, what might the running costs be? As you can probably tell I'm new to this space and will be looking for mentors.
Thanks!
Answer
Setting up a vendor-based e-commerce website can be a bit more involved and can therefore cost more than a typical e-commerce website. Vendor-based e-commerce websites are more complex because they have to integrate with a vendor system like Shopify, Amazon, eBay, or Etsy. Do you have a specific platform in mind that you'd like to use?
