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What is the easiest way to build an e-commerce website?

I'm a web designer that has never built an e-commerce website before. I would like to know what the quickest and easiest way of building an e-commerce website is. Any tips?

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1. if you want to learn all the back end stuff necessary, you'll need to learn SQL and with ASP.net or PHP. If that doesn't sound appealing then try Yahoo Small Business. They can get you up and running really fast and their support is pretty good. Good luck!
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