Thank you very much for your

illusiveimagery — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:10:35 +0000

Thank you very much for your help. I will be doing my research now!

You're certainly approaching

JeevesBond — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:56:51 +0000

You're certainly approaching this with the right attitude, not wanting to directly copy others ideas is a good thing.

One other thing you might try is using a CMS or shopping cart, then building the sign writer as a module (or add-on). Then at least the payment bit is finished. You'll also be able to solicit offers from specialists who work with that software. For example: Drupal has a couple of e-Commerce modules, and you can request paid services.

Bear in mind I'm a total Drupal fan boy, so you should check around and find some e-Commerce software you like. All of them should have some way of getting professional services. Some popular ones are: http://www.oscommerce.com/ and http://www.zencart.com/ There's also a site dedicated to letting people test different CMS' although you'll want to check they have an e-Commerce module before committing to one.

That work is definitely something you'll need to contract out. Particularly if you've never done any PHP stuff before (and have the pressure of a deadline). Hope this helps.