Essentially just a quick post this time, mainly to let you all know the progect is still ongoing, I've just been quite busy in other areas, including taking on another job!

The basic state of affairs right now is that I could get the site up and running today if I wanted to, but I'd be restricted to using Google Checkout 'Buy it now' buttons. The issue with this approach is that it's a one product per transaction system - no shopping cart for multiple items.

Why's this? Well, the 'buy it now' system is so simple to implement that any money could do it, al that is needed is a fundamental grasp of HTML. As long as you know the basics of HTML forms, images and hyperlinks, you could implement this system in minutes.

What's the issue with a shopping cart then? Well, we've hit another hurdle, I will cover it in my next post as soon as I can.

One more thing I'll mention is that I've ordered a book on ASP.NET and I think this is going to be our key to success.

Stay tuned. We will get a fully functional cart sorted or die trying!
Phil