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The problem with ambition is that it is so... ambitious. In my desire to establish a good website, I delved into the realm of Amazon AWS. Don't get me wrong, Amazon's Web Services are a plethora of services that offer everything you need! However, I almost feel like I am drowning in the myriad of options!
Here is the difficulty - I have built a fairly static website using Ruby on Rails on their Cloud9 instance. Then, I started to research Lightsail and their fairly easy way of creating an instance that will run on Magento - a predesigned eCommerce app. Great right? Well after starting an instance there, I had the greatest difficulty attempting to find the correct source code to edit so that I could then adapt the base Magento to become Immix Games. After scouring all the files, I found bubkus.
Then Amazon shows me the great resource with Electric Beanstalk. This was based on Ruby so will be able to run it no problem. However, after creating a sample app there, it seems I need to then create the app first and then upload it. So, back to square one.
Now, I am determined to find a Ruby on Rails eCommerce gem that will allow me to edit it. I think I have finally found it in Solidus. At least I have been able after a very short time to edit the logo! So forward on it will be.
This all brings to the question, how do we know what is best? There are so many options out there to use, and various ways to attempt it! Since this is a web business, I think the biggest thing necessary is a dynamic enough website to access the changes that might happen in the business. For example, if the business is selling physical products, it needs to be able to update quantities, add or remove products, as well as a simple way to understand what you have ordered. If, however, you are gaining all your money through ads, then the website needs to be built to change the way ads change. AdBlockers are very common nowadays, and ads are going to change to overcome that.
It takes a recognition of what we are trying to accomplish - our mission statement if you will. The website needs to reflect the business if the business is ever going to exceed beyond the website. The domain also must reflect. However, there is a much simpler problem there. It is easy to attach a domain wherever it is found to the site created. All the domain is, is a costume for the actual website that is to do battle.
Here is the difficulty - I have built a fairly static website using Ruby on Rails on their Cloud9 instance. Then, I started to research Lightsail and their fairly easy way of creating an instance that will run on Magento - a predesigned eCommerce app. Great right? Well after starting an instance there, I had the greatest difficulty attempting to find the correct source code to edit so that I could then adapt the base Magento to become Immix Games. After scouring all the files, I found bubkus.
Then Amazon shows me the great resource with Electric Beanstalk. This was based on Ruby so will be able to run it no problem. However, after creating a sample app there, it seems I need to then create the app first and then upload it. So, back to square one.
Now, I am determined to find a Ruby on Rails eCommerce gem that will allow me to edit it. I think I have finally found it in Solidus. At least I have been able after a very short time to edit the logo! So forward on it will be.
This all brings to the question, how do we know what is best? There are so many options out there to use, and various ways to attempt it! Since this is a web business, I think the biggest thing necessary is a dynamic enough website to access the changes that might happen in the business. For example, if the business is selling physical products, it needs to be able to update quantities, add or remove products, as well as a simple way to understand what you have ordered. If, however, you are gaining all your money through ads, then the website needs to be built to change the way ads change. AdBlockers are very common nowadays, and ads are going to change to overcome that.
It takes a recognition of what we are trying to accomplish - our mission statement if you will. The website needs to reflect the business if the business is ever going to exceed beyond the website. The domain also must reflect. However, there is a much simpler problem there. It is easy to attach a domain wherever it is found to the site created. All the domain is, is a costume for the actual website that is to do battle.
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