Sometimes it is hard to explain things of technical nature, but we will do our best. On a web page text and pictures are incorporated separately into one page, which means that we need the text and the pictures separate. For your listing in indexes we will also need a description and a list of keywords . This listing will enable possible customers outside of the German Corner to find your page. It is possible to have all of your items online with a shopping cart feature and acceptance of credit card orders.
Most internet users are hesitant in supplying their credit card information over the internet.
It is true, there are sites making good money this way, but there are also many who don't. You can also have a text file with a listing of products, prices and order form for easy download or printout. Then customers could fax or mail the order form to you. This has an added benefit of cutting down on your catalog printing and mailing costs. Think about information you want to collect from your readers with an online form .