Depending on the complexity of the cart and the programming skills needed the costs vary greatly between hosts and packages. If you wish to have secure space setup with your own domain name you would need to purchase a cert. Many hosts may offer a SSL server, but a great deal of them do not set them up correctly, causing hidden security risks that you would not want to find out about after it was too late. Statistics Statistics allow you to see the activity around your web site. They show you how often your site was accessed and which pages are being viewed the most.
Web hosts offer a wide range of various stat packages.
Before selecting your host, ask to see an example of their stats package. You will want to be sure it offers the information you need. Statistics should be updated daily. Note that Telnet is not generally available on Windows NT servers. It has been used excessively without regard to the meaning of the word.