Pictures and products

[tseguin]

Hi my names are Teri. I am a newbie to this forum. Let me just say in advance that I'm appreciative of your time and help! My first question is. How do I up load products to my site? I am using Soho Launch. I don’t want to add my pictures and products to my site one by one if I don’t have to, is there a way to upload them faster. Do I have to purchase a ftp program? And is there a way to type all my information on my products on a sheet like excel and then upload them to my site.
Any help with this would be appreciated. I have looked thought the forum all day and can’t find any information on this subject.

[Karen Mac]

Re: Pictures and products

Teri, yes you can do this, umm theres free ftp programs, or you can download blue voda, then go to tools, and then ftp using that if you like. I suggest you put at least one product into the store, then go to the database manager, systems, then the cart_products and download, import to excell and you will see the setup you need, now u dont need all the columns but you do need to set up your categories in the cart first and use this category number on your new spreadsheet, otherwise all your products will dump into one category. Copy your original information to a NEW sheet, and then add the appropriate headers. save as CSV. Then go back to the data base manager and IMPORT your saved file and answer the appropriate questions as they pop up there, bam youre done except for uploading your images to the image folder.

Karen

[tseguin]

Re: Pictures and products

Can I have both blue voda and voda host on my system. Can I use blue vodaa to ftp. dose it have a ftp program or do i have to purchace on?

[Karen Mac]

Re: Pictures and products

Can I have both blue voda and voda host on my system. Can I use blue vodaa to ftp. dose it have a ftp program or do i have to purchace on?

Can you rephrase that question in english?

First you dont have voda host on your system, i assume by system you mean your computer. Its only on the internet.

Secondly you can download the BLUE VODA BUILDER to your desktop and use the ftp built within it. It doesnt cost anything.

Soho is installed on your vodahost system on the internet in a folder or as your main domain, and if you use blue ftp to upload images it wont interfere with soho, if thats what you mean. You however cannot make bv pages and install them to soho.

You can use the soho file manager to upload images, but ten at a time. Try running a search for cute ftp, or filezilla, or a hundred other ftp clients. most all have trials if not free versions. you can use explorer to ftp as well.

Dont confuse yourself, or me either!

Karen