1. Choose your platform wisely. Customers ask for a "simple" shopping cart, but then they want complex shipping calculations and wholesale pricing groups and th

1. Choose your platform wisely. Customers ask for a "simple" shopping cart, but then they want complex shipping calculations and wholesale pricing groups and things. Find out ahead of time if your customer needs those features 2. Allow a bunch of time in your quote for training and support 3. Compared to brochure websites, there is a lot more room for scope creep in ecommerce sites. Scope out the project well and communicate with the client what is and importantly what isn't in the scope good luck!