Welcome to the first edition of 100% Complete Ecommerce VB.Net Website Template. This book offers a complete VB.net ecommerce web site solution, including: 1. Database structure (a visual schema is provided so you may easily reference the design) 2. SQL Server database script to create the database structure and populate type tables 3. Complete web form design for each page of the site 4. Complete VB.Net code behind for each page of the site 5. CSS style sheets for site formatting 6. Complete instructions for acquiring web hosting for the site 7. Complete PayPal™ account setup instructions 8. Complete PayPal™ integration into the application, allowing you to accept electronic payments for your goods or services 9.Complete instructions for uploading your project files to the web host Please do not expect a complete overview of VB.Net in this book; the purpose of this book is to provide you with a complete, VB.Net ecommerce web site solution that you may use to distribute your own goods and services. The completed product from the instructions contained in this book provides the following functionality: 1. Completely data driven website 2. Shopping Cart 3. Checkout (using PayPal™) 4. User account registration 5. Login / Logout (each user session is unique) 6. Search engine that searches the products in the database 7. Scalable database design that allows new products and categories to be easily added 8. User order history reporting (admin functionality only, not visible to registered users) 9. Customer list reporting (admin functionality only, not visible to registered users) 10. Automated inventory control 11. FAQ 12. About Us history page 13. Contact Us page 14. Admin tool for uploading new products (pictures are also uploaded with this tool) 15. Users are automatically sent personalized email confirmation upon completion of registration 16. Users are automatically sent personalized order confirmation after PayPal™ payment completes their order