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I currently have a website that I use soholaunch premium to build and maintain. I would like to change to concrete5 to maintain my website so that I can stop paying $15 a month for soholaunch.
Can someone give me step-by-step instructions on how to change this over? I am still kind of a newbie on website building so please be as specific as possible. I have searched the forums and cannot find specific instructions on how to do this.

Just in case you need it my website is:http://www.skirtripping.com

I would also like to add that I sell videos on my website so there will be product pages. I do not know if this will make a difference on the move or not but just wanted you to know.
After I get everything move to concrete5 I will purchase the ecommerce package and digital download package.


Thank you in advance.

alumman71822
 
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alumman71822
I would also like to add that I sell videos on my website so there will be product pages. I do not know if this will make a difference on the move or not but just wanted you to know.
After I get everything move to concrete5 I will purchase the ecommerce package and digital download package.
tallacman replied on at Permalink Reply
tallacman
You are going to need the ecommerce add on and probably the digital delivery add on for the ecommerce block. The ecommerce will probably be on sale again, so check the deal of the day. Your site content will probably all have to be moved by hand so it will take some time. You'll also need a host, of course, and that will set you back a yearly fee, perhaps dreamhost is a good choice.

If you know webdesign you can build your own design or use a premade template. One of the ecommerce templates may work for you.

steve
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alumman71822
For the last year I have been using namecheap as my hosting company. I used their cpanel to install soholaunch.
I just recently changed my hosting to bluehost. My domain is being transferred to them as we speak.
Now how to I go about changing my builder to concrete5?
I have installed concrete5 on bluehost cpanel with simplescripts. When I go to the login in url for concrete5 it shows my website but with broken links for the pictures and there is no login anywhere.
How do I get the pages, pics and all files that are associated with soholaunch to the new webhost company and then start using concrete5 to do editing?
tallacman replied on at Permalink Reply
tallacman
Well with your digital downloads it look like you'll have a huge amount of data to transfer. Ftp will be the way to go. Use your file manager in the cpanel of your old site to compress all your data and download that to your local machine so you'll have everything and no chance of a transfer error with loss of date.

Then it'll take some time to upload and rebuild everything in c5.

I could set up a process for you to copy but it would take a bit of work.

Steve
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alumman71822
I do not have the digital downloads on my old host. I have just been uploading all the video to megaupload and when someone purchased a video I would go into the email and see what they purchased then go through copying the link from megaupload the email and sending it to them. One of the main reasons I want to move to concrete5 is because they have the automatic digital download add on to the builder.
If I want to automate the process any other way I have to go to a website that does this and pay them so much each month plus a percentage of every purchase. I am looking to make it as easy and less costly to me.
I know it will take some time to get the videos upload to the new host and to set every thing up.
please if you know where I can find a step by step guide point me in the right direction.
Thank you for your help so far
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