There have been many times in the past that I thought about creating layouts for pennies in order to get my design skill up. If I were to do this, I'd need some way of making sure that not only people would be able to look at the designs I created but also buy them safely as well. I wouldn't want anyone to be cheated out of their hard earned money and I would want to use shopping cart software that was trustworthy.
One place that has great influence with me right now, and I do mean this honestly, is Ashop Commerce. You get a 10-day free trial - I'd prefer 30 but 10 works because of the demo software for both sides. You can go through their site and login to the demo software as either a store owner or a customer. By doing this you get to see the interface and figure out how it works before placing an order for the software and having the 10 day trial period.
They also have an extensive User Manual to help you out and if that isn't enough you can view their live presentation. If I do get to open up a design store, I would definitely consider using Ashop.
