Can I try e-commerce without paying for a year's subscription?

[HippieBoy Chris]

Hello. I'm so new to Business Catalyst that I don't even know what questions to ask... Any help would be appreciated!

I designed a customer's site in Muse, giddy with glee that I can finally, FINALLY handle e-commerce sites. I'd heard that all a person has to do is design the site, upload it to Business Catalyst, install a "module," and viola! Done! Great - I have a Creative Cloud subscription, so I get five sites hosted free. This sounds perfect!

But... I published my site to BC, and I see no way to install the "module." I fear I may have to purchase an additional plan to get the e-commerce doohicky? I'm not sure I want to pay $420 for a year's access to the e-commerce part just yet - I'd really kinda like my customer's approval on the site first, and he's not gonna do that unless he can see how things will work.

Is there a way to do a "trial run" with e-commerce before going live and having to pay the $420 a year? I'd really like to see how it all works and give my customer a chance to see a test page before committing that kind of money... Is that possible?

[smitchell80 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You can create another account outside muse and instead within BC to test all the features we offer.  Although you cannot add a payment gateway in trial you can still do an offline test transaction to test the experience.

- https://syd.worldsecuresystems.com/PartnerPortal/FreeTrialSignup.aspx#splash

Kind regards,

-Sidney

[HippieBoy Chris]

Cool! Thanks!

Um... Is there a way I can use the site I've already designed in Muse? Or do I have to start over and use a template? Of the fifteen or twenty pages in the site, only one will have e-commerce (he's only selling a few items)...