I have to say these threads came at an ironic time for me. I have been with a DIY type site for over a year now. Yes it's been easy to use (sometimes lol) and many designers out there making ready made templates for them, but along with that came other issues too like email down quite a lot. Up to this point, I've mainly used my "online store" as more of a catalog for those I know in person to order and be able to use their credit card. I have recently decided to go full force with business and I had no idea that the DIY type stores are not spider/bot friendly. I've had a family website for years through godaddy using their hosting, and as a trial about a month ago, I installed OScommerce (which is a few clicks through godaddy-love the ease of that!) and have been playing with it and so far I am loving how easy it is to use. I had decided to keep my DIY store open until I have everything in the OS store and will then point my .com to new site. I was paying for my godaddy hosting for the family site AND paying for a DIY store monthly, so right there I am going to save some money. From the sounds of it from the threads, I may be able to get more net traffic by stepping away from the DIY platform. Anyway, just wanted to say I'm interested in what info is put out there about this subject and thanks to your husband too for sharing his knowledge