Modular e-commerce web site development system

A computer implemented method for conducting e-commerce, comprising, in any order:

• assessing an end-user's needs;
• displaying to the end-user product information;
• allowing the end-user to assemble customized products;
• allowing the end-user to compare a plurality of products;
• displaying to the end-user promotion information;
• displaying to the end-user financing information;
• locating a sales location based on information provided by the end-user;
• and
• forwarding information to the sales location identifying the end-user and any products selected by the end-user in order to complete a sales transaction.

A method for use in a system for providing a web site, comprising:

• receiving an end-user request from a web browser by a system that includes a selected set of business modules, where each business module is associated with a respective function;
• processing the end-user request by the system, and invoking, by the system, an appropriate business module to implement the end-user request;
• receiving resulting data from the appropriate business module;
• and
• generating a web page including graphical elements selected by the company-user and including at least some of the resulting data for display by the web browser as a response to the end-user request.

A method for use with a system for providing a web site, comprising:

• selecting and installing a set of business modules selected from a plurality of business modules, wherein each business module is associated with a respective function;
• selecting for each business module a set of predefined generic web page templates, wherein each template is associated with a respective action;
• and
• customizing each selected template to achieve a selected look and feel.