Can Shopping cart/Merchant Accounts Be Integrated for "Normal" Hosting ??
I'm not sure if I'm phrasing this question correctly . . . but what I am hoping to learn is whether Shopping Cart/Merchant Account applications can be integrated into an existing website - say via Dreamweaver - and then hosted via a "regular" hosting plan.
Many of the Merchant Account companies I have been looking at (MonsterCommerce, YahooStores, Miva, etc.) seem to require you to host with them (or with one of their official affiliates) . . . with packages ranging from $9.99 to well over $100/month - most of which seem to offer no more than 2 GB of space (in general) and limitations of up to 10-15 GB transfer/month.
Why the limitations with bandwidth, space and such when dealing with eCommerce? "Normal" web hosting plans boast space of much more space, bandwidth and other features - for considerably less per month.
So, what I am wondering is if one can create an eCommerce store, integtrate shopping cart/merchant account functionality, and have it hosted as part of a "normal" hosting plan.
Hope I'm not being to far-out with my questions.
THANK YOU for any advise/insight you can provide.