This is my first post on these boards, and I've got a lulu of a question.

I'm an intermediate level webdesigner in a small town in the south. I recently got a job with a technology firm that wanting to get into web design. The trouble with starting out is, each new client has a different set of needs and wants, and we don't have the strength of experianced designers. The boss is NOT a micromanager and leaves everything in my/my teams hands, which is great, only it's hard when I'M supposed to be the experianced onw with the answers.

I do rely on message boards to help me out when I get in over my head, and just have questions that I can't find suitable answers for. Google these days seems much more interested in selling things rather than providing answers to questions. Sometimes I don't have 3 hours to dig thru a million web sites to find the one bit of relevant information I'm looking for.

What I'm wanting to know is this:

In your opinions, what is the best canned e-com solution, that allows for complete design freedom, while taking care of alot of the backend code?

I know web design is not a fast process, and the best way to learn is to do it myself, but in the situation I'm in I need all the help I can get. I'm not looking for someone to do the work for me, I'm fully prepaired to do the work and research. I just need a contengency plan for when the water gets too deep.