Ecommerce Web Site Designer
An ecommerce web site is just like any other web
site except that it has a shopping cart and secure payment gateway.
The options for online payment are to directly set up a merchant account
or use one of the many turnkey internet payment solutions available.
Merchant Solutions
Merchant Solutions are best if your business:
- Has (or will have) a high volume of online sales.
- Already processes credit cards at point-of-sale stations.
- Has a good credit rating.
- Wants to project a big-company image.
If you already process point-of-sale transactions, your same merchant provider may very well offer online processing. If not, we can help you choose one. After setting up a merchant account, you are going to need a shopping cart system and secure hosting. Most hosting companies offer both of these for an extra fee or your can upgrade to one of our e-commerce hosting plans. If the default shopping cart system will not fit your needs, you need to either purchase another system or custom develop a system. Wild Web Widget can help in either case.
Turnkey Internet Payment
Solutions
Merchant accounts are expensive, require secure hosting,
a shopping cart system and, to top it off, are not easy to qualify for.
Is the expense and hassle worth it? There are a number of other turnkey
options to automate online payment that are perfect for small businesses.
In a sense you are outsourcing the e-commerce system. You can easily
set up your own basic system. One drawback to these systems is that your
customer leaves your web site to make the payment and the payment pages
do not match your site look and feel. Setting up custom payment pages
helps alleviate this problem and this is where our ecommerce web site
designer can help you create these pages. We have previously
worked with these system:
Choosing a Shopping Cart System
There are many factors in choosing a shopping cart system. Some factors to consider:
- Do I need to calculate state taxes?
- Do I have complex shipping?
- Can I easily add, change or delete items on my own?
- Do I need the system tied in with my inventory system?
- Do I need the system tied in with my accounting system?
- Do I need to handle e-checks?
For more information and answers for specific situations,
please send an inquiry.
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