Ecommerce Solutions
 Ecommerce or electronic commerce is one of
the hottest buzzwords on the Internet right now. Ecommerce
giants like Dell Computer and Amazon Books have become
household names. Ecommerce simply means selling items from
your web site instead of, or in addition to, your traditional
sales method.
There are basically three different approaches
we take to ecommerce which vary in price and complexity. Complete Store Solutions, Simple Store or Order Form Only.
Complete Store Solutions
Create a virtual store with inventory tracking,
credit card verification and electronic shopping cart.
You login and check your orders or receive an email and
then ship the product.
 ShopSite
- More Information | Demo | Stores
Creating and managing a successful online store is easier
than ever before, thanks to ShopSite. No other shopping
cart software combines ShopSite's unparalleled ease-of-use
with such powerful marketing options. That is why more
small- to medium-sized businesses rely on ShopSite
than any other Internet commerce product.
ShopSite includes a large selection of merchandising
tools, from simple sales to offering coupons and gift certificates.
Volume pricing, real-time Credit Card Processing, product
search, and customer registration are just a few of the
many features that make ShopSite the ideal tool for creating
and managing an online store.
Requirements & Costs:
Installation Fee: Free
Monthly License Fee: $44.95 (Manager) or $74.95 (Pro)
Monthly Hosting Fee: $19.95 (E1000)
SSL Certificate: $64.95/year
Merchant Account and Gateway Account: (cost varies)
 ZenCart - More Information
Navigating through your merchandise offerings
is a breeze with Zen Cart™, the program provides
several "Spotlight" lists in addition to the
traditional category to product links. Once a product is
added to the shopping cart, secure checkout is a simple
3-step process. After providing the billing information,
your customer chooses the shipping method. (multiple shipping
methods including real-time internet shipping quotes are
built-in) Next, a payment type is chosen from one of the
popular payment modules. (PayPal™ and AuthorizeNet™ are
just 2 of the included modules) Last, the customer reviews
the order, shipping and payment choices, and confirms the
order. You are immediately notified of the order and your
customer automatically receives an e-mail confirmation.
Requirements & Costs:
Installation Fee: $32.50
Monthly License Fee: Free
Monthly Hosting Fee: $19.95 (E1000)
SSL Certificate: $64.95/year
Merchant Account and Gateway Account: (cost varies)
 OSCommerce
- More Information
osCommerce is the leading Open Source online shop
e-commerce solution that is available for free under the
GNU General Public License. It features a rich set of out-of-the-box
online shopping cart functionality that allows store owners
to setup, run, and maintain their online stores with minimum
effort and with no costs, license fees, or limitations
involved.
Requirements & Costs:
Installation Fee: $32.50
Monthly License Fee: Free
Monthly Hosting Fee: $19.95 (E1000)
SSL Certificate: $64.95/year
Merchant Account and Gateway Account: (cost varies)
Simple Store Solution
 PayPal
Shopping Cart - More Information | Demo
PayPal offers a simple shopping cart solution with
their business accounts. PayPal takes a percentage of the
transaction and provides the hosting for the secure checkout
process. (Transaction Fees - 1.9% to 2.9% + $0.30 USD)
Customers shop on your website and pay on
PayPal.
Complete
Explanation from PayPal
Sign
up for a PayPal Business Account
Requirements & Costs:
Installation Fee: $32.50
Monthly License Fee: Free
Monthly Hosting Fee: $9.95 - $24.95 (any hosting account)
SSL Certificate: Not required
Merchant Account and Gateway Account: Not required
PayPal Business Account: Free
Order Form Only
Simple Order Form - Demo
We create a online order form where users submit their order and credit card
information over a secure connection. You receive an email and then charge
and verify the card manually or through your virtual terminal and ship the
product.
Note: This is not a shopping cart or compelte store solution.
Requirements & Costs:
Installation Fee: $65.00 - $195.00
Monthly License Fee: Free
Monthly Hosting Fee: $19.95 (E1000)
SSL Certificate: $64.95/year
Merchant Account and Gateway Account: (cost varies) |
