E-Commerce Website Design & Development |
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E-Commerce websites are specialized websites that allow financial transactions to be transacted over the internet. E-Commerce websites can be stand alone operations, or can augment physical retail operations. Realize that e-commerce websites do not necessarily have to sell products – e-commerce websites can be also be built to sell services such as stock trading, subscriptions and memberships. |
General Features of an E-Commerce System:
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| User Interface or Front End - this is where the users interact with the e-commerce website and is comprised of forms and screens that visitors use to interact with the website. |
Shopping Cart or Product or Service Catalog -A shopping cart or a product/service catalog, whether it is a single product or several hundreds of thousands or products, becomes the core of an e-commerce website: it provides the functionality that allows the management of users, products, orders as well as order tracking options. We use various levels of e-commerce shopping carts or product catalogs that are then customized to fit the requirements for a given website. |
| Payment Gateway or Payment Processing System - An e-commerce website requires a mechanism to collect payments and this is done via a payment gateway service provider. In a nutshell, a payment gateway is a third party service provider that facilitates the collection of payment and the subsequent deposit of that payment into a merchant account. Examples of payment gateways are: Autorize.net, Paypal & Google Checkout etc. Please note that payment gateway providers charge a monthly fee and a per-transaction percentage commission and fee for their services. |
Merchant Account to handle payment facilitation - Once a payment has been processed by the payment gateway, the money is then deposited into a merchant account which subsequently transfers the money into the e-commerce website owner or operator’s bank account. It is worth pointing out that Paypal is the only payment gateway that also acts as a merchant account. Please note that merchant account providers charge a monthly fee for their services. |
Security (SSL) Encryption using SSL (Secure Sockets layer) on HTTPS - Security is critically important when it comes to the Internet and the HTTPS protocol uses SSL technology to securely encrypt the communication between a user’s browser and the server that hosts the e-commerce website. SSL certificates come in various flavors and sizes and encryption strengths ranging from 40-bit keys to 1024 –bit keys. Some examples of SSL certificate issuing authorities are VeriSign and GeoTrust. SSL Issuing authorities may charge a one-time setup fee and annual renewal fees for their certificates. |
Cloud Computing based Hosting – We offer comprehensive hosting services that are based on cloud computing and are very well suited for e-commerce operations. It is best to host your website on your website design & development company’s servers due to the familiarity of the company with its hosting services. Please view our E-commerce Hosting Packages. |
Additional Optional Features of E-Commerce Websites |
Fulfillment management services – third party operators that will stock and manage your product fulfillment by actually handing the shipping of your products to your customers and also provide and shipment tracking details. |
Secure Seals such as McAfee Secure or Control Scan offers a guarantee against hackers, or exploiters and will monitor your e-commerce website on a daily to make sure that it is not exploitable. |
BBB Reliability Seals – organization such as the Better Business Bureau will validate and/or certify a business to add credibility to its online operation. |
Our E-Commerce Solution
We offer 4 types of e-commerce solutions. Each of these solutions is comprehensive and is targeted toward a certain volume of products, transactions, volume and advanced features. |
Basic E-commerce Solution
Ideal for up to 5 products or services without categorization on a pre-configured, hosted shopping cart system that provides a robust set of product, user and order management features. Pricing for our basic e-commerce websites start at $1,999. You can request a no-cost price quote for your e-commerce website. |
Mainstream E-commerce Solution
Ideal for up to 1000 products with multi-level product categorization with a licensed shopping cart that provides a comprehensive set of product, user and order management features. Prices for our Mainstream E-Commerce Solution start at $3,499.
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Advanced E-Commerce Solution
Ideal for more than 500 products with multi-level product categorization with a licensed shopping cart that provides an exhaustive list of product, user and order management features. Prices for our advanced e-commerce solution start at $4,999 |
Custom E-Commerce Solution
Ideal for customized e-commerce requirements such as membership groups, subscription services. Most custom e-commerce solutions are designed with a custom shopping cart or product catalog and incorporate specific requirements and needs. Realize that just because a particular website falls under the custom solution, it can be fairly simple and straightforward. |
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