Small
businesses on the Internet are quickly gaining ground on large multi-national
corporations and giving them quite a scare. On the Internet a small
business can compete with, and even surpass, large firms.
E-Commerce
lowers your operating costs. A business on the Internet does not require
bricks and mortar or staff around the world, just a Web site and enough
inventory.
E-Commerce Is available anywhere, anytime. The audience on the Internet
is global. Consumers all over the world are shopping online. A business
on-line is open seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Customers can shop
at their convenience. The cash register is open all day and night, even
while the business owner is sleeping.
Tools
Needed:
Gateway -
verifies credit
cards, process online transactions,
sends email notification for each sale.
Merchant
Account - monthly account activity
reports. Your Gateway may provide this service, which means you save
on the monthly cost of a Merchant Account.
Shopping Cart - present items to customers, totals purchases,
pass cart to gateway. Hosting - a place that stores your web
site and allows customers access to your site.
Domain Name - should be the same as your web site name.
Email Address - where your customers can reach you.
Secure Site License - to capture credit card & other customer
sensitive information.
Site Promotion and Search Engine Registration.
We can assist you with all the tools you need to operate a successful
shopping cart.
*Note
- The
Demo Sites demonstrate variety and the functionality of a shopping cart.
Feel free to test one or both, but do not enter any personal information
- ie, your correct name, address or credit card number. Use bogus information
to see that each site will let you Add To Cart and/or Remove from Cart,
and give you a total, allow you to check out and attempt to submit an
order.