What is E-commerce?
E-commerce is the term
used to describe the selling of goods and
services over the Internet. In the most
general sense, simply creating a Web site
that advertises and promotes your products
can be considered “ecommerce.” , however, In
recent years ecommerce has become much more
sophisticated.
Ecommerce businesses now offer elaborate
online stores where customers can browse
thousands of products, place an order,
select the desired shipping method and pay
for their purchases using their credit
cards.
Should I open an online store?
Probably you already have an idea of extending your business online. Online sales in the coming year are expected to total at least 10 billion, as more people world-wide gain access to the Internet, ecommerce and online shopping will become natural to consumers and businesses alike.
Can you afford to open an online store?
Our E-commerce plans and packages, can launch your online store and take your business into the information age—all for less than you think.
What software do I need to set up an online store?
With believe that one plan for all is not the right approached to our customers needs. We do understand that every business has different needs and a budget. That is why we had several packages and plans to assisted you on your new endeavor.
Do I need to know HTML to set up an online store?
No, you don't. Our shopping carts are easy to work with. You don't need to know any HTML or Web programming. Depending on the plan or package we provide you with a all the help you need to create a store without any prior HTML knowledge. However, integrating the store with your Web site will require some HTML or Web editing knowledge. Also we provide with our custom packages all-inclusive ecommerce deal with less work for you.
How many products can I sell in my online store?
You can sell any number of products on your
site, from just a few items to thousands.
Once you decide how many products you want
to sell, you can pick the
hosting plan
or
custom package
that best meets your needs. For detailed
information on the different plans and
packages,
Click here!
When you chose a plan or package, be sure to consider your site and your product offerings may
grow in the future, as well as what advanced
features and functionalities you want to
offer your customers. For example, you may
want to provide a search feature that lets
your customers search for a specific
product. You want to be sure that the plan
or package
you choose will be able to accommodate your
growth and your changing needs as your
customer base expands and your traffic
increases.
Can I sell products that can be downloaded, such as music or software?
Yes, our Web hosting accounts can be configured for the purposes of distributing software and/or multimedia products.
How much does it cost to set up an online store?
A plan for 15 products or less is $14.99* per month. Note: It's a do it your self service plan including: domain name, hosting for one year "Shopsite" software for 15 products and selection of web templates for your site. If you interested on selling more that 15 products me have other grate deals: Click here!
Remember depending
upon the number of products you want to
sell, the traffic you anticipate, the
features and functionalities you want to
provide to your customers. it is a most
before you select the plan or package for
your online store.
There may be other costs associated with an
online store. For example, if you want to be
able to accept credit cards and process
those transactions online, you will need a
merchant
account and a
payment
gateway service. Typically, there are
initial setup fees as well as on-going costs
for these services that will be in addition
to your hosting costs.
How long will it take for my store to go online?
Once you place your order
online with a credit card, you can start
building your store within 24 to 72 hours.
This is the time needed to activate your
domain name (if it is new) and to spread
information around the world about the
physical location of your site on the
Internet. If you have a new domain name,
this process takes 24 to 48 hours; if you
are transferring your domain from another
hosting provider, it takes 48 to 72 hours.
Once you start your site, it doesn't
take long. Sites with 15 or fewer products
can be set up in less than an hour. For most
stores, however, it takes from a few hours
to several days including week is is a
custom online store.
I already have a Web site. Can I integrate an online store into it?
What are my options for handling transactions?
You have a number of options for handling
transactions. The most basic approach is to
handle all of your transactions offline. For
example, you could publish your address and
have your customers send their orders along
with a check or money order directly to you.
You could also collect your customers’
credit card information via email or phone
and then process the credit card
transactions offline using your retail
merchant account.
These are probably not the best approaches,
though, because one the main reasons
customers shop at an online store is for the
speed and convenience it provides.
To increase the chances that customers will
want to shop at your online store, it should
be able to accept and process credit card
transactions online and in “real time.” You
can handle your own online transactions or
outsource them to a
third-party
credit card processor.
What are third-party online credit card processors?
If you want to be able to accept credit
cards but do not want to handle these
yourself, you can use a third-party online
credit card processor. When your customers
want to purchase a product, they click a
link that takes them to the third-party’s
Web site. There, they will submit their
order and credit card information, which is
then processed by the third-party processor.
Essentially, these processors act as
resellers. They may charge you a variety of
fees for this service, including an initial
set up fee, monthly fees and/or
per-transaction fees. We advice or new
customer to have there transaction done thru
Paypal an ebay company.
PayPal
PayPal has several secure solutions to meet your business needs so that you can accept credit card, bank transfer, debit card and PayPal balance payments on your website and via email!
What do I need to handle "real time" online credit card transactions myself?
If you want to handle online credit card transactions yourself, you will need an Internet-ready merchant account, a payment gateway service and an SSL certificate.
What is a merchant account? How do I get one?
A merchant account enables you to accept
credit cards as payment for the purchase of
goods and services. There are different
types of merchant accounts. For example, if
you have a traditional “brick and mortar”
store, you can get a retail merchant
account. If you want to accept credit cards
on your Web site, however, you need a
specialize type of merchant account known as
an “Internet-ready” merchant account.
Internet-ready merchant accounts enable you
to handle Internet transactions in "real
time" without any human intervention.
Because the risk of credit card fraud is
greater when you are accepting credit cards
over the Internet, these specialized
merchant accounts also provide additional
checks that can significantly reduce the
chance of credit card fraud. Once the
transactions are processed, the merchant
account provider transfers the funds
received from the credit card transactions
from your merchant account to your bank
account.
A number of companies offer Internet-ready
merchant accounts. You are free to choose
any merchant account provider, as long as
they support one of the following payment
methods:
PayPal, VeriSign (PaymentNet), LinkPoint/Cardservice, CyberSource, Authorize.Net
I already have a merchant account. Can I use it with ecommerce plans or package?
Yes. If you already have an Internet-ready merchant account you can use it with your ecommerce plans or package as long as it supports one of the following payment methods: paypal, LinkPoint/Cardservice, Authorize.Net, CyberSource,VeriSign (PaymentNet),

What is a payment gateway? How do I find one?
A payment gateway is a service that
connects your online store with your
merchant
account provider. This service reads
the information from the order forms and
translates that information for the
merchant account. The payment gateway
also verifies that the customer’s credit
card account has the necessary credit
available for the purchase.
You can obtain a payment gateway
separately from your merchant account,
however you may find it simpler to
choose a merchant account provider that
also offers a payment gateway.
How can I assure my customers that their transactions are secure?
Obviously, if your customers will be
submitting their credit card information
to you online they will want to know
that this information is safe. If they
are not comfortable with the security
your site offers, they will probably not
buy products from you.
The best way to alleviate your
customers’ concerns is to secure your
site using
SSL
(Secure Sockets Layer). When a site
is secured with SSL—the standard form of
encryption currently used on the
Web—visitors will see a special symbol
in their browser window that indicates
the site is secure. Visitors can also
tell that a page is secured by looking
at the URL. A secure page’s URL begins
with the letters “HTTPS” instead of the
standard “HTTP.”
What is SSL?
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a method of ensuring that information submitted through your Web site is secure and cannot be accessed by unauthorized users. When a site offers an SSL-secured form, the information submitted via that form (typically credit card information) is encrypted using a special “certificate key” and then decrypted with another key after it has been transmitted.
What is an SSL Certificate? How do I get one?
An SSL Certificate, or a digital
certificate, is an electronic document
that contains the information necessary
to establish a secure
SSL
connection. When used in credit card
transactions, the Web site collecting
the credit card information and the site
to which the information is being
transmitted must both have an SSL
Certificate.
SSL Certificates
Marketing Internet Strategy offers SSL Certificates from the three most trustfully and largest authority in the digital security business:
We can provide all the secure server and secure server certificate needed to support SSL. Shared SSL certificates.
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Our E-Commerce Shopping Cart with Payment Systems.
Marketing Internet Strategy shopping cart software is fully integrated with more than 50 payment service providers and shipping carriers, Unlimited number of products/categories, Product Details, Merchandising/Inventory, Tax, Web-based administration panel, Customer Care, Security Support, Repeat Customer Accommodation, Add-ons: Access restrictions, Ads / banner management, Affiliate programs manager, Batch product updating, Content management system / CMS manager, Customers also bought, Drop shipping, Dynamic image generator, Gift certificates, Gift registry, Google base product export, Multiply language management, Newest products, Point of sale / Phone ordering, Product configuration, Membership & Subscription, News management, Product feature comparison, Profit reports, Promotion, Recently viewed products, Reports manager, Reward points, RMA / Return merchandise authorization, Statistics, Testimonials, Wish list.
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