After creating many e-commerce sites for satisfied clients, we have a clear understanding of how on-line stores work and how they can benefit you. There are three main initial things to consider for your foray into online selling...

Customization

The first item to consider is customizing the shopping cart to adjust to the preferences of your business. This may mean programming in extra components for such things as specialized shipping, pricing variations and geographical reach. As well, the look of the shopping cart should conform to the rest of your site, keeping the user interface consistent and comfortable to use.

Payment Processing

The second item is to look at how, or if, payments will be taken on-line. With the new regulations from VISA and Mastercard, manually processing payments is not going to be an option. The best and most frequently used option is to use your bank's automated processing server. We can discuss with you all available options (PayPal, other payment gateways, etc.) once the process is at that point.

Security

The third item (and in our minds, the most important) is to make sure that the data from your shopping cart is secure and is protected. The bulk of this is technical, ensuring you have a secure site certificate and that your hosting server is set up properly to protect information. Even if you are not storing credit cards on your system, you should still secure your web site since you are storing consumers personal information like mailing addresses and phone numbers. That information is almost just as valuable for a identity thief.

To find out more contact us today for your free initial consultation!