What to look for in an ecommerce system when developing or designing your website
Released on: January 23, 2008, 8:41 am
Press Release Author: Nice One Website Design & Development
Industry: Internet & Online
Press Release Summary: Today as more people us the web, the birth of ecommerce is seen as a fundamental shift in consumer buying and the Internet is becoming an increasingly important medium for companies to reach potential customers and to remain competitive as the market opens up to both global buyers and sellers.
Press Release Body: What to look for in an ecommerce system when developing or designing your website
Today as more people us the web, the birth of ecommerce is seen as a fundamental shift in consumer buying and the Internet is becoming an increasingly important medium for companies to reach potential customers and to remain competitive as the market opens up to both global buyers and sellers.
As retail businesses begin to look at the growth in opportunities the web environment offers them to expand their business it is important to understand the fundamentals when developing any website or ecommerce solution. As standard any ecommerce solution should offer the following:
· Website product catalogue browsing · Website product search options · Website online order processing · Comprehensive backend administration system · Client control and site scalability · Website payment processing
The website's shopping system provide should allow site visitors to search or browse the categories and sub-categories of products listed on the site as a basic requirement. The Website's Shopping cart should allow the buyer to add products to the shopping cart as the go through the website and on checkout all products and total cost should be displayed. Once submitted for purchase the same should be integrated with a payment gateway for processing payment. Additional feature which may often also be included would be the ability for the site owner to place products on sale on the Home page of the website, and 'email a friend' to allow site visitors to suggest a product to the friend; the page will display a text area for allowing user to enter an email address and message.
The website administration system should be password protected and allow the web site owner to manage the website's product categories and product sub-categories on the site. A predefined template would be used from the website designing phase and the website user would add product information such as product name, product description, product price, product image, as required to the website development.
A the website development would also require a Payment Solutions to accept website payments securely, this website solution should be secure, easy to manage and come with an administration system to allow for the easy management of sales the website shopping system.
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