eCommerce is simply commerce that takes place on the Internet. It is made up of the same components that make up regular commerce, there are buyers and sellers, but it takes place on the Internet rather than someone walking into a store to purchase an item.

Basically an eCommerce site includes a shopping cart to display the products in your site and a merchant account to process credit card transactions.

Our eCommerce package Includes:

• a full-featured shopping cart program with a custom design and layout

This includes us putting the first 25 items in your shopping cart for you. You will then be able to maintain and manage your store yourself (add, edit delete products, put items on sale, change content, process orders etc.) through the shopping cart online control panel. We will provide you with written instructions for using the shopping cart control panel and will walk you through the control panel so you can understand all the functions.

• full shopping cart Integration with your merchant account

To process credit card transactions within your online store, an Internet merchant account is necessary. Merchant accounts function much like an ordinary banking account, however they also allow users to process charges for credit card transactions. Merchant banks typically charge a percentage of all transactions to cover their expenses to the actual credit card providers and processors and may also charge an additional monthly fee and/or set up fee. The shopping carts work with PayPal, Authorize.net and many other merchant accounts. If you do not have a merchant account we will help you in selecting a provider that is appropriate for your website. Fees charged by merchant account providers are not included in the price of website development.

• implementation of SSL certificate (shared or unique) for secure payment processing

For an eCommerce site, security is essential. Your customers need to know that you are who you say you are. Once the identity of the server has been verified the browser will open a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) session with the server (the URL will show https instead of http). The browser encrypts the communication and the server deciphers the information. SSL encryption is achieved by purchasing a SSL Certificate. Some web hosts provide shared SSL Certificates with your hosting package, which can decrease your costs. However, if you need to purchase an SSL Certificate you will have to pay whatever fee your hosting provider requires for this service.

• imtegration of meta tags and search engine submission

All design projects include us putting appropriate meta tags (keywords, descriptions etc.) into your site code. After the final design has been approved by you and you are 100% satisfied with the final results we will submit your site to the search engines for listing.

We will discuss all of the options with you to determine which programs are best for you.

All of our web design packages include:

• 100% satisfaction guaranteed
• A professionally complete website design with custom layout, graphics and navigation.
• Professional images pertaining to your company and industry throughout the website.
• Submission of the website to the top search engines to ensure search capabilities.
• A customized email form to allow user inquiries such as "Contact Requests"
• 6 months maintenance which includes minor changes to the website content

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