E-commerce and Online Catalogs
Selling goods or services online requires planning and development. We integrate your commerce needs into your new or existing web site by listing your products and services and adding features such as
- shopping cart,
- order forms,
- credit card payment,
- shipment tracking,
- inventory management,
- smooth synchronization between online and offline catalogs,
and more.
Contact us for a free consultation. If you are just starting out with selling products online, note that there are many low-cost solutions available. You can upgrade later once your sales volume increases.
Overview of E-commerce Solutions
Here are three e-commerce solutions we recommend:
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2Checkout
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Yahoo Store
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Storefront.net
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...we
recommend for # of products
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1-50
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50-200
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200+
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Setup
fee
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$49
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$0
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$440-$800
depending on software version chosen
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Merchant
Transaction fee (fixed per transaction)
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$0.45
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$0.20†
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$0.20†
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Merchant
transaction fee (fixed monthly)
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$22.95
per month†
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$22.95
per month†
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Merchant
fee (percentage
of sales)
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5.5% of
each sale
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2.52% of
each sale†
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2.52% of
each sale†
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Hosting
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Works
with your current hosting plan ($5/month+)
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$49.95/month includes
hosting of your website. Can be interfaced with your current host.
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$25-$100/month
depending on hosting plan and features.
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Security
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SSL
encryption "secure connection"
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SSL encryption
"secure connection"
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SSL
encryption "secure connection"
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atd
web design fee for online catalog
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$100-$300 (one-time fee)
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$200
standard; $400+ to replace "template look" with fully customized
solution (one-time fee)
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depending
on variety of factors; e-mail for quote
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Comment
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If low
sales volume is expected, or products & prices don't change often,
consider 2Checkout for lower monthly fixed costs
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fully
customizable solution. We provide smooth integration between your
"offline" and "online" catalog and prices.
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† substitute fee with own plan if you already own a merchant account.
Does your current web hosting plan already include a shopping cart feature? We can use any existing html, php, cgi, or asp-based solution as a platform to get your catalog online.
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