eCommerce: Benefits & Features
Please take the below with a pinch of salt!
We are making some big changes to how we build eCommerce websites
- aimed at providing a better, more cost effective service (and a SaaS model).
This means that until we're ready to make the announcement, the information on this page might be out of date. If you're
interested in talking to us about your eCommerce website,
then please contact us for any information you need.
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When choosing a provider for an eCommerce Website,
a lot of time tends to be spent comparing lists of features. We understand that your requirements will change over time and have designed our solution so that it
can change with you.
Amongst the key benefits we offer are easy updates to help you grow your website alongside your business.
We are constantly working on improving our eCommerce Framework and offer new features to our existing clients whenever we think they may find them
beneficial.
The list below describes the key features available within our
eCommerce system.
While not complete, it provides an overview of the main
eCommerce functionality
which is supported.
- Customer Registration - let customers save their details for next time
- Collect at Store functionality - take orders online for in-store collection
- Opening Times - restrict the sale of products/services by the current time
- Integration with MailChimp - add subscribers directly to your email list(s)
- Google Product Search integration - list your products directly in Google
- Integration with Google Analytics - highly detailed web statistics reporting
- PayOffshore payment gateway integration
- PayPal integration - redirect customers to PayPal for secure payment (no merchant account required), includes PDT and IPN functionality
- Instant order notification - receive an email when a sale is made (real-time alerts available)
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Access to our Administration Interface, including:
- Order Management - View orders and manage orders
- Product Database with Excel upload - Edit your products whenever you like
- Powerful Product Modifier system - let your customers choose colour, size, etc easily without creating dozens of products
- Promotions framework - offer fixed or percentile discounts on products, or issue voucher codes
- Editable Postage Tariffs - define your own shipping costs, based on destination
- VAT/Sales Tax support - easily configurable tax tables, based on destination
- Simple Stock Tracking - Track, Count and report on your stock levels
- Comprehensive Sales Reporting - By day, week, month or date range
Didn't see what you want in the list above? Why not check with us - even if it isn't already planned in, we can build it for you.
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So what are we going to be adding next? Below is a list of some of the items which are due to be (or currently being) developed for our eCommerce platform.
- Google Checkout integration for extra payment flexibility
- 3DSecure integration
- Integration with The 3rd Man fraud prevention services
- Integration with KashFlow Accounting Package - create invoices/sales/Payments directly when sales are made online
- Composite Products (build an end product from many consituents)
- Enhanced Postage Tariffs - multiple postage options per destination (e.g. optional Express Delivery)
- Gift Vouchers - Allow customers to purchase and email gift certificates
- Customer Contact Management - enhanced email integration for publishing newsletters and sending alerts
- User Profiles (with order tracking and historic order view)
- Postcode Address Finder (PAF) support to allow shoppers to quickly enter their address
We'd also like to take this opportunity to highlight some of the benefits which our eCommerce websites offer your business. If you'd like more information on any of these, or
to discuss how we can help you achieve your goals in more detail, please contact us
directly.
- One off Set Up fee plus fixed monthly subscription
- Start from our "starter" website to keep costs down, or have a unique, original design created
- Fees include hosting, backups, support and more - the only extra cost is domain name registration
- Fully hosted and managed solution (including technical and business support)
- Flexible optional services available, including AdWords management and Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Modular and SaaS approaches are applied to keep development costs down - allowing us to offer you new features at a low cost (often free) when they become available
See our shopping cart software in action
If you'd like to see an up and running version of our shopping cart software in action, all you need to do is visit
our demonstration shop. This is built upon the "starter" website which we customise for clients who
choose not to comission a bespoke design, but gives you a good idea of how the system works from a customer perspective.
Visit our eCommerce Demo website »