Website Design Option 4
eCommerce Facilities
The eCommerce facilities form the "active" part of the website which drives your online shop. The webpage that is displayed to your customer is dependant upon their actions such as their shopping basket which is affected by the products that they have selected. This aspect is essential for an online store and is the engine that drives your website. In addition to the facilities we have already outlined, this option provides the following eCommerce functions so you can successfully operate and maintain your own online store.
Integration with a Web Server Database.
We shall design a web server database to hold an unlimited number of products, categories, orders, customers, plus any other tables
and software necessary for storing and retrieving data on your site.
Full control over your product lists.
Add, edit and remove products, descriptions, images, and reviews. Sort products by category, price range, suitability or any
other criteria that you choose.
Stock Management.
Control product stock levels with automatic deduction as items are sold. When using real-time payment facilities this ensures that
you only take payment for stock that you have saving you the cost of issuing refunds.
Support for physical and downloadable products.
Allow your customers to buy physical products shipped from your warehouse or download products straight from your website such as
software, music, videos or photographs. Our store can handle both types of product and even combinations within the same order.
Online Payment Facilities.
Seamless integration with your chosen payment merchant for real-time online payment collection or we can save payment details to
your database so that you can retrieve the details via your secure administration panel and process the payment yourself.
Calculation of Carriage Costs.
Automatic calculation of carraige costs based upon your criteria. Enter details for order weights, minimum values, discounts, shipping
destination and the carraige cost will be calculated before payment is taken allowing your customer to know the full order cost at
checkout.
Product and Sales Statistics.
Statistics for product sales, revenue and customer. Statistics allow you to identify and organise your best selling products so that you can optimise
future sales. Revenue by product, category or all products and by any timeframe to assist with accounting and submission of VAT returns. Identify your
best customers and their purchases so that you can suggest similar products and offer rewards.
Fast Product Search Facility.
Customers can search your store using any number of criteria including product code, category, price range or suitability. Search results will
return all products that meet the search criteria with a default message if no products were found.
Customer Account Login.
Secure login area where your customers can set and edit invoice and delivery addresses as well as payment details. In addition your customers
can review previous orders, print invoices and check on the status of their current orders.
Shopping Basket and Wish List.
Dual lists to allow your customers to save a wish list of products they like and a shopping basket of products they wish to buy. Products can be copied
into either or both lists and can be transferred between the two lists. Customers can save and retrieve both lists by using a login even from different
computers.
Secure Checkout Facility.
SSL encryted checkout so that your customers can provide personal and payment details with confidence. Quick retrieval of details for existing customers
to speed up checkout plus user friendly checkout for new customers with the option of saving their details for future purchases.
Automatic Email Notification.
Confirmation emails for acceptance of an order and dispatch so that your customers are kept fully informed of their order status.
Customer Product Reviews.
Let your customers write and submit product reviews. This allows your customers to become involved in your website providing an interactive
experience and positive product reviews encourage others to buy. Administrator facilities to approve reviews before they are
displayed so that you can intercept negative or offensive reviews.
This option is essential if you need an online shop to sell your products over the internet and our design is packed with loads of functions so that you can organise and administer your site exactly how you want. We have used not just our design skills but also our extensive experience in running online shops to ensure that your customers have a pleasant, informative and safe experience when buying your products.
Interested?
If you‘re looking for a new online store, or you require any other aspect of software design then we can certainly help you. To find out more use the "Quick Links" to the right or Contact Us with your requirements.
