I will be constantly rechecking the answers so if you would like me to add more info as to better the answer it wont be a problem. again thanks for your advice and patience.I need advice as in what would be the best program to build an online retail website.?
If you will operate a retail operation on the Web, here are the critical elements you need:
1. Website - Your online connection to your prospects and customers. There are a number of places on the web to get ';free'; websites - although you may be required to display an advertisement. The design of your site is critical to the success of your business! If it does not look like a professional, legitimate business - NO ONE WILL ORDER ANYTHING - no matter how great the products you have. If you are serious about doing business on the web, either go back to school and learn html, java, cgi, etc., or hire a professional to design your site.
2. Merchant account - Bank authorized account which allows you to accept major credit cards, electronic checks, etc. Many banks will not give you a merchant account if you do business on the Internet because they may classify it as high risk. Be careful when looking for a merchant account provider! Watch out for hidden fees, high setup fees, and other unscrupulous business practices.
3. Payment Transaction Software - Software which actually processes customer order information, address, credit card number, etc. The data is sent to a credit card authorization network which verifies that the credit card is valid and verifies that the shipping address matches the billing address. A possible warning sign that the card has been stolen is that the billing and shipping addresses do not match.
4. Secure Server Connection - https:// - Link to a special computer which encrypts confidential ordering data for customer protection. You know you are on a secure server when the URL in your browser says ';https://';. The ';s'; stands for ';secure.'; If ordering information is not sent via a secure server it can be intercepted by computer hackers.
5. Shopping cart - Software which allows you to accept product orders for multiple products from your website. This software automatically calculates and totals orders for your customers. Some setup must be done in the html code of your website, and the shopping cart software must be installed on the server which hosts your site or on the secure server which accepts sensitive ordering information.
Of the items above, I think you are asking more of your shopping cart system which is often the heart of an ecommerce website. Before anyone can recommend a software for you, you need to ask yourself the following questions:
- How do plan to handle payments (e.g. will you apply for a merchant account, will you accept check %26amp; money orders, or will you process payments offline)?
- How do you intend to shape customer experience while shopping in your site?
- Will you need to export data to an offline accounting system, such as QuickBooks?
- How will you present your products?
- How will you handle international sales?
- How will you calculate shipping costs?
- What shipping providers will you use?
- What shipping options do you need?
- Will you offer promotions and discounts?
- Do you intend to track your inventory by attribute (for example, white t-shirt with 14 XL, 7 medium and 9 large in stock?
- How will you manage orders received?
- Is the shopping cart spiderable by the search engines? How search engine friendly is your cart?
- What is the price?
These are but a few questions you need to ask yourself. Once you think through all the requirements you need, then and only then can you start looking for a shopping cart system that can provide all (or most) of what you need. Be open to the possibility that no shopping cart system exists to meet all your requirements so you need to customize the cart for your own use.
Here are some examples of shopping cart systems
OSCommerce http://www.oscommerce.com/ -- a free open source system based on PHP with tons of features. Easily customizable and works great for users with knowledge of programming.
CubeCart http://www.cubecart.com/ -- a free software that runs on PHP platform. There is a fee of $55 if you remove the copyright notice of CubeCart
ClickCartPro.com http://www.clickcartpro.com/ -- easy to set up and offers great value for its $99 price. Its site has an active support forum for users with questions.
LiteCommerce http://www.litecommerce.com/ - basic starts at $95, with additional fees for add-on features.
CandyPress http://www.candypress.com/ -- storefront is free while store administration component is $49
VP-ASP http://www.vpasp.com/ -- price ranges from $195 to $425, with additional fees for optional featuresI need advice as in what would be the best program to build an online retail website.?
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