eCommerce

For many owners this is the prime purpose of their site.
Your website is your “shop” and the number of customers who “come through the door” is the single most important fact. When they arrive at your shop, you need to make the shopping experience a s good as any physical shop.

The website provides a shop interface and customers are able to easily find the items they want, see the price and purchase the item in a safe and secure way. We all use this process as a matter of course but “shops” online are very varied. They range in size from the site selling 10 different items to the www.tesco.com site which saves many people trips to the supermarket!
 

It’s likely that the following will feature along the way:

• ^Attractive
• ^{Easy to Use}
• ^{Good Navigation}
• ^{Sizing, colours etc.}
• ^{Post/Shipping Arrangements}
• ^{Confirmation Emails on ordering, dispatching etc.}
• ^{Secure credit/debit card facilities}
• ^{Enquiries Facility}
• ^{Stock Control and Sales Information}
• ^{Updateability}

What Sort of Shop?

You may be Tesco’s, you may not be, but the basic elements above will apply. If your site is relatively small then one type of design will be appropriate, but as the scale moves up then other arrangements may prove more suitable. These range from templated sites through to custom built shops with dynamic databases behind them supplying the shopping information. During our discussion we will take these various factors into account and suggest a range of options and costs for your deliberation.

The other point of considerable importance is your choice of credit card transacting. Customers require a safe and secure environment and you need the same. There are many suppliers in this area, and all have different benefits and costs. This will be part of the consultative process.