E-commerce solutions
E-commerce
Sell on the Internet
One of the most demanded tools on the Internet are the online shopping carts, that allow users to sell over the web their products or services on a fast and easy way. Potential customers can usually purchase directly throught the e-commerce platform.
Traditional shops on a virtual environment
A website that allows online shopping uses similar tools than a "real" shop, but makes it lot easier to manage products, clients and orders.
Online Shopping Carts
They are lots of different platforms that help you create a virtual shop, some for free, some for money. You may also use simple payment procedures on your web that do not require of a great number of categories and articles. The chosen product will depend on the client's real needs and skills. The most common platfroms are OsCommerce, CRE Loaded, Zen Cart, X-Cart, VirtueMart and Magento, the new kid on the block.
As a general rule, a good e-commerce solution should allow to manage clients and products, offer a variety of payment platforms and delivery procedures, receipt management via email and the possibility of using SSL systems for online payment.
Which one to choose will be conditioned by the time spent on customising the shop, the use of editing tools, tha ability of importing and exporting files from Excel or the chance of offering different prices for the end customer and providers.
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