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  What is E-Commerce?    
     
  In short: e-commerce is the buying and selling of products and/or services over the Internet  
     
  What are the advantages of e-commerce?  
     
 

Some of the potential benefits of allowing your customers to shop online include:

  • Your products are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • Increased visibility through Search Engine Optimization and Marketing
  • Easy expansion to new markets
  • Lower transaction costs
 
     
  What features can you incorporate into my e-commerce site?  
     
 

  Marketing

  Products

  Orders

  • Manage home page content
  • Manage featured products
  • Manage best sellers
  • Manage new arrivals
  • Manage specials
  • Quantity Discounts by Product
  • Quantity Discounts by
  • Category
  • Generate Store Map
  • Add New Product
  • Locate Product
  • Manage Categories
  • Add New Category
  • Manage Product
  • Reviews
  • Manage Suppliers
  • Update Product Prices
  • Update Inventory Levels
  • Locate an Order
  • View all Orders
  • View Orders by Customer
  • View Incomplete Orders
  • Batch Process Orders
  • Help Desk

  Security / SSL

  Settings

  View & extract a sales report   by

  • Full HTTPS/SSL support
  • Secure HTTPS/SSL administrative access*
  • Password-protected administrative access
  • Encrypted customer data*
  • Store Settings
  • Display Settings
  • Checkout Options
  • E-mail Settings
  • Edit Store Buttons
  • Upload Images
  • Manage Blackout Dates
  • Manage Help Desk
  • Manage Content Pages
  • Manage Countries
  • Manages Taxes VAT
  • Security Settings
  • Date
  • Product
  • Affiliate
  • Payment type
  • Top products or customers
  • Export sales data

Customers

 

 

  • Locate a Customer
  • Add New Customer
  • Manage Pricing Categories
  • Place Order
   
 
     
  What do I need to start an e-commerce site?  
     
 
  • Domain Name (www.yourcompany.co.za or www.yourcompany.com)
  • Monthly hosting
  • Shopping Cart system
  • Merchant account i.e Paypal (in order to accept credit card payments)
  • SSL Certificate (to ensure that your site is safe and secure to use. SSL is a system in which web servers and browsers encrypt and decrypt all information that are transmitted and received)
  • Database support
 
     
  This sounds rather intimidating, right?  
 
Don't be anxious; iCreations takes care of all the abovementioned on your behalf! We specialize in creating top class e-commerce sites that complies with regulations, ensure secure payment processing and gives you a platform to sky-rocket your sales.
 
     
 

Interesting Statistics:
World Wide Worx director Arthur Goldstuck states that South Africans spent an estimated R929-million on online purchases in 2007, 35% up on the previous year (IOL Technology Newsletter, 30 December 2008)

 
     
  Do I really need an e-commerce site?  
     
  As a guideline, answer the following questions to determine whether you need an e-commerce site:  
 
  • Do you want a website that can serve as an online shop front or showroom?
  • Do you want to sell your products or services online?
  • Do you understand your target market and their receptiveness to online shopping?
  • Do you want to enable your clients to shop 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?
 
     
  If you answered yes to these questions, you can benefit from having an e-commerce site.  
     
  What are you waiting for?  
     
  Get a quote today!  
     
     
   
 
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