Shopping Carts, ProtX, WorldPay, PayPal, SECPAY etc as part of an ecommerce web site strategy.

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Web Design, e-commerce, e-marketing agency, formerly ChinnerZinc web design agency, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

West Toddlehills Web
Blackhills
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
AB42 0LY
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shopping carts

Zincweb Internet - Web Site Shopping Cart and e-commerce solutions at realistic rates.

Online trading is a lucrative business. Around 100,000 companies have an e-commerce site, while another 400,000 are seen as potential users. And according to technology research company Forrester, UK online business trade was set to hit £300 billion in 2005 and e-marketplaces will facilitate 41 per cent of these transactions. In addition, e-business trade is on track to top euro 2.2 trillion in 2006, with the UK, France and Germany accounting for 64 per cent of Europe’s online trade. Obviously these figures do not tell the whole story – some industries have been quicker to adopt e-commerce than others and some firms have benefited more than others. What is certain, though, is that e-commerce represents a real opportunity for businesses to find new markets and serve existing customers more efficiently.

To enable you to succesfully sell online, we can provide, configure and build a complete shopping cart system, running on our Windows Server 2003 servers. This can be integrated with WorldPay, PayPal, ProtX, SecPay as well as other payment providers to accept online orders via credit/debit cards.

Time taken to customise this, and to upload product lines, configure and test etc will vary but, as a guide, you can generally start trading online for between £1000 and £2000. Payment providers acceptance, fees and credit card commissions are separate and depend on a number of factors - we can advise on the various options currently available.

Even once you factor in annual hosting fees from £50 annually, you'll soon see how much more cost effective this solution is, compared to application service providers like ShopCreator, who charge a minimal annual fee of £250 on top of any external hosting fees. And we build in, as standard, some fairly advanced features. It's worth it; one site we have taken over and redesigned has increased turnover by 400% in less than 4 years.

This shopping cart web design solution allows you to create, amend and delete product information online via your browser, as well as enabling you to create invoices, check stock levels, organise mailing lists for newsletters, plus much more besides. You can even run affiliate accounts and tracking. Or it can be as minimalist as you want - it's your choice! Fully enabled content and inventory management built in - no requirement for you to install any software! Click here for a live example. Or here for another. Or here for another.

Recommended ongoing hosting fees for these sites are generally £15 per month which includes domain registration, configuration and ODBC database connections using Access 2000 on an asp enabled Windows 2003 hosting account. There is no limit to diskspace. More complex sites and MS SQL for heavy traffic sites can be quoted on request.

Notwithstanding all of the above, we believe it is important to start with a thorough analysis of the business requirements and then match these to the available technologies to provide the optimal solution. We therefore offer application development services based on software tools from a range of vendors rather than restricting ourselves to a single product.

We have chosen the Protx payment gateway as part of our offering. As referral partners, we generally specialise in providing services to small and medium sized businesses. Referral partners have experience in integrating with Protx and already provide solutions to Protx customers. For SME's who have, or who are looking to upgrade to an internet merchant account, we are increasingly finding ProtX to be a cost-effective and alternative option to the other solutions. To apply for an internet merchant account, click on their link (opens new window).

Or, if you already have a merchant account and are upgrading to a full internet merchant account, we would also recommend looking at SecPay as an alternative cost-effective solution for small scale transactions. However, we believe ProtX is now possibly a better option for the majority of users but depends on circumstances. You can check the details for all on their websites or contact us for existing client feedback on these, or other, companies.

Finally, if still unsure, you can visit the DTI electronic payments site for an unbiased guide to which is the best payment solution (requires registration).

Click here for a standard list of online shopping cart features we can provide >>

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