eCommerce Web Design
All good things must make their way online. Let's be honest, if you're not online to many people, you don't exist. Todays customer is highly educated on product choices. He compares prices, she checks out shipping costs, and if you're a favored site, you'll earn the privilege of a "bookmark" and repeated visits.
eCommerce web design takes your product or service outside your store and places it in front of millions of people. The cost of creating and maintaining an online site is peanuts compared to the vast expenses of brick-and-mortar establishments. All you need in the virtual world is a great product or service, the right ecommerce development tools and a perfectly engineered SEO strategy to make your business boom.
So what exactly do you need to get this online store? So glad you asked.
- A website for your store or service, of course ...preferably one you can maintain and update yourself with your most recent information.
- A way to mange it yourself and this means you'll need some sort of eCommerce web design that incorporates a content management system with tools that let you make changes yourself.
- a merchant account
- a payment gateway
- a shopping cart
The MaryDesigns® Solution
At MaryDesigns® we have our own content management solution and it allows customers to have the custom eCommerce web design they need at a very affordable price.
Keep the Money Honey!
Why would you spend more money than you have to to get an eCommerce website jazzed up with bells and whistles that you don't need? Granted, some eCommerce websites need to have their own merchant accounts, SSL certificates, and gateways with specialized shopping carts, but MANY online businesses don't need all that or the extra expense!
The "ideal" solution at MaryDesigns® for small to medium sized businesses involves our affordable MDcms™ Content Management System & Paypal®.
PayPal® offers eCommerce websites the ability to accept the same credit cards other eCommerce websites take without the monthly fees! Using PayPal® you can run your eCommerce website and pay a minimal transaction fee only when you actually sell something.
PayPal® offers you:
- Affordability by accepting payments from major credit cards cost-effectively, with no setup or monthly fees, and low transaction fees
- Security by having an industry-leading fraud prevention system and effective risk management models.
- A free business account in minutes, and access to the PayPal® suite of convenient eCommerce merchant tools
- Ability to reach people globally within a network of over 50 million accounts in 45 countries, and payments in five currencies.
MaryDesigns®, PayPal® and MDcms give you the tools you need to fully and effectively manage your online business.
