Below are a few more factors that you should look into when you are trying to set up the ecommerce store of your online business :
The merchant account – the processing capabilities as well as the data security that is given by a merchant account are the main points that you should study. A good and effective merchant account should give you the benefits of faster processing as well as help you in making your transactions flow more smoothly.
The Shopping Cart – Try to give the most time and resources in deciding what kind of shopping cart you should use for your ecommerce store. By looking for and getting a shopping cart that can be managed easily and give you the most levels of customization for your ecommerce store you will get the most benefit out of it. You should look at the shopping cart and see if it allows you to do vital functions like inventory management, catalog management, store design and layout. You should get a shopping cart that can give a simple and easy management without necessarily breaking the bank.
The choice you will make as to what shopping cart to use will decide your work when it comes to integrating payment gateways and shipping carriers. There are some shopping carts that has built in integration facilities and process expediting that will help when starting your online business. In cases such as these, you will only be required to select the shipping carrier or the payment gateway and then pay certain fees in order to start selling online.
Originally posted on January 21, 2011 @ 11:30 am