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Building and E-Commerce Web Site

Many small business owners open a Web site as their sole source of business. They are not just marketing their offline business, but they are profiting from their Web site by selling products online. This type of online business is called e-commerce.

Opening an e-commerce Web site starts the same as building any Web site. You need to make a few determinations about how you will build your online presence. The difference between a Web site and an e-commerce Web site is that they are slightly more complicated to build and require more robust storage space from the Web site hosting provider. E-commerce sites also require the design and development of a “storefront,” that includes how products will be displayed and sold.

Some considerations for your storefront design include:

• How many products do you plan to sell on your online store?

• What capabilities do you need in your checkout system, called a "shopping cart"?

• Do you need sophisticated shipping and tracking?

• Do you want to offer promotional sales, coupons, etc?

Once you've answered some of the above questions, ask yourself the million-dollar question, "Can I set up my own e-commerce Web site or do I need someone to do it for me?"

Companies like Rising Site Services offer both do-it-yourself and do-it-for-me services. Do-it-yourself products such as Pro and Standard E-Commerce offer all the features needed by e-commerce Web site owners. Key strengths include:

• Pricing - NO transaction fees! -Only Rising Site Services lets you sell on a Standard or Pro E-Commerce Web site without charging you a percentage of your transactions. (Please note, this does not affect or eliminate any credit card fees you may be required to pay through your merchant account.)

• Ease of use - The Pro and Standard E-Commerce interface makes it easy to create a professional, easy-to-navigate storefront with back-end management tools.

• Security compliance - CISP and PABP Certified, PCI compliant.

• Technical Support - A variety of ways to get help including 24/7 Real Person Customer Service™, forums, live chat, ticket, fax and phone.

• Search-Engine-Optimization-friendly - Our E-Commerce pages are optimized to promote better search engine results and to drive traffic to your e-commerce Web site.

When designing your e-commerce Web site, look for step-by-step wizards to guide you through your storefront creation and a good selection of professional, pre-formatted storefront designs to use as a building block.

Secure your E-Commerce Web Site

Because you will be selling online, you'll also need to consider security features such as encrypted e-mail and SSL Certificates. These services tell your customers that the information they exchange with you is protected from hijackers and prying eyes. Your customers will want to see the lock at the bottom of their Web browser to know they are shopping at a safe site.

And Market Some More...

Remember, as with any Web site, you'll want to do some online marketing to promote your new e-commerce business. Make sure your Web site will rank high enough on the search engines to be found by your prospects. Statistics show that 62% of search-engine users click on a search result within the first page of returns. Rising Site Services offers many search-engine-optimization products to help improve the ranking of your e-commerce Web site.

 

Rising Site Services

Wheaton, IL 60187

630.715.8817

Email: Rick@RisingSite.com

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