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E-Commerce: The
act of selling products and / or services on the internet!
E-Commerce
Hosting
A
convienent way of using electronics to push products to customers
all over the world without the requirement of owning a physical
store. In order to sell products or services over the internet,
one must obtain web space online for a storefront and catalog
to be viewed by potential customers. This web space is usually
obtained in the form of domain web hosting. Many of the web
hosting providers on the internet offer ecommerce packages
with most hosting plans
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E-commerce Packages Should
Include the Following
There are many features that can come along with an
e-commerce package or plan. Below you will find some
of the most important tools and services you will need
for successful sales to potential customers all over
the web.
- PayPal Support:
Easy-to-use, convienent, online payment system. Handles
the actuall exchange of funds online. Work directly
with the merchant account that has been set-up.
- Merchant Account Support:
Provides websites with the ability to accept electronic
payments online; credit or debit card processing.
This is the process of actually setting up a bank
account to work with a PayPal type of system.
- OS Commerce: (Open
Source)
Provides the ability for people and companies to access
the source code on ones website. For retail it provides
access to the catalog of products, services, etc,
from outside companies.
- Shopping Cart:
Software that acts as the online catalog and ordering
process. It is the interface between a web site and
its deeper infrastructure. This will allow consumers
to choose merchandise, review the items they have
selected, make needed modifications or additions,
and purchase the merchandise.
- Self-Signed SSL:
The SSL verifies your identity to an end user, creating
a secure connection, while being invisible to anyone
that may be monitoring network traffic. It allows
for encryption of communication between two hosts.
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In Conclusion
If your goal is to sell products or services on the world
wide web, you will need some sort of e-commerce set-up. This
type of business can be compared to a mail order company.
The needs for delivery and custom support are identical. The
main difference is the amazing potential to reach more customers
using the web. To have this type of business your web site
will most likely be required to have ecommerce software, use
of secure servers, merchant account set-up and their resources.
There are numerous ecommerce
web hosting packages that will guide you through the setup
process of creating a safe and secure online store.
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