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E-Commerce
is growing at an incredible pace with over $1
TRILLION in worldwide business-to-client revenues projected by the year 2012 (and $12.4 TRILLION in business-to-business revenues).
Adding
e-commerce to your site means one or both of the following:
- Adding to
your site a shopping cart service
that provides "add to cart" and "view cart"
functions, and a "checkout" sequence that includes a
secure order page that guarantees
secure transactions (using SSL technology).
 We've
installed a wide variety of shopping cart packages. However,
we specialize in installing the Americart
e-commerce package. Americart is an excellent,
very reasonably priced, secure-order, e-commerce service.
Enchanted Websites is one of only two companies recommended
by Americart performing for this service, and we have done
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- Following
this with an automated payment processing
system that verifies the credit card, charges it, and
then deposits it in your merchant bank account. If you are not
already processing credit cards, then you'll need to set
up a merchant bank account.
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For
many small businesses, the cost of the fully automating
the payment process (with money transferred into your
merchant bank account) does not justify the convenience
and savings in labor.
But
this option is available for anyone who wants it! And,
if you can justify the budget, there are a lot of reasons
in favor of being
able to take secure credit card and electronic check payments
24 hours a day, 7 days a week real-time, without ever
needing to speak to customers.
Once
you decide to go this route, the next big question is:
what payment transaction processing service should I use?
In our experience, this is not a simple matter; we've
found many such services to be unreliable, overpriced,
or both.
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After much exploring, we've converged on the Quick
Commerce System, from E-Commerce Exchange –
we highly recommend it to our clients.
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For our clients that don't yet have a merchant bank account,
E-Commerce Exchange
can typically establish a new merchant account within
5 to 7 business days, compared to 15 to 45 days for many
banks. They offer a pre-approval program for small merchants
and an overall application approval rate of more than
95% compared to 60% to 70% for the banks.
Extra
bonus: The Quick Commerce payment processing easily "plugs
in" to your Americart shopping cart system. The
compatability of your shopping cart service and your payment
processing service is the final big issue you have to
handle, and the choice of Americart and QuickCommerce
makes this simple.
Click
here for more information on the Quick Commerce
System, and on setting up a merchant account through E-Commerce
Exchange.
Testimonials
for E-Commerce Exchange:
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"We
found ECX's service to be the best on the Internet.
And they have very competitive rates. Our sales
have jumped since we started using online ordering."
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VantageNet
"Everything
works great! I like the way I get e-mailed right
away."
~ Laura Olsen, of Merchandise Marketplace
"After
submitting an information request form to E-Commerce
Exchange, I received a prompt response from a representative
who was very knowledgeable, and answered my questions
thoroughly. The process was very easy. My merchant
account was approved and activated within a matter
of days. Whenever I have a question, they are quickly
and proficiently resolved. And every person I've
dealt with at E-Commerce Exchange has been friendly
and courteous. I feel they appreciate my business
and are there to help my business succeed."
~
Brian Petersen, State of Jefferson Company
"E-Commerce Exchange has been wonderful for out
Internet business! We were working with a credit
card processing company that would send our funds
to us after 30 days or more. Now with QuickCommerce,
we are back in business with daily deposits straight
to our business checking account. Orders are processed
within 24 hours directly from our website. It truly
has been the sole solution to our Internet commerce
needs."
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Tyra Jackson
V.P. Nikjak & Sons Import Company
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Click
here for more information on the Quick Commerce
System, and on setting up a merchant account through E-Commerce
Exchange.
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Portfolio
of our e-commerce clients
Back
office software. A necessary complement to your online
e-commerce is your offline "back office", where you track,
process, and fulfill orders, as well as develop mailing lists and
mail promotions. Having a back office that integrates seamlessly
with your online e-commerce is imperative.
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