ECOMMERCE
:: What is a shopping cart?
A shopping cart application uses the analogy of the supermarket shopping cart where the shopper can put items in the trolley as he browses the store. Items can be added or taken out at any time until the time comes to pay at the register.
Similarly in the online application. A visitor can browse an online catalogue, add items to their "shopping cart" and, once their shopping is finished, go to the check-out pages where arrangements are made to pay (usually) by credit card and the delivery details are collected.
Some sample shopping carts we have developed include:
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:: What does it cost?
- Custom programming fee: $2,200 (once-off)
- Service fee: additional $11 per month (added to Rent-A-Site fee of $66.55).
Our eCommerce shopping carts can be connected to your existing website at anytime. If you don't have a website, we can design one for you - see Rent-A-Site.
The basic eCommerce package provides for a catalogue of up to 20 products - with photos, prices and description.
Additional items may be added for no extra cost if they are provided in an existing database. If you would like The LAD to perform the data entry, the following fees apply:
- Text entries: $2.20 per product
- Product images: $16.50 each (incl. a thumbnail image and a larger display image for each item)
Monthly service fee includes hosting & unlimited updates to first 20 products.
For databases with more than 20 products, we recommend investing in a secure Administration panel that allows real time updating of the product database by an untrained operator via a browser. Administration panels can be developed from $1,650 (once-off), depending on the functionality included.
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:: How do I update prices?
The monthly service fee includes unlimited updates for databases with up to 20 products.
For databases with more than 20 products, we strongly recommend you request an administration panel for your shopping cart. You will then be able to change prices at any time, add or delete categories, products and descriptions.
The only thing you may need to contact us for is supplying product images for processing and loading on to the server so the catalogue can display them. However, if you are comfortable processing images, you can reduce costs by processing and uploading them yourself.
The convenience of the panel for both you and the visiting customer (who expects all prices to be correct when he/she visits) is well worth the modest once-off investment.
