Affordable E Commerce Websites 

I build Websites that offer complete, end-to-end, E-Commerce solutions. I can provide the following services for your online business:

• Website design
• Hosting
• Domain Name Registration
• Link to 3rd Party Credit Card Provider (Payment Modules)

I can integrate the E-Commerce solutions into your existing website, or  build a new site from the ground up. I use Versions of ZEN CART, OS COMMERCE, VALUEMART to promote your products and services.

The solution is as simple as this: you provide  a list of your products, prices, descriptions, SKU's, and other information. We can work with your information on paper, in electronic files, or existing databases to prepare your site to sell online. We will take the information and create a custom E-Commerce solution for you. For a Sample of a E Commerce Site selling Art Material visit ARTXPRESS

I also offer "Back End" training on how you can easily manage your E-commerce store. Administering your own Shop can be extremely easy and cost-effective.

We offer a choice of Os Commerce, Zen Cart, Valuemart and optionally other shopping carts for your online E-Commerce needs.

Using Os Commerce / Zen Cart E-Commerce Solutions allows:

• Search Engine Friendly URL's
• Consulting and Setup with Merchant Providers (Ways to Accept Major credit cards online including PayPal)
• Customer Accounts
• Many Ways to Accept Payment Including Credit Cards, Online Checks, PayPal, etc.
• Customer Address Books for other Shipping Destinations
• Order History
• Temporary and Permanent Shopping Carts
• Search Catalog for Products or Manufacturers
• Product Reviews by Customers
• E-mail Notifications
• Foreseen Checkout Procedure
• Secure Transactions with SSL
• Number of Products in each Category are shown
• Bestseller Lists
• Display what other Customers have Purchased

Administrative Functionality of Os Commerce / Zen Cart include:

• User Friendly Design
• Add/Edit/Remove Categories, Products, Manufacturers, Customers, and Reviews
• Categories-to-Categories Structure
• Statistics for Products and Customers
• Dynamic Product Attributes
• Tax Zones, Classes, and Rates
• Configuration Parameters in Database for Remote Editing
• Admin Module can be Installed on another Server
• Payment and Shipping Modules
• Connection to oanda.com's for Currency Exchange Rate
• Edit Product display - on/off and order
• Store Backup Tool
• Add/Edit/Remove Admin Accounts and Assign Privileges

Os Commerce utilizes the speed and functionality of PHP and MySQL. The use of Os Commerce is growing rapidly, and since it is a true open source software there are countless modules available to add to your site - everything from new ways to display your products to complex shipping charge calculators for your site.

Zen Cart is the preferred method for E-Commerce solutions since it provides the best results. Zen Cart is easier to use and implement.

 Valuemart is a Component which can be easily integrated into the Joomla Content Management System (The Open Source Software THIS Website is build on.)

E-Commerce Solutions using OsCommerce or Zen Cart start at R 999.00.
*client pays for hosting (~R 480.00 per year,depending on the Hosting Plan taken out.)

E-Commerce Studies

"U.S. consumers spent $748 million on online content during the first half of 2003, representing a 23 percent increase over the same period in 2002."

--Publishers Association

"Projected to reach an estimated 63 million U.S. households by 2008, online buying is moving increasingly toward the mainstream. The typical web buyer has been purchasing online for about three years, spending about $300 online in the past three months, from household income of more than $70,000 per year."

--Forrester Research