Ready To Launch a Professional eCommerce Business?

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Ready To Launch a Professional eCommerce Business?

Some Points to consider:

FastCommerce.com has designed its ecommerce tools to be easy to use. Hopefully you've started to build your online store as hundred of others are now doing. Always feel free to email support@fastcommerce.com for help on how to connect all the dots so you can go live with your new ecommerce website. FastCommerce.com is an easy, no cost way to have ecommerce software to start your online business.

In addition to using our ecommerce tools, you might want to consider using three other tools to ensure that you have the most professional ecommerce online store available.

Website Address:

We recommend registering your own domain website address. Many of you already have a website address. For those of you who do not, don抰 worry: it is easy. Simply go to a major domain registrar, type in a desired website address, and see if it is available. There are many website addresses that are both inexpensive and attractive from a marketing perspective. Having your own website address will give you your bit of real estate on the web, and the website address can be used with the FastCommerce.com ecommerce utility.

Credit card transactions:

As potential customers start to visit your site, their willingness to buy from you is a measure of their trust. Having a professional ecommerce website requires that the transactions be smooth and trouble free. You will want to automate the ordering process by having all credit card transactions processed by a major payment gateway. We use Authorize.net. An application form is available on our site. This will enable you to automatically process the credit card transaction, and then have the funds placed securely into your merchant bank account. Having credit card orders automatically processed in your shopping cart means that from the moment your customer hits the order button to the moment you complete the transaction, the funds will also be transferred.

SSL Security Encryption

A final and key component to having a professional online ecommerce store is securing all your transactions from theft due to hacking. FastCommerce.com can give you a powerful platform to build a successful ecommerce business, but it is your business, and you are the final arbiter for all transactions on the site. FastCommerce.com recommends purchasing a SSL security certificate through Geotrust, one of the top Internet security companies. One and Two year certificates are available through FastCommerce.com.

When you have completed these three steps, your ecommerce operations will be completely automated and secure. You can sell, and more importantly, your customers can buy from you, with complete confidence in your ability to keep their personal information secure. Both the Authorize.net and SSL certificates should be purchased through the FastCommerce.com website, and then we can install and monitor performance. You will then be able to install the Authorize.net and the Geotrust logos on your site so that your potential customer knows that it is safe to do business on your site.