Ecommerce website options
The complexity of how you do business online
will determine the level of technology required.
This may seem obvious but your ecommerce
website needs to fit in with your budget.
Overspend and the business will fail fast.
will determine the level of technology required.
This may seem obvious but your ecommerce
website needs to fit in with your budget.
Overspend and the business will fail fast.
The benefit of current opportunities is that there are many "pre-developed" ecommerce applications on the market.
They still require some technical know-how to implement. But the cost is comparatively low and manageable.
We, like most web designers, integrate these into our websites.
They still require some technical know-how to implement. But the cost is comparatively low and manageable.
We, like most web designers, integrate these into our websites.
Key factors of ecommerce customised design
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The technological issues we address for customising a design come down to the practical aspects needed to serve your customers:
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Consider the possibilities for online sales, cross selling
and up selling in this one image alone. 
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These are the critical features of what we look at before we would move forward with a customised design.
Generally the business size would have sales/revenues over 500K. (GBP;USD;Euro)
However some businesses, such as travel, have complex product offerings
which require customising databases for all the available options.
Generally the business size would have sales/revenues over 500K. (GBP;USD;Euro)
However some businesses, such as travel, have complex product offerings
which require customising databases for all the available options.
Common applications used
Using a standardised ecommerce product allows a business to develop. Most products are based on features and functionality which is standard for the level of business use. Each has pros and cons and so the adoption of any as a main product would be scrutinised.
We will use smaller packs as a good way to introduce a business to ecommerce or to perform some evaluation testing prior to a larger implementation.
We will use smaller packs as a good way to introduce a business to ecommerce or to perform some evaluation testing prior to a larger implementation.
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Most common ecommerce generic applications used:
Premier product Magento More advanced use Shopify Volusion Wordpress (open source) Big Commerce Starter Weebly Wix |
Simple ecommerce application
with RWD 
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We can work with any of the above.
Though we do recommend those which we feel offer
the best all-round value for your specific business needs.
Though we do recommend those which we feel offer
the best all-round value for your specific business needs.
A little more on Magento
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Magento has developed a an open source product (i.e. it accepts add-ons from 3rd party approved developers) which mirrors many of the features you would expect if you had developed your own ecommerce solution.
It is essentially a developer's tool and you its implementation requires technical know-how. It does have a small business version which can be installed on a DIY basis. This option is not cheap compared to others (such as Shopify or Big Commerce). Magento's additional benefits are that it can be used as a full retail system combining payments through the till and online. (Or "physical" and "digital".) The enterprise edition is customisable to fit your business requirements. Any business adopting Magento should be aware that it also needs a technical resource to maintain and manage it. |
Some independent verification on the Magento product &
the underlying benefits of applying ecommerce in your business |
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