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| What do you think is the most appropriate way to sell
your products or service over the internet? Unanimously the answer
is : An Ecommerce website with payment gateway
facility. |
| Ecommerce or Electric commerce is the conducting of
business communication and transactions over networks and through
computers. Specifically, ecommerce is the buying and selling of goods
and services, and the transfer of funds, through digital communications. |
| The owner of this kind of website, is provided with
a facility to list the products, which He/She intends to sell over
the internet. A shopping cart is incorporated in
the site, which is a piece of software that acts as an online store's
catalog and ordering process. Typically, a shopping cart is the interface
between a company's Web site and its deeper infrastructure, allowing
consumers to select merchandise; review what they have selected; make
necessary modifications or additions; and purchase the merchandise. |
| In order to receive online payment for the purchased
merchandise the site is integrated with a payment gateway. A payment
gateway is a service provided by a billing processor, which allows
credit card information to be collected and passed over the internet.
A payment gateway can be thought of as a digital equivalent to a credit
card processing terminal. Although there are many payment gateways
available, some of the most popular include PayPal,
CCAvenue and
Verisign. |
| This kind of web site is suitable for anyone, who is
innovative and wish to sell their products over the internet. |
| The site administrator will be provided with an password
protected administrative control panel through which He / She can
manage / monitor the activities of the website. The customer details,
number of orders placed, pricing on each product, shipping details,
billing details etc can be easily managed, through a user friendly
interface. |
| There is no limitation to the category and sub-category
of the product. Infinite number of products can be displayed in these
websites. |
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