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Dynamic Operation A good shopping cart program also creates dynamic order forms on the fly as the order takes place. The shopping cart should be totally dynamic; meaning it only executes code and retrieves products, images, and product descriptions from your database when your customers request it. During the checkout process it should also calculate shipping/handling and taxes for you.

Real-Time Credit Card Processing Powerful CGI, PHP, CFM, ASP, etc, scripting, processes commands for you on secure servers when your customers place their orders. Don't get this confused with credit card processing. What I'm speaking of here is the passing of your customers' order information from a secure form, to your merchant or payment processor, using one of the scripting languages above. Your payment processor or merchant, like PayPal, 2CheckOut, or Authorize.Net will then process the credit card. If you don't currently have a merchant or payment processor, and you are going to be selling online, then you NEED one.

Usability You can choose what options you want your customer to see. For instance, you can choose to display a search form on your shopping cart. A search form allows your customers to search your store for items by keyword or product name, etc. You can choose to display options like color, size and quantity, and even adjust the price based on the customer's selection. These are called options. Your shopping cart should also allow you to upload images of your products as well.

Stand-Alone -vs- Hosted Shopping Carts However, you CAN purchase standalone shopping cart software or services. The stand alone software, of course, requires skill and expertise to install it on your web host or on your own server. Some of the shopping cart services, although it may not seem like it at first, limit you as to what you can and cannot do. These services are most commonly offered by web hosts as a way to entice you to host your site with them. When using these types of services, remember, you're locked into using that web host when you opt to use their shopping cart service. Your business is not portable and becomes a part of that web host. Make sure there is a simple export process that allows you to easily download your website and shopping cart if you no longer wish to use their services. In my opinion, the best option is to use a shopping cart that runs from your own website, independent of your web host. Both Prowebware and stand-alone shopping cart applications run from YOUR website, giving you both control and flexibility.

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Topic starter Posted : 20/03/2010 5:41 am
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A good shopping cart program also creates dynamic order forms on the fly as the order takes place. The shopping cart should be totally dynamic; meaning it only executes code and retrieves products, images, and product descriptions from your database when your customers request it. During the checkout process it should also calculate shipping/handling and taxes for you.

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Posted : 26/03/2010 6:12 pm
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Hi

Stand-Alone -vs- Hosted Shopping Carts However, you CAN purchase standalone shopping cart software or services. The stand alone software, of course, requires skill and expertise to install it on your web host or on your own server. Some of the shopping cart services, although it may not seem like it at first, limit you as to what you can and cannot do. These services are most commonly offered by web hosts as a way to entice you to host your site with them. When using these types of services, remember, you're locked into using that web host when you opt to use their shopping cart service. Your business is not portable and becomes a part of that web host. Make sure there is a simple export process that allows you to easily download your website and shopping cart if you no longer wish to use their services. In my opinion, the best option is to use a shopping cart that runs from your own website, independent of your web host. Both Prowebware and stand-alone shopping cart applications
run from YOUR website, giving you both control and flexibility.

So, Which Is The Right System For You? Choosing a shopping cart boils down to 4 things: 1 Your Budget - Is FREE your only option or are you serious about your business? 2 Your Skill-level - Do you have the expertise to edit & install scripts on your server? 3 Desired Functionality - Want a professional results oriented system or a display case? 4 Time - Have time to take away from your business to shape and mold a new program?

Whatever you decide, your cart should also permit you to follow-up with your customers automatically and even instantly auto-subscribe them to your mailing list.

Thanks

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Posted : 27/03/2010 5:14 am
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Posted : 02/04/2010 7:44 am
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Re: Tips For Choosing The Perfect Shopping Cart

Hello
Real-Time Credit Card Processing Powerful CGI, PHP, CFM, ASP, etc, scripting, processes commands for you on secure servers when your customers place their orders. Don't get this confused with credit card processing. What I'm speaking of here is the passing of your customers' order information from a secure form, to your merchant or payment processor, using one of the scripting languages above. Your payment processor or merchant, like PayPal, 2CheckOut, or Authorize.Net will then process the credit card. If you don't currently have a merchant or payment processor, and you are going to be selling online, then you NEED one.

Usability You can choose what options you want your customer to see. For instance, you can choose to display a search form on your shopping cart. A search form allows your customers to search your store for items by keyword or product name, etc. You can choose to display options like color, size and quantity, and even adjust the price based on the customer's selection. These are called options. Your shopping cart should also allow you to upload images of your products as well.

Stand-Alone -vs- Hosted Shopping Carts However, you CAN purchase standalone shopping cart software or services. The stand alone software, of course, requires skill and expertise to install it on your web host or on your own server. Some of the shopping cart services, although it may not seem like it at first, limit you as to what you can and cannot do. These services are most commonly offered by web hosts as a way to entice you to host your site with them. When using these types of services, remember, you're locked into using that web host when you opt to use their shopping cart service

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Posted : 08/04/2010 5:15 am
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Nice tips .........really you have done a good job......thanks a lot for sharing
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Posted : 17/04/2010 6:42 am
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its gr8 tips..thanks for sharing with us.
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Posted : 19/04/2010 8:31 am
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I am developing my own website and was looking for the online shopping cart. Excellent ideas given by you in order to choose the best online shopping cart. I hope these ideas will help me in choosing the best one.

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Posted : 21/04/2010 10:50 am
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Great tips! What other features do shopping carts have? i am considering www.shoppingcartelite.com

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Posted : 27/10/2010 2:22 pm
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One of the simplest examples of flawed design decisions is the incorrect use of the shopping cart icon — a traditional icon which stands for the virtual holding place for any products of the store. Used properly, this little yet powerful element can help users to buy a product as quickly and painless as possible. As such, it is essential for the purchasing procedure and therefore deserves to be considered carefully during the design process.

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Posted : 06/01/2011 12:45 am
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I can't afford a shopping cart right now...lol

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Posted : 06/01/2011 3:02 am
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merchant shopping cart

I am looking for merchant shopping cart for my websites. I have already looked in the google and joomla but there is nothing I found in there.. I have used some of your links but didn't help me out because the templates looking for is related to agriculture templates. . So, if you have any idea or more link then please send it to me.

merchant shopping cart

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Posted : 09/02/2011 8:07 am
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Thank you for sharing these great tips, this will help a lot of people lighten their worries and problem in choosing a shopping cart. For more information about shopping carts and their features; check this shopping cart software chart. I am certain that this will help you choose the perfect shopping cart for your business.

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Posted : 26/03/2011 11:42 pm
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It is nice topic. Program of good shopping cart also creates dynamic forms for progress that the order takes place. The cart must be completely dynamic, which means that only executes code and retrieves product images and descriptions of the products of your database when your customers request. During the checkout process must also calculate the cost of shipping and taxes for you.

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Posted : 05/04/2011 7:15 am
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When using these types of services, remember, you're locked into using that web host when you opt to use their shopping cart service. Your business is not portable and becomes a part of that web host. Make sure there is a simple export process that allows you to easily download your website and shopping cart if you no longer wish to use their services. In my opinion, the best option is to use a shopping cart that runs from your own website, independent of your web host. A remotely hosted software may include an affiliate management feature as well. Choosing a hosted shopping cart is another tricky process that may require another book to write! The advantage is that the merchant does not have to worry about the transaction process and record keeping since the host will take care of them. Other merchants prefer purchasing just the software.

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Posted : 14/04/2011 3:07 pm
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