The Internet has changed the way that small business does business. More and more companies are selling their wares online. Yhe proportion of websites enabled for online selling has increased significantly. According to one survey, from 2003 to 2004, the percentage of sites built by web designers that included e-commerce functionality rose from 17 percent to 23 percent.

E-commerce is more than just a shopping cart. You need to start with a secure site. Then you need to have a front page on your site that catches the consumer and keeps him or her there. You need an attractive page that is easy to navigate and use. You need a reliable order form that is easy to use. And then you need a way to get the buyer's credit card information and to charge that card. All of this is not as easy at it seems when one goes to Amazon.com or Buy.com. Then what happens if your site is a success? Will you be able to handle the increased web traffic? These are just some of the concerns involved in creating an e-commerce site.

We can build your site to collect the buyer's data into a database for processing later, and we can also link your site directly to a number of payment processors.

We can set up your site to create receipts that look good when the user prints them, and you can also email the buyer a copy of the order.

Our e-commerce sites are:

• Affordable: as your business grows, our payment solutions grow with you
• Efficient: transactions authorized in a matter of seconds
• Flexible: accept all major forms of online payments
• Trustworthy

Once the site is built, then there are issues of advertising and promotion. How will you get web surfers to your site in the first place? Are you going to send out mass emails? Are you going to advertise on the Internet? Are you going to pay to be featured in search engines? Are you going to advertise in the "real" world via telemarketing, direct mail, or other means? We can help you answer all these questions and many more. Go to the pricing page to get a sense of what this might cost your business, and go to the contact page to request a free quote.