E-Commerce is the process behind websites that enable them to offer products
and services, take payment and in the case of electronic items such as Software
and E-books will also take care of delivery.
The cost of an E-Commerce website can range from a few hundred pounds to many
millions. How to determine that cost is not always clear. It is easy to
spend too much but just as easy not to spend enough. Careful consideration
of your requirements coupled with a knowledge of all E-Commerce packages and
capabilities is the safest way to make this decision.
A multitude of software is available the majority of which is excellent for
their targeted product markets. Yet like trying to fit a square peg in a
round hole it's easy to acquire the wrong solution for your business, the result
of which can be extremely expensive.
Many of the best packages are open source but this doesn't make them free, indeed these communities boast higher profits than do many of their commercial
competitors. Their strength comes from the wisdom of crowds who share the
achievements as well as the problems faced by the community. Commercial
solutions benefit from a narrow vertical market. Often these are high
margin products that warrant detailed pre and post sale information.
Not every E-Commerce package can provide a solution for every business.
In fact not many E-Commerce packages provide solutions for more than a handful
of disciplines and all those that offer a close match to your business will not
be able to do so right out the box. Apart from installation, configuration
and design most of them will not automatically fit with your current business
process and will require modification.
We have E-Commerce engineers who understand both platforms as well as
programmers experienced with PHP, Perl and .Net which means we can integrate
your current business into the correct E-Commerce solution. For a free
quote and advice please
contact us.