WebNet Hosting offers Holiday Bargains for New E-commerce Customers

Art — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:09:30 +0000

WebNet Hosting shows that it is in the holiday spirit of giving back by extending a number of exclusive deals to all new clients from now until December 31. These incredible bargains include receiving the first month free on any of its Miva Merchant hosting plans, free setup for all shared and dedicated hosting plans, and a free copy of Miva Merchant 5.5, a product that has a value of $995.00. The leading solution in PCI and PA-DSS compliant e-commerce shopping carts, Miva Merchant 5.5 offers a variety of new features that can help WebNet customers take their online business to the next level of efficiency.

Based in the metro Washington, DC area, WebNet Hosting is an industry leading e-commerce hosting provider that specializes in Miva Merchant solutions. Its state of the art data center facility is equipped with fully redundant features, which has enabled customers to enjoy a fast and reliable network boasting an incredible 100% uptime guarantee. Since the company’s inception in 2002, WebNet Hostng has left a positive impression on the web hosting industry, putting a special focus on e-commerce with its world-class 24/7 technical support and unmatched, personalized customer service.

WebNet Hosting has assembled some very attractive bargains for new customers to coincide with the 2009 holiday season. Up until December 31, new clients can take advantage of the following deals:

Purchase any Miva Merchant web hosting package and receive the first month free. This includes WebNet Hosting’s E-Starter, E-Customized and E-Semi-Dedicated packages.

Free setup on all shared and dedicated server hosting plans. (setup fee normally $99)

Free Miva Merchant 5.5 software with a $995 value.

Free upgrade to Miva Merchant 5.5 with the purchase of any Miva Merchant hosting plan.

Free migration to Miva Merchant from previous web hosting company – no downtime guaranteed!

Miva Merchant 5.5 is the latest version of the popular e-commerce software designed for merchants who sell products and services on the internet. WebNet Hosting has been a premiere Miva Merchant partner since 2004, offering fully managed, highly customizable Miva Hosting plans starting from the low price of $24.95 per month. The company also offers dedicated server packages through Dedicated Miva Hosting for as low as $199 a month. In addition, WebNet Hosting promises that migrating existing stores from previous hosts to its servers is a fast and seamless process that can be done without incurring any downtime. Its team walks with online merchants through the migration process every step of the way, ensuring a fast deployment for both new and existing storefronts.

About WebNet Hosting LCC

In addition to traditional web hosting services, WebNet Hosting specializes in easy to use Miva Merchant web hosting solutions designed for businesses of all sizes. Its highly skilled team of experts make it a priority to keep themselves available while ensuring that the customer always comes first. A leading provider in the e-commerce hosting sector, WebNet Hosting has become a premier choice for web hosting and hosted shopping cart solutions.

The Essentials of E-commerce

Art — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:12:28 +0000

You may have been proficient at getting customers to buy products from your store in town, but online business is an entirely different game. Similar to the traditional business, you must literally build your store yet take a different approach towards drawing in customers and accepting payments. The essentials of e-commerce should go a long way in helping you succeed with your online business endeavors.

Building the Site

Obviously, creating your website is the first essential step. There are several tools available to help with this process from simple web building programs to dynamic programming languages. While a piece of cake for the experienced webmaster, this could present a huge challenge for someone who lacks web design skills. In this case, you should strongly consider hiring a qualified designer to build your site. A costly investment? Perhaps, but look at it from this perspective – it will cost far less than paying the architecture and construction company to build the facility for a traditional storefront.

Collecting Payments

Whether you’re dealing in goods or services, you need a way for customers to select items and take them to checkout. To accomplish this your e-commerce site will need a shopping cart. A quality program will allow you to add different products and categories, add taxes and shipping options, accept payment in various methods and more. When it comes to shopping carts you generally have to options: you can purchase a commercial product or go with an open-source solution.

Open-source shopping carts like osCommerce are widely available and may be offered at no additional cost with your web hosting package. Such a program will provide all the features you need to set up an online storefront. The disadvantage of open-source shopping cart is that some are not easy to customize and don’t cater to inexperienced users. Additionally, stores created with open-source software tend to look very similar to one another.

Commercial solutions are generally easier to customize and offer more features. This type of shopping cart will provide the uniqueness that allows you to standout from all the other store owners on the web. The downside here is that a program like Miva Merchant carries a high-end price tag that ranges from hundreds to thousands of dollars. You also need to make sure that your web host supports the software so it can be easily incorporated into your e-commerce platform.

Selecting a Payment Gateway

In addition to the shopping cart, you will require a payment gateway that enables credit card payments to be transferred to your banking account. To accomplish this task you can either sign up for a merchant account or use a third-party payment processor. Merchant accounts have setup fees, transaction fees and strict qualifications. However, the transaction fees are lower than using a service such as PayPal. In either instance, the overall cost are typically less when your monthly sales are over $1,000. Keep in mind that you will also need to secure the payment environment and protect your online transactions. The best way to ensure this security is with an encryption protocol known as SSL. You may have to purchase a certificate with a merchant account while PayPal takes care of securing your transactions.

Bringing in Customers

After creating the site and setting up the store, it’s time to generate some traffic and sell your items. There are many ways to go about this including advertising, getting your visitors to sign up for a newsletter, pay-per-click campaigns and specially crafted landing pages. Succeeding with e-commere is no easy task, but when laying a solid foundation, you can give yourself a much better chance of making continuous sales.

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