An ecommerce system can be as simple as a shopping cart script to facilitate an online purchase or it can be a sophisticated catalog website with hundreds or thousands of products.

Advantages of an ecommerce system

• Cost-effective
• Administration system for adding product pages
• Easy to manage orders
• Offer dozens of categories and thousands of products
• Manage specials, sales, coupons
• Email existing customers to create repeat business
• Inventory management
• Accounting integration for simplified bookkeeping

Interspire Shopping Cart

Design-First is a partner with Interspire, a leader in web-based business applications. Interspire's Shopping Cart is a great application for their ecommerce needs, offering a easy to use administration system for managing products, sales, coupons and inventory.

The Interspire Shopping Cart has built in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), and has an integrated Content Management System (CMS).

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Tips for choosing the right ecommerce system

With literally hundreds of ecommerce solutions available, how do you choose the right one for your business? Here are some tips and insight when considering a system:

• Try out the system as a customer. Make sure the system you are considering is easy to use, has clear navigation and a professional look and feel.

• Search Engine Friendly. Any system you are considering should be easy for search engines to find.

• Check out the administration system. Make sure the "backend" is easy to use and has all the features you need to add products, process orders and create specials.

• Multiple shipping options. Make sure the system you are considering allows you to set up shipping options that is compatible with your shipping companies.

• Promotion and marketing features. Consider an ecoomerce system which allows you to create gift certificates as well as easy Google Analytics integration so you can set up and track marketing promotions and offer coupons for customers.

• Database import and export. If your ecommerce website has thousands of products which needs to be updated frequently, having a database import and export feature will make your life a lot easier. If you use QuickBooks or another accounting system, having an easy way for exporting data is a must-have.

• Sophisticated in-store search. Having a smart in-store search for customers will improve your sales and allow customers to have a better shopping experience. 

• Related products feature. Offering related products or accessories is a great way to increase sales on your website.

Get started now

Design-First will be happy to help you get started with your ecommerce project.

First, we will need to know a about you business and the products you will be selling online. Next, we will put together a comprehensive proposal.

Please, call us at: 678-969-0448 or use our convenient Quote Request form to email us with details about your ecommerce needs. Or, use the Contact Form below to request additional information.