What is E-Business
Simply put Electronic Business (E-Business) is any business
transacted electronically. Electronic business is the buying/selling
of product and/or services over the Internet.
To conduct business on the Internet you need an e-business web site.
An e-business web site can be as simple as a catalog with an order
form, or it can be a complex multi-media enabled web site with
real-time credit card processing capabilities. The Internet has
enabled merchants to offer their goods and services to potential
customers around the world 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year. E-Business
offers customers the opportunity to browse, select and pay for goods
in real time from the comfort of their own home or office.
E-Business supplements the traditional selling channels and attracts
customers that you never knew existed. The Internet revolution is
affecting every company, no matter its size. Business of all sizes
can equally share in the benefits of e-business, but they are all
equally vulnerable to being left behind if they do not adopt the new
business models.
What is the difference between the Web Commerce Pro and Web
Commerce Lite packages?
The Web Commerce Lite comes pre-configured with Miva Corporation's
Miva Order shopping cart. This cart is designed to handle less than
25 products all of which must be in the same category and on one
displayable page. However, if you run an existing online store or
wish to deploy a store with more than 25 total products, Miva
Merchant, which comes with Web Commerce Pro is the only choice for
you.
Do I need to know HTML to build my store?
No. Each of our bundled shopping systems come with built-in store
builders.
What resources do I need on my computer in order to use E-Business services?
You do not need anything more than a personal computer with Internet
access. IF you do not have an FTP program installed, no need to
worry there are plenty of free ones out there
Will my customer's transactions be secure?
All transactions on your online store will be encrypted via Secure
Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. Any shopper using a browser supporting
the SSL protocol can shop with confidence, knowing that their credit
card information is being sent safely and securely over the
Internet. Almost all browsers nowadays support SSL.
Can I take online orders with your shopping cart systems and not
force my customers to use credit cards?
Yes. You can have customers place orders through your web site and
process them only after receiving payment by any means you desire,
either by check or by wire transfer.
I already have an E-Business Store, I want to now change my
Hosting Provider, what do I do?
You will need to submit a domain modification/transfer request to
the registry you originally registered with. Within 72 hours your
domain name will be transferred to our servers. But in the mean time
you can upload all your files to our servers using the IP address
you receive once you have signed up for an e-business plan. The best
way to avoid any downtime for your store during the transfer is to
make sure that you don't cancel your account with your current
hosting provider, until all your files have been uploaded to our
servers and your site is live and ready to go.
What is the difference between a web site and an e-business web
site?
