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E-Commerce websites allow you to sell your products and services online.
E-Commerce website design includes basic web design, plus the additional charges of creating a shopping
cart/checkout feature, website and email hosting, domain name acquisition, and the ability to process credit cards.
Contact us via our website or at 708-922-9444 for help with creating your new Ecommerce website.
- UCSI and customer select and purchase website domain name: 1 hour
- Customer applies for Authorize.net Payment Gateway: 1-2 weeks for approval
- Customer applies for Merchant Bank Account: 1-2 weeks for approval
- UCSI and customer select and purchase Shopping Cart Software: 1 day
- UCSI builds ecommerce-enabled website, including search engine optimization: 1 week - 3 months, dependent on
number of products/services and total website pages and when content is provided by customer
- UCSI tests online Shopping Cart and Credit Card Processing functionality: 1-3 days
- UCSI configures Google Analytics website visitor tracking: 1-3 days (optional)
- UCSI configures Google Adwords pay-per-click advertising: 1-3 days (optional)
- Go Live
This stage involves applications for an account with a Credit Card Processing Payment
Gateway (the actual credit card processor for online transactions), and Credit Card Merchant Bank Account
(the account where the Visa/MC, AMEX, Discover sale proceeds get deposited).
Authorize.net Payment Gateway
- Can access and monitor credit card payments received on the
Authorize.net Payment Gateway's website
- Can void and refund credit card payments on the Payment Gateway's website
- Identify suspicious credit card transactions with built-in fraud tools like card code
verification (CCV)and address verification service (AVS)
Merchant Bank Account
- Funds from online sales are automatically deposited into your Merchant Bank Account within days
- Options for Merchant Bank Accounts include American Credit Card Processing Corp., Noble
Merchant Solutions, Capital Merchant Solutions, CyberSource, and MerchantSource
Pricing
- Gateway Setup Fee: $99.00 once only
- Gateway Monthly Fee: $20.00 per month
- Gateway Credit Card Transaction Fee: $0.10 per transaction
- Gateway Batch Fee: $0.25 per batch
- Merchant Account Monthly Fee: $9.99 per month
- Merchant Account Authorization Fee: Visa/MC, AMEX, and Discover - $0.33 per transaction
- Merchant Account Transaction Fee: Visa/MC - 2-3% per transaction
- Merchant Account Transaction Fee: Discover, AMEX- $0.25 per transaction
NO INITIAL SETUP FEE!!!! This stage involves the acquisition of Shopping Cart Software
to handle the processing of orders on your website. You must have a Credit Card Processing accounts as
outlined above before the Shopping Cart Software can be implemented. We recommend Ultracart shopping carts,
but have also used Just Add Commerce and
GoEmerchant shopping carts. Pricing below is for
the Ultracart shopping cart.
Item Management
- Configurable item options such as size, color, length, etc.
- Supports taxable and non-taxable products/services
- Tools to batch import and update items
- Inventory controls to prevent ordering of items once they're out of stock
Shopping
- Calculates proper tax rates based upon customer's state and county
- Embeddable search system to allow customers to locate products quickly in large stores
- Cart holds item description, part number, quantity, price, and custom options
- Accepts both billing and shipping addresses
- Gift message and wrapping paper configuration
Order Processing
- Email notification when orders are received and when payments have been processed
- Customizable email messages sent to the customer upon product shipment including tracking link
- Professional packing slip printing customizable to allow printing on your company's letter head
- Return policy automatically shown to customer on invoice and printed packing slip
- Export your order information in the universal format, XML, for easy import or integration with
other systems such as accounting packages
- Quickbooks Integration
Shipping
- Various shipping methods available (UPS, USPS, FedEx, and more), plus real-time online shipping cost calculation
- Automatic shipping estimation directly on cart view screen
- Restrict shipping methods to specific regions or address types
- Specify which shipping methods are valid for free shipping offers on specific items
- Provide free shipping for orders over a certain dollar amount automatically
Pricing
- 0 to 250 Items / $0 to $50,000 Monthly Sales Volume: $49.95/month
- 251 to 500 Items / $50,001 to $70,000 Monthly Sales Volume: $69.95/month
- 501 to 1,000 Items / $70,001 to $100,000 Monthly Sales Volume: $104.95/month
- 1,001 to 5,000 Items / $100,001 to $150,000 Monthly Sales Volume: $154.95/month
- Additional Block of 5,000 Items: $50.00/month
This stage involves placing your products and services onto your website with Buy Now
buttons that are connected to the Shopping Cart and the Credit Card Processor. Once an order is placed, an
email will be sent immediately to notify you of the sale.
- 1-15 pages: $1500.00
- 15-20 pages: $1800.00
- 20-25 pages: $2000.00
- Website hosting fee: $360.00 per year
- Email hosting fee: $50.00 per email address per year, includes spam filter
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