E-Commerce

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More and more businesses are discovering the opportunities that abound for merchants on the World Wide Web.  With millions of shoppers possible and affordable tools to manage them, there are now many rewards and minimal risks for an online merchant. 

We can help you be one of these progressive merchants, offering you a spectrum of hassle-free approaches and related services that we feel are the best solutions in the industry.

Our complete Smalltown E-Commerce package includes:

Web Site Hosting

  • Full featured web site including your own new or transferred domain name
  • Up to 100mb of storage space, 99% or better up-time guarantee, comprehensive site building tools
  • Basic and enhanced web site activity reporting

Online Catalog

  • Your own online catalog showcasing up to fifty of your products or services (plans with more or less items are also available)
  • Three different item classification codes for your customization.   Use these fields for size, color, style, or any else that describes your product
  • Use of both full-sized and thumbnail images of your products to entice potential customers

Commerce Manager

  • Integrated shopping cart with automatic tax and shipping calculations
  • Optional online credit card merchant account with attractive rates and terms
  • PayPal compatibility
  • Integrated order management tool that allows you to organize and control order processing

Marketing Manager

  • Up to ten e-mail addresses for your domain
  • Search engine submission and management tools
  • A database that allows you to track your customers and generate e-mail newsletters
  • The ability to learn more about your customers through online surveys

Optional Features

  • An auction management tool that allows you to make the most of many popular online auction sites
  • Advanced search engine listings

And More!

The bullet points above merely highlight the many features of this complete e-commerce solution.

The good news is that we can build your site for you, allowing both you and us to focus on what we do best.  Smalltown will interact with you every step of the way, as together we create a site that captures the character of your business and effectively promotes your products and services.

The small town nature of our personalized services do not sacrifice the security and performance you expect of a modern online business, especially your own. 

That's why we offer our e-commerce solutions using a technology that has been used to develop and host over 125,000 web sites to-date.  The company offering this technology is backed by numerous strategic technology and business partnerships, industry recognition as an e-commerce services leader, and a firm financial foundation. 

We would be glad to share more information about this company with you, and are proud to participate as a Charter Member in their Developer Program.  

How much does all this cost?

These sites are remarkably affordable, with most sites costing less than $750 to develop and less than $100 per month to maintain.  Some typical expenses are as follows:

Frequency

Description

Typical Fees
One Time Only Domain Name Registration $ 70 for two years, renewable thereafter
  Smalltown development service for five page site with 25 item catalog (estimate) $400 to $750
 
Monthly Complete package indicated above (Web Site Hosting, 25 item catalog manager, Commerce Manager, Marketing) $ 55 per month
  Online Merchant Account $ 25 per month plus transaction fees
 
Maintenance Purchase a pre-paid block of ten hours of our development time to save significantly over our hourly rate.  Use this time to maintain your site as needed. Standard rate is $ 40 per hour, prepaid block of ten hours is $250.

Visit the Shop Smalltown web site to see this complete e-commerce solution "in action".  Remember though that that this is a live site, so any orders placed will be processed!

Let's Talk Business

If you have any questions about this package or would like to get started, please feel free to contact us today via e-mail or phone at (973) 300-4255.  In addition to this package we also offer a number of custom e-commerce solutions that can handle pretty much any requirement that you may have.  Contact us today and let's talk business!

 

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