Features of a recurring e-commerce solution

The site allows a company to offer its products as well as a printed catalog. On the other hand, all services which can be made available to users is proving to be close to the services available in a retail premises.
Panels of existing features to assist and guide the purchase of users are becoming more and developed, which leads to a marked improvement of services online sales.

The dynamic catalogue
The catalog is dynamic tool for a site e-commerce. It should be clear, intuitive and arranged to allow the user easy access to products. The process of navigation must be simple enough to deliver the user of the product categories to the lists of products can finally listings.

Must adapt to the supply of products, it can be broad or deep depending on the number of references contained in the catalogue. The organization by category or thematic product will be required to submit and categorize the product offering, it may in some cases extend over several levels depending on the number of references.

The lists of products are commonly accompanied by visuals that aim to guide users qualitatively until the product's details. A minimum of information must already be present at this level for navigating to inform cyberacheteurs correctly.

Finally, the detailed "products" must be sufficiently clear and attractive to present information in the product, seduced users and get them to place an order. The format of customization and product sheets appear to be considerable assets that should not be overlooked. In addition, special features, such as the proposal of substitutes and related products are able to offer a wider choice and help the user to find similar products although stocks of certain products are exhausted.

Today, a very large majority of dynamic catalogs are accompanied by a search engine that will facilitate access to the Internet product.

The shopping cart and the ordering process
The shopping cart is an important module for the consumer. A mini basket must be present on every page of the site to inform the user on the command he is doing. It may, at any time, go to the page "cart" which will provide full details of his order and allow it to complete its purchases.To this end, an ordering process, usually in four stages, will allow the user to specify their contact information, choose their delivery mode, select a method of payment and banking access the server.

The payment module
The user has the option, during the last stage of the ordering process to choose the method of payment that is most appropriate. The most common check payments, subject to reimbursement or by credit card.In the case of a payment by cheque, the Internet will print its order and return it together with a cheque or postal address provided to it. For a payment against refund, the process is similar except that the payment is made on receipt of the order.

Finally, in respect of the payment by credit card, the cybermarchand's mission, when the acquisition of an e-commerce solution, to make the necessary arrangements with a provider of banking in order to obtain permission and means technology to conduct transactions online and allow users to make their payment directly from the site.