Shopping Carts & E-commerce

Adding Shopping cart functionality to your website

For the average business, finding a shopping cart to suit your needs can be a confusing and frustrating process. How much should I pay? What features do I need? The good news is Edesign is here to help. We have no allegance to any software vendor and are happy to offer free solutions if they suit your business needs.

"Off The Shelf" Shopping Cart Solutions

Off the shelf solutions are a cost effective way of developing an ecommerce website. Different styles are available and can be modified to suit your company. There are some limitations with the look and style that are built into off the shelf solutions. They do however allow inclusion of your company logo or banner and use of company colours.

Avantages:

• Cost effective
• Easier to set up
• Less time to implement & manage

Disadvantages:

• Reduced ability to customise
• Limited features

Fully Customised E-commerce Solutions

Customised solutions are available and can be created to your specifications with our programmer. Please contact us to discuss your needs.

Avantages:

• More powerful features
• Fully customisable
• Less time to implement & manage

Disadvantages:

• Longer lead time as site must be built from ground up.
• Higher set-up costs

If you are not sure which method will suit your company please call us to discuss the different options.