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ShopSite 8.2 Feature Checklist
For a list of new features in ShopSite 8.1 and 8.2, see ShopSite's New
Features help page.
Back to "Learn
More About ShopSite" page.
A more compact version of this page can be seen at ShopSite's
Web site - ShopSite 8.2 Feature Checklist
| Browser-based Interface |
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To use ShopSite, all you need is a Web browser. With your Web browser, you administer your store using ShopSite's intuitive user interface. Because you don't need to load any software onto your PC, you can update prices, view orders, or add products to your store from any computer in the world.
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| Store Setup Wizard |
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The first time you use ShopSite, the
ShopSite Storebuilding Wizard will help you enter products, create pages,
and set up your store for commerce. Within a few minutes you can have
a simple store ready to take orders.
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| Basic/Advanced Editing |
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Once you have gone through the storebuilding
wizard, ShopSite gives you the option to continue in a wizard-like
interface, or to jump into an advanced editing mode where you have access
to all the ShopSite features. In either case, ShopSite's intuitive interface
will make editing your catalog as easy as possible.
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| Context-Sensitive Help |
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Even
the easiest programs take some getting used to. If you are ever in a
bind, context-sensitive ShopSite help is never more than a click away.
Simply click on the "?" on any page
and you will be whisked to information on the topic at hand.
You can navigate the help table of contents, find topics in the index,
or use the help search feature to locate just the information that you
need.
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| Full Control Over Store Look-and-Feel |
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| ShopSite gives you many ways to customize your store to look just the way you want it--without needing to call in a Web designer to do it for you. For instance, you can simply choose colors, font sizes, etc. from drop-down menus to change to look-and-feel of your store.
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| 15 Product / 5 Page Limit |
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| ShopSite Starter limits merchants to 15 products and 5 pages. |
| Unrestricted Number of Products and Pages |
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| Manager and Pro do not have any restrictions on the number of products or pages a merchant can add to the store. |
| More
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| When you want to provide more information about a product without taking up more space on the product list page, ShopSite Manager and Pro allow you to create More Info Pages. A more info page gives each product a page all to itself so you can include all the information your customers might want. More Info Pages even include META Content and Keyword fields, as well as other search engine friendly features. |
| Search Engine Friendly HTML Pages |
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| ShopSite's Pages and product More Info Pages are designed with Search Engine Optimization in mind. ShopSite Manager and Pro stores include the option to specify unique title text, META keywords, and META descriptions for each page or product More Info Pages. |
| Automatic Multiple Page Generation |
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| If you have a lot of products that belong on the same page because they're similar, you don't want your customers to have to scroll and scroll and scroll to see the entire page. Simply tell ShopSite how many products to put on each page, and ShopSite will automatically create the number of pages needed. |
| Page Preview |
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| When building store pages, merchants using ShopSite Pro can now preview pages before publishing them to the live store. If the page still needs a little tweaking, the merchant can make changes and preview the page again until it is satisfactory. Customers will not see the changes until the store is published. |
| Commerce-Enable
Existing Web Sites |
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| Do you already have a web site to which you want to add commerce? With ShopSite you don't have to start from scratch. Simply open up your existing page in the Web editing program of your choice (FrontPage, PageMill, NotePad, etc.) and drag or paste order buttons from ShopSite directly onto your existing page. Within a matter of minutes you can have your existing Web site ready to take orders. ShopSite's merchant Product Search feature makes it easy to find the exact product you want to create links for, even if you've got a large product database. |
| Works With Any Web Editing Tools |
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| There are dozens of great web-editing tools on the market today. Some, like Microsoft FrontPage or Adobe GoLive, make creating pages, image maps, etc. a piece of cake. Others, like Adobe PhotoShop or Macromedia Fireworks, make it simple to create nice graphics, complete with JavaScript rollovers. We've made it easy for you to use ShopSite with products such as these. Every ShopSite catalog page can be customized with HTML or JavaScript pasted directly from one of these programs. Or, you can build your entire site in a program like FrontPage, and just use ShopSite to commerce-enable your pages. And, of course, ShopSite gladly accepts all the nifty graphics you want. |
| Store
Layout Themes |
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ShopSite lets merchants select themes that apply to every customer-facing screen in the store. Themes allow for a consistent look and feel throughout the store, with options including color schemes and various layouts. In addition to the included themes, ShopSite Manager and Pro let merchants design and upload Custom Templates to create their own theme. |
| Flexible
Store Templates |
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| ShopSite store templates are used to control the look of store pages, and has templates for every different customer-facing screen. They can be used together as part of a theme, or individually to give each page a unique look. Merchants with ShopSite Pro or Manager stores can design and upload their own templates. |
| Custom Template Upload and Edit |
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| Custom templates are great for having complete control over a store's look and feel. ShopSite Pro and Manager lets you upload templates right into the back office, where you can apply them to your store, and even make changes. |
| Copy Pages and Products |
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| Save time when adding new pages or products to a ShopSite store by copying one that already exists. ShopSite Manager and Pro stores let merchants copy an existing page or product and then change only the parts that are different. |
| Custom Page Extensions |
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| Advanced Web developers will enjoy ShopSite's Custom Page feature. With this feature, designers can embed ShopSite database calls into an HTML page. This allows you the flexibility of customizing a page to your hearts content, while affording you the easy maintenance of a database-driven site. |
| Advanced Image Handling |
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| The advanced image handling in ShopSite lets merchants create image subdirectories and organize images and other media. You can select images from easy drop-down lists, or use the more powerful popup window to navigate and select images. |
| Visual
Color Selection Tool |
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| ShopSite lets merchants set colors for text, links, and backgrounds throughout the store. A frame around the color-code box in the back office lets merchants preview the selected color, with a color-wheel selection tool in a pop-up window. |
| Customize Store Text |
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like the way ShopSite says "Choose type of payment"? Would you rather it said, "Choose your type of plastic"?
You can make it say whatever you want using ShopSite's Store Text configuration
fields. Use this feature to tailor your store to meet the specific needs
and tastes of the market you are serving. |
| Data Import Wizard (bulk upload) |
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| You've got a thousand products stored in an offline database. Re-keying those products into your online store could take a lot of time--and money. ShopSite makes it easy to get those products into your store. Simply save the products in tab-delimited file (any database or spreadsheet will do this), and use ShopSite's upload wizard to import the data into your store. Within a few minutes, a thousand products are part of your online store. |
| Products & Pages
XML Upload/Download |
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| It's easier than ever to manage your Product and Page databases using the XML upload/download feature. The robust XML format helps ensure your data remains consistent no matter what program you use to view or edit the information. |
| PowerEdit |
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| Let's
say you need to change the price on twenty products. All you want to do
is type in the new price for the products, not scroll through all the
information for each product, clicking "next" endlessly just
to get to the information you need. With ShopSite PowerEdit, you can simply
highlight the products you want to edit, choose to edit price, and then
type in the price for each of the twenty products. With just a couple
clicks your store is updated with the new information. (By the way, this
is possible for any ShopSite field!) |
| Global PowerEdit |
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| You've just decided to run a sale on all your drills--all 70 of them. Instead of changing the price for each product individually, simply use ShopSite's Universal PowerEdit feature to change the price of all of them at the same time. You simply highlight all the drills, select to edit universally, and then type in the sale price (say 20% off). ShopSite automatically calculates the sale price, updates the pricing, and even displays a customizable sale graphic if you like. You type the sale price in once, and all 70 products get updated. |
| Searchable Products Database |
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| You have 500 tools in your store. You need to update the description of one drill. ShopSite makes it easy to find just the record you are looking for. Using ShopSite, you can search through the names, SKUs, product descriptions, etc. in your store to find that one product you need. |
| Searchable Pages Database |
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| ShopSite Pro makes managing large sites easier with a merchant Page Search feature, which makes finding the page you're looking for quick and easy. |
| Media Library Manager |
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| Want some custom graphics in your store? With ShopSite's Direct Media Upload feature, you can upload graphics from your hard drive into your store. Once a graphic is in your Media Library Manager, you can easily view it, change attributes, and assign graphics to products or pages. |
| Order Download into QuickBooks (tab-delimited) |
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| >Are
you using Intuit QuickBooks to manage your business? ShopSite can easily
download order information in QuickBooks for Windows format (IIF file)
so that you can track sales and profits right in your accounting system. |
| Easy
Order Printing |
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| Merchants can view and print orders easily with ShopSite. Order details are displayed in a printer-friendly format; simply press the Print button
on the order detail screen to get hard-copy of the order. Packing slips, which do not contain payment information, can also be viewed and printed in the same way. Both Orders and Packing Slips can have customizable headers and footers. |
| Automatic Order Download in XML format |
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| The XML Order Download feature lets you retrieve order information automatically, with no manual intervention. In addition, as future versions of ShopSite continue to add new features and data fields to the order download, programs written to use the XML Order Download will not have to be updated if they have no need for the new data fields. |
| Searchable
Orders Database |
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| Merchants can search the ShopSite order database by keyword, based off criteria such as new orders, order number, customer e-mail address, billing or shipping information, payment status, and even promotional information. |
| Store Statistics |
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| In order for your business to be as successful as possible, you need to be able to quickly evaluate and react to your stores traffic. ShopSite makes it easy to get a snapshot of your stores success. Using just your browser, you can get detailed reports on sales, page hits, traffic summaries, as well as reports on where customers are coming from as they enter your site. |
| Packing
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| Order fulfilment is made easier with ShopSite's packing slips. The packing slips contain all the order details except the billing information. Packing Slips can have customizable headers and footers, and an option whether or not to display prices. |
| Inventory Tracking |
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| Want to keep track of sales so that you'll know when to reorder products? How about limiting sales so that you don't oversell a limited-edition product or one that you don't want to reorder? ShopSite's inventory tracking module can do that for you, and can even send you e-mail messages when stock of a product is low or out. It also can prevent customers from ordering a product that is out of stock. |
| Secure Order Management |
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| ShopSite makes it easy to view your orders securely from any computer--all you need is a browser. |
| VISA
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| ShopSite version 8.1 has been certified by VISA as a Payment Application Best Practices approved application. Merchants who configure ShopSite according to the PCI Security Practices guidelines can be confident that the credit card and order information is safe and secure. |
| Page
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| ShopSite stores Page and Product data in an SQL database. SQL is a fast, efficient system for storing information. |
| Written In Fast, Compiled C Code |
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| It's
time for programming trivia! Question number one: which runs faster (assuming
all else equal), a program written in C or a program written in PERL?
If you said C, you are correct. If you said "huh???" you are like the
rest of us. While it may seem insignificant, rest assured that ShopSite
is written almost entirely in efficient compiled C code. This makes it
faster, which means your customers aren't stuck waiting. Now go impress
all your friends at a cocktail party with that one. |
| Orders
Stored Encrypted On Server |
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| Customer billing information such as credit card numbers are stored using modern data encryption techniques, including AES and Merchant (public/private) Keys, to help prevent any unauthorized access to customer information. |
| Order System Tracking |
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| The Order Access Tracking System keeps a log of activity in your Order system, including a computer ID cookie1 file so you know who has been looking at your orders and what has been done. Order tracking information is stored for a full year, using an automatically-rotating log system. |
| Merchant
Security Status Indicator |
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| ShopSite displays merchant security status information on the Orders page to ensure merchants are aware of how protected the payment information is. |
| CVV2 Fraud Protection |
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| Everyone wants to protect againt fraud on the Internet, and ShopSite lets you do something about it. Merchants can request or require that customers enter the CVV2 value printed on the back of most credit cards, which helps to ensure that the customer actually has the card and that the number is valid. |
| Google
Checkout, PayPal, & WorldPay Fraud Protection |
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| ShopSite protects merchants from fraud by preventing malicious attempts to modify payment information for Google, PayPal, and WorldPay payments. Merchants are notified if order information is altered on the remote payment site. |
| Verified
By Visa for Verisign |
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| Verisign payment gateway in ShopSite now
supports the Verified By Visa program. |
| Verisign
Fraud Control |
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| ShopSite passes the information required
by Verisign's Fraud Control system, allowing merchants to participate in the program. |
| Human Order Validation |
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| Many hackers use scripts to test stolen credit card information in online shopping carts. The Human Verification Image prevents scripts from using your shopping cart by requiring the shopper to input information from a non-computer readable image. |
| Option
to not store Credit Card numbers |
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| Merchants using real-time credit card processing gateways can configure ShopSite not to store credit card numbers to prevent any possibility of customer credit card information being stolen from the ShopSite store. |
| Does
Not Require Cookies |
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| ShopSite stores do not require cookies in order for customers to complete purchases. Cookies, which store small ammounts of information on the customer's computer, are usually safe but some privacy concerns motivate people to disable their use. ShopSite uses cookies to enhance the shopping experience, such as the MiniCart and Customer Registration, but cookies are not required for customers to make purchases at ShopSite stores. |
| Database Management |
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| Every PC user knows that failure to back up data can result in a headache. ShopSite makes it simple for you to maintain up-to-date backups of your data. Using a simple point-and-click interface, you can verify database integrity, and back up and restore databases on the server. ShopSite Pro and Manager stores can even extract databases to your personal computer for safekeeping. With ShopSite you don't have to rely on others to preserve your data. |
| Easily Upgradeable |
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| ShopSite merchants can upgrade to the latest version of the ShopSite shopping cart software easily. ShopSite's install program automatically detects if an existing earlier version of the software already exists, and will upgrade the store without changing existing settings. |
| Customer Registration |
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| Customers
can register at ShopSite Pro stores to make ordering quicker and easier.
ShopSite remembers customers, including preferred payment methods and
previous "ship to" addresses. Merchants can assign customers to different
customer groups, and give each group it's own coupons for discounts to
entice customers back to the store or to reward regular customers. |
| Merchant Notification of Orders |
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| Want to keep tabs on your online business? ShopSite makes it easy for you. Every time a customer places an order, ShopSite can send you an e-mail message containing the order information. |
| Automatic Customer Receipts |
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| Have you ever placed an order at an online store, only to be left wondering if they really received your order? It's not a pretty picture. ShopSite makes it easy to ensure your customers aren't left in the dark. As soon as a customer places an order at your store, she receives an e-mail receipt for the order. The receipt can be either plain text or HTML format. And since you can customize the e-mail receipt, you can include information on additional customer service, promotions, etc. |
| HTML Customer Receipts |
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| Have you ever placed an order at an online store, only to be left wondering if they really received your order? It's not a pretty picture. ShopSite makes it easy to ensure your customers aren't left in the dark. As soon as a customer places an order at your store, she receives an e-mail receipt for the order. And since you can customize the e-mail receipt, you can include information on additional customer service, promotions, etc. |
| Order Total on First Cart Page |
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| Have you ever been at one of those Web stores that makes you go through page after page and fill out form after form before you can see the order total, including tax and shipping charges? ShopSite is much friendlier! Customers can see the total cost of the order -- including tax, shipping, and any surcharges -- right on the first page of the shopping cart. |
| Secure Order Capture |
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| ShopSite makes it easy to view your orders securely from any computer--all you need is a browser. |
| Real-time credit card processing |
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| Do you want to process credit cards on
the fly? You can easily configure ShopSite to work with any of several payment
gateways, which means that your customers can pay quickly and easily, which
can lead to more sales. Learn
all about Credit Card Processing in ShopSite. |
| Minimum Order Value |
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| Tiny orders can actually cost a business more than they bring in when you include the costs of order processing, shipping, and stocking, etc. With ShopSite, merchants can set a minimum order value requirement for shopping carts. ShopSite will notify customers that an order does not meet the requirement and invite them to order additional products. |
| Shopping Cart Templates |
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| Some
other shopping carts allow you to change some wording here and there,
but ShopSite goes way beyond other carts! With the template-driven shopping
cart in ShopSite, you can change the entire layout of the cart pages to
completely match the "look" that you have for your store. |
| Order Confirmation Page |
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| ShopSite merchants can choose to allow customers to review their order and payment information on a confirmation page before finalizing the check-out process. This is a helpful step to reduce the possibility of mis-typed information that holds up orders. |
| Optional/Required Address Fields |
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| ShopSite
doesn't force you into using a "one size fits all" shopping cart. For
example, let's look at address fields. With ShopSite, you control which
fields are displayed and which fields are required. Want separate billing
and shipping addresses? No problem. Want to only ship to the billing address
to help prevent fraud? It's as easy as checking a box! |
| E-mail
Address Validation |
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| If the customer e-mail address is an essential element of order fulfilment, merchants can select to enable ShopSite's e-mail address validation feature, which requires the customer to enter the e-mail address twice and then compares the two addresses. This can prevent a big headache caused when customers mis-type the e-mail address during the check-out process. |
| Freeze
Order Options In Shopping Cart |
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| Merchants can select not to allow customers to change order options from the Shopping Cart screen. |
| Separate Shipping and Billing Addresses |
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| ShopSite
doesn't force you into using a "one size fits all" shopping cart. For
example, let's look at address fields. With ShopSite, you control which
fields are displayed and which fields are required. Want separate billing
and shipping addresses? No problem. Want to only ship to the billing address
to help prevent fraud? It's as easy as checking a box! |
| Ship Only to Billing Address |
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| ShopSite
doesn't force you into using a "one size fits all" shopping cart. For
example, let's look at address fields. With ShopSite, you control which
fields are displayed and which fields are required. Want separate billing
and shipping addresses? No problem. Want to only ship to the billing address
to help prevent fraud? It's as easy as checking a box! |
| Custom Checkout Fields |
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| Do you want to or need to add your own form fields to the ShopSite shopping cart? Custom Checkout Fields make it easy for you to offer additional services or gather information from shoppers that you require for processing orders. You can offer gift wrapping, require shoppers to accept your terms of service, gather additional shopper information, ask survey questions, or anything required for your business! |
| Cart Info as JavaScript Variables |
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| ShopSite stores shopping cart information as JavaScript variables, which can be used by custom scripts such as the MiniCart, which displays shopping cart information on store pages. Other uses for the shopping cart JavaScript variables could be for external inventory control or order fulfilment information. |
| Merchant Check-out Javascript |
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| Add your own input verification JavaScript to your Check-out screens to make sure the customer has given you the information you need to fulfil the order. |
| Mini Cart on Store Pages |
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| The ShopSite mini cart is just the thing to keep customers updated on the status of their shopping cart while they continue to peruse your product pages. With a simple tweak of a custom template, you can change the style of the mini cart to show more or less information. |
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| ShopSite makes it easy to list products from your product database in an eBay auction. A selected product can be listed with just two clicks, or you can take the time to customize the product information for the eBay listing. |
| Customer
Reward Program |
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| Reward
loyal customers and encourage new customers with rewards such as "buy 10 get 1 free" or "buy two pairs of shoes, get a free pair of socks".
Rewards can be set up per-order, or over time for registered customers. |
| Tell
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| Draw customers to your store by letting customers tell their friends about your products. Store Pages and Product More Info Pages can have links that allow visitors to send an acquaintance an E-mail containing a short message and a link to the page. |
| Gift Certificates |
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| Gift Certificates are the ideal solution when you're looking for a gift for that hard to shop for friend or relative. Now customers can buy and redeem gift certificates in your online store. ShopSite Pro Merchants have complete control of what types of certificates to offer, and how they look. |
| Customer Registration |
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| Customers
can register at ShopSite Pro stores to make ordering quicker and easier.
ShopSite remembers customers, including preferred payment methods and
previous "ship to" addresses. Merchants can assign customers to different
customer groups, and give each group it's own coupons for discounts to
entice customers back to the store or to reward regular customers. |
| Digital
Coupons |
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| Want
to entice surfers into your store? Want to convert browsers to buyers?
Use ShopSite's coupon feature to offer discounts! You can create coupons
for a specific product, a list of products, or entire orders. You can
offer currency or percent discounts, and you can tie a discount to a minimum
order ("Save 20% when you buy three or more!"). You can send coupons in
e-mail, display them in banner ads, or place them on pages in your store.
You can also create coupon codes that customers enter on the shopping
cart screen to apply a coupon. |
| Digital Downloads |
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| ShopSite Pro lets you sell software and documents that customers can download right after they complete the purchase. They can either click the product name right on the receipt, or receive the link via e-mail. While making it easy for you (no shipping!), ShopSite protects your files from unauthorized access. |
| Variable Pricing |
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| Specifically designed for auctions and donation sites, the variable price feature lets customers enter the price that they want to pay for a product. You can enter a minimum price to make sure you're not taking a loss on the product! You can also enable a variable product name and variable product SKU, if needed. |
| Opt-In E-Mail Marketing |
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| Want to keep in touch with those customers after they complete a purchase? ShopSite merchants can add a checkbox to the order form so that customers can request to be added to the store's e-mail list. The checkbox can be checked or unchecked by default. |
| Flexible Product Placement |
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| Merchandising online is a lot like merchandising anywhere else--product placement is key. ShopSite makes it easy for your to put complimentary products next to each other on a page--ensuring that your products will be seen as much as possible by shoppers. |
| Associates Tracking |
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| Amazon.com
has turned a simple business idea into a great success. To extend their
reach, they offered anyone who refers them business a cut of the sales
they refer. These sites are called "associate sites." ShopSite makes it
easy for you to set up associates, track all sales coming from associate
sites, notify associates of orders, and even calculate commissions owed
to each associate. |
| Configurable
Store Search |
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| The easier you make it for your customers to shop, the more likely they are to make purchases. ShopSite makes it easy for your customers to find the product they are looking for in your store. Your shoppers can search for any product information such as product name, description, or SKU. And your customers can order products directly from the search results page. |
| Advanced Product Search |
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| Both merchants and customers have more search options with ShopSite Pro. Merchants can include Ordering Option information and search keywords that customers can search on, and customers can use wildcards characters and AND and OR searches. |
| Put Products On Sale |
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| Displaying
sale items with ShopSite is a breeze. You simply enter the sale price
(or % off regular price) and voila, ShopSite displays the regular price,
the sale price, and can even display a customizable "on sale" graphic. |
| Product Quantity Discounts |
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| Reward customers for buying in volume by offering product quantity discounts. One or two may be good, but 10 or 20 is bettter (and cheaper)! |
| Order Discounts |
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| Do you want to encourage customers to purchase more at your site? With ShopSite's discount calculation module, it's easy. Simply specify a given discount for various total purchase amounts and ShopSite does the rest for you. |
| Product Upsell/Cross-sell |
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| Let's say you are selling a nice cordless drill. You also sell a great set of drill bits. With ShopSite it is easy to upsell from just the drill alone to a drill/bit set pack, or to use suggestive selling to encourage your customer to purchase bits with the drill. Either way, you can easily present shoppers with multiple opportunities to buy more at your store. |
| Unlimited Product Options |
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| Do you have products that come in different variations. (Like t-shirts that come in different sizes, colors, or materials?) With ShopSite you can easily create an unlimited number of product options for each product. |
| Per-option Pricing |
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You sell computer systems. Your base model comes with an 8 GB hard drive. But customers can upgrade to a 16 GB hard drive for $100. With ShopSite, you can easily create unlimited configuration options (like hard drive, RAM, and monitor size)--each of which can increase or decrease the price of the product.
This feature can be used to sell special packages as well. For instance, your cordless drill costs $109, but when purchased with a drill bit set (value=$20) the package costs only $115. What a deal! Well ShopSite makes it easy for you to create this kind of an option for the shopper. |
| OrderAnywhere |
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| ShopSite makes it easy for you to place order buttons in any digital medium (like a CD, an e-mail, or even a banner ad)--making it possible to attract customers to your site with special deals in just about any way you can imagine. OrderAnywhere technology isn't just nifty, it's easy to use too. You can simply drag or paste order buttons just about anywhere you want. |
| OrderAnywhere by SKU |
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| ShopSite OrderAnywhere links can be generated based on products SKUs, making it easier than ever to add a ShopSite shopping cart to an existing website. Store pages with OrderAnywhere links can even be generated on-the-fly for database-driven dynamic stores. |
| Meta Tag Editing |
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| ShopSite Manager and Pro stores include META Description and Keyword tag editing options for Pages and product More Info Pages. Many search engines use the META keywords and description as part of their indexing system. Effectively using your META tags can make a significant difference in your search engine ranking. |
| All Catalog Pages Indexable By Search Engines |
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| ShopSite's Pages and product More Info Pages are designed with Search Engine Optimization in mind. ShopSite Manager and Pro stores include the option to specify unique title text, META keywords, and META descriptions for each page or product More Info Pages. |
| Dual Currency Support |
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| Do you need to display your products in British Pounds and the Euro? With ShopSite, you can easily display product prices in two currencies. You simply tell ShopSite which currencies you want to use, what the exchange rate is, and ShopSite does the rest. If only taxes were so easy. |
| Configurable Payment Types |
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| ShopSite includes a wide variety of payment methods you can accept. These include major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, etc.), several popular online payment methods (Google Checkout, PayPal, World Pay, NetBanx), or even the ability to use your own customized payment method. |
| Real-time credit card processing |
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| Do you want to process credit cards on the fly? You can easily configure ShopSite to work with any of several payment gateways, which means that your customers can pay quickly and easily, which can lead to more sales. Learn all about Credit Card Processing in ShopSite. |
| Google
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| Google Checkout has been integrated into ShopSite. Learn more on our Google Checkout page. |
| PayPal
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| ShopSite supports PayPal's new payment system offering, which allows merchants with PayPal accounts to accept credit card or PayPal payments to their PayPal account without leaving the ShopSite shopping cart. |
| PayPal Payment Method |
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| Merchants can configure ShopSite Pro,
Manager, and Starter stores to let customer pay through PayPal. PayPal allows
merchants to accept credit card payments without the need for a merchant
account, plus shoppers can pay with funds from a bank account or other source.
PayPal also supports international payments, and is available in over 35
countries. Learn all about using PayPal in ShopSite. |
| NetBanx
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| ShopSite supports NetBanx, a UK based payment processing service. |
| PSiGate
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| ShopSite includes support for the PSiGate payment gateway, which works with both Canadian and United States merchant accounts. |
| Authorize.Net eCheck.Net Payment Method |
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| Why not let customers pay for purchases directly from their checking account? With ShopSite and Authorize.Net's eCheck.Net service, you can accept electronic checks securely as payment in your store. |
| WorldPay Payment Method |
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| WorldPay is an international payment processing system that allows you to accept payments in a variety of different types of currency. |
| YourPay Payment Method |
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| YourPay is another real-time credit card payment processing system available to ShopSite merchants. |
| Flexible Shipping and Handling Options |
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| ShopSite makes it easy to configure shipping and handling options based on any number of methods. You can choose multiple shipping methods based on the shipment company (UPS, your local postal service, Albatross Air, etc.) and the shipment method (per product, by total weight, by flat rate, etc.). You can apply shipping charges on a per-product or per-order basis (or both) either as fixed charges or based on the order subtotal, shipping weight, number of products, or shipping charges. You can even provide shipping box dimensions for dimensional weight calculations. |
| Real-time
FedEx Shipping Quotes |
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| Merchants can get real-time shipping quotes from FedEx using ShopSite's integrated FedEx shipping support. |
| Real-time UPS Rates and Services |
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| ShopSite lets your customers choose UPS shipping services and see real UPS shipping rates right in the shopping cart! No need for customers to fill out information and click their way through a tedious order form just to find out shipping costs, which means more completed orders. |
| Real-time UPS Address Validation |
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| Save shipping costs by ensuring that customers enter valid city, state, and ZIP code information with UPS Address Validation. Customers even see suggestions on how to correct the address. (US addresses only) |
| Free Shipping |
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| When
you want to give your customers that extra incentive to place an order, "Free Shipping!" is
often just the thing! ShopSite lets you mark individual products as having
no shipping charge, and you can configure free shipping for entire orders
based on the order value. You can restrict free shipping to certain countries,
and you can exclude certain Zip codes, such as Alaska or Hawaii. |
| Product and Order Handling Charges |
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| ShopSite merchants can include handling charges, which are added to the shipping costs to pay for things such as packaging materials. Handling charges can be applied per-product or for the whole shopping cart. |
| Selectable Surcharges |
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| Want to charge extra for orders being shipped overseas? For gift-wrapping? How about for special handling services? Whatever your need, ShopSite's handy surcharge feature makes it easy to cover those extra costs, or offer an additional service. |
| Flexible Tax Options |
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| Taxes--the bane of our existence. Especially when we have to calculate and track them. Well, ShopSite makes it easy to calculate taxes due, without a lot of headache. |
| ZIP/Postal Code-Based Tax Calculation |
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| ShopSite stores can calculate tax based on customer ZIP/postal codes and a merchant-supplied rate table. You're assured of always collecting the tax rate that you set for the customer's shipping address. |
| Page and Product Templates |
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| ShopSite store templates are used to control the look of store pages, and has templates for every different customer-facing screen. They can be used together as part of a theme, or individually to give each page a unique look. Merchants with ShopSite Pro or Manager stores can design and upload their own templates. |
| Shopping Cart Templates |
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other shopping carts allow you to change some wording here and there,
but ShopSite goes way beyond other carts! With the template-driven shopping
cart in ShopSite, you can change the entire layout of the cart pages to
completely match the "look" that you have for your store. |
| Search Results Templates |
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| The new Search Template feature allows you to have complete control over the way your search results are presented to visitors to your site. The optional override templates for Products and Links makes it easy to customize the look of your search results without interfering with the normal presentation of your products and pages. |
| Customer Registration Templates |
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| Customer Registration screens are completely customizable, thanks to ShopSite's custom templates feature. Customer Registration templates allow designers complete control over the look of each of the customer registration screens and e-mail messages. |
| Gift Certificate Templates |
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| Gift Certificate templates give you the ability to control the appearance of the gift certificate order page, as well as the look of gift certificates delivered electronically or via mail. |
| Tell
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| ShopSite's Tell A Friend feature, like all customer screens and e-mails, is completely customizable through ShopSite Custom Templates. Merchants can select different templates, and designers can build all-new templates for the Tell A Friend pop-up window content and the e-mail message sent. |
| Custom Pages
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| Advanced Web developers will enjoy ShopSite's Custom Page feature. With this feature, designers can embed ShopSite database calls into an HTML page. This allows you the flexibility of customizing a page to your hearts content, while affording you the easy maintenance of a database-driven site. |
| Custom Shipping API |
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| ShopSite's Custom Shipping API allows developers to write applications that calculate shipping costs in the ShopSite shopping cart, as well as sending information to third-party shipping label-makers. ShopSite partners have used the Shipping API feature to integrate with FedEx, USPS, and other shipping tools. |
| Order API |
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| The ShopSite Orders API allows advanced users to customize the order process by writing scripts to meet specific needs. Users have written scripts which hook into custom payment processors, such as the Royal Bank of Canada, or to give access to digital downloads. |
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