E-Commerce: Bringing Your Company Into The New Age

Online, May 27, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Current business of SEEDS Technologies is becoming more about e-commerce, and with Magento (a community supported open source e-commerce solution) leading the way, the 2014 projection is a very tangible reality for a lot of small to large businesses looking to venture and expand sales into the internet domain. This is quickly becoming a super-hero and proving huge growth for bold pioneers like realnerdz.com, dura-mounts.com, and blankgolfballs.com. After just one year post launching of dura-mounts.com using an open source e-commerce platform, SEEDS Technologies interviewed with Mr. Dan Kelly, president of dura-mounts.com to see how his new business venture is doing, "Sales have increased over 200% after introducing my product to a whole new marketplace," Mr. Kelly said. "Also, given the marketing and search engine placement afforded to me by your solution, I am confident this is just the tip of the iceberg.". After analyzing dura-mounts.com customers through the checkout pipeline, it is boldly apparent that customers appreciate this new way of finding their products as well. So what are some of the concerns a business owner should have before making this leap into the new age? Given the depth of implementing, supporting, and branding a companies online presence, it is not an easy decision to make, and therefore the chosen firm to manage this undertaking should be well versed in both internet technologies, security, business, marketing, and the specialized needs of the business looking to open their electronic doors. Things like, SQL injection protection, code testing coverage, keyword analysis, proper payment gateway selections, freight integrations, data importing, and any back office needs of that business should be addressed in the design phase, and during quoting. Often times companies rush to the first firm selling themselves as web and marketing experts, only to find out that they lack as an integrated solution to handle all of the needed matters surrounding e-commerce. Some key things to inquire when searching for a provider is ask for their portfolio of existing online stores, their marketing abilities, and their proven ability to tackle any technological change required by your business, maybe in the form of certifications, like Zend Certified Engineers. With these elements in place you can be confident that embarking into the unknown can pay off drastically.