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Dynamic Cart Manager
Overview
You
have not seen our cart manager in action, you may preview
the Cart Manager, or sign up for a fully functional
demonstration
(opens in new window).
If you have additional questions that are not answered
here, or through the online help in the Cart manager,
please mail
your question. We will answer your question, and
may include it in this FAQ.
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a.
Why use our dynamic shopping cart
system? |
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Cost
Time to market
Control
Portability
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b.
What are the basic features? |
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c.
How much does it cost? |
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d.
License
Agreement (opens in new window) |
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II.
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Dynamic Cart Manager
Operation Overview
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Basic Manager Features |
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Add
a Product
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Adding an Image
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Edit
a Product
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Delete
a Product
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View
Current Products
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View
Shopping or Sample Cart
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Request
Feature
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Link
to SiteSolver Site
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Why
use our dynamic shopping cart system?
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Four
good reasons:
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Cost
- Time
to market
- Control
- Portability
Cost
The
number one reason to use a dynamic shopping cart is
cost. Paying a design firm, or even an in-house
designer, to continually update, change, add, and
delete products from your E-Commerce system can be
costly. With our easy to understand administration
system, you can add, edit, delete, and preview products
in minutes. No need to buy special software, hire
specialized help, or use your in-house designers to
complete the tasks of managing your online catalog.
And it is all browser based!!! Manage your products
any time, anywhere that you have a connection to the
Internet.
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Time
to market
With
our system, you can decrease your time to market.
Waiting for your design firm or in-house personnel
to add new products or make updates to existing products
means your time to market increases. Your competition
may get the jump on you. Do it yourself; when and
where you where you want. With our system, you can
log in any time and add that new product without waiting
for your designer.
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Control
Gain
control over your online catalog and shopping
cart system. Our system is designed with basic features
that can be expanded and built upon. No need to rely
on only simple template designs. We will produce a
personalized shopping area for you, based on your
requirements. Whenever your product needs change,
we can add the new functionality quickly, and at a
low cost. No need to wait for a new version of
someone else's software to be released. We work
with you to add new functionality that gives you control
over the catalog management process.
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Portability
Our
system is based on open source database engine (MySQL)
and programming languages (PHP / Perl). What this
means is that most ISPs already have these development
tools installed, and if they don't they are usually
willing to install them. These tools are cross-platform
and supported by a large network of developers. No
need to worry about what platform your ISP uses,
and much less headache if you decide
to switch ISPs.
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This
system is designed to allow you to easily manage your
online catalog. It
is designed with the basic features that most sellers
need, and can be expanded to meet your specific needs.
View
the cart manager introduction page (opens in new window).
The
basic features of the catalog manager are quite easy
to use. They costs of the following:
- Add
a product
- Edit
/ Delete products
- View
current products
- View
Shopping Cart
- FAQ
(this page)
- Request
Features
- Link
to your Home Page
Step
by step examples and descriptions of the manager functions
are covered in the Cart Operation
section below.
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much does it cost? |
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The
cart management system is sold via an Annual License
fee or Lifetime License. All
minor updates to the software are free with either
license. This does not include individual feature
and option requests made by the client. Refer to the
Payment
Terms section (opens in new window) of the
End User License (opens in new window) for more
details. By making payment and initiating service,
it is understood that you have read and agree to the
End
User License.
Payment
plans are available for those clients who wish to
lower initial costs. Payment options are listed below:
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License - $480 |
- $400
for first year paid in full - SAVE $80;
$480 each subsequent year.
- 12
monthly payments of $50/month ($600/year)
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4 quarterly payments of $140/quarter ($560/year)
- $200
setup for existing sites. Setup waived for
clients that retain SiteSolver for design
and/or hosting services.
The
annual fee is $480. That's only $40/month for
unlimited access to your online cart system. Setup
fee is $200 for existing sites that add this service.
The $200 fee is waived for clients that retain
SiteSolver for design and/or hosting services.
Get the first 2 months free when you pay
the full price. You pay only $400 for the first
year.
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| Lifetime
License - $1500 |
- $1200
if paid in full -
SAVE $300
- 12
monthly payments of $140/month ($1680)
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4 quarterly payments of $390/quarter ($1560)
- 2
semi-annual payments of $750 ($1500)
- $200
setup for existing sites. Setup waived for
clients that retain SiteSolver for design
and/or hosting services.
If
you choose to license the system for the life
of your site, there is a one time fee. Pay the
fee in full and get $300 off. You only
pay $1200. Setup fee is $200 for existing sites
that add this service. The $200 fee is waived
for clients that retain SiteSolver for design
and/or hosting services.
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All
support is free and handled via email.
Support is provided for issues related to the
basic operation and functionality of the management
system. This does not include individual requests
for additional features or options that are not
included in the base system. All requests for
additional features will be handled on a per incident
basis, and the client charged according to the
scope of the request.
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Dynamic Cart Manager Operation
Overview
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Manager
Features
If
you have difficulty understanding the operation of
a specific function, there is online help and details
about each function inside the manager system. You
may preview
the Cart Manager, or sign up for a fully functional
demonstration
(opens in new window).
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1.
Add
a Product
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Adding
a product is an easy process.
- Click
on the Add Products link
in the Product Manager navigation bar.
Note: if you have not done so already, you may
preview
the Cart Manager, or sign up for a fully functional
demonstration.
- Follow
the instructions and fill out the form to add
a short description, price, weight, size, color,
and long description for the new product. Note:
size and color attributes are common to many products.
Additional attributes can be added at time of
initial cart design, and will be included in the
cost of initial design.
- Add
an image for the product.
Note:
adding an image consists of locating an image
on your local hard drive so that it may be uploaded
to your database. Specific requirements such as
image size (in pixels) and file size must be met
so that the cart remains consistent and well formatted.
These requirements will be defined at time of
initial cart design. If you do not understand
the requirements for adding your image, read the
help section provided in that area of the manager.
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2.
Edit
a Product
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Editing
a product is very similar to adding a product.
- Click
on the Edit / Delete Products
link in the Product Manager
navigation bar.
- The
product editor window will open with all fields
populated with the data pertaining to that product.
- Follow
the instructions and to edit the short description,
price, weight, size, color, and long description
for the existing product.
- Edit
an image for the product.
Note:
editing an image consists of locating an image
on your local hard drive so that it may be uploaded
to your database. Specific requirements such as
image size (in pixels) and file size must be met
so that the cart remains consistent and well formatted.
If you do not understand the requirements for
adding your image, read the help section provided
in that area of the manager.
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3.
Delete a
Product
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Deleting
a product is a simple two step process.
- Click
on the Edit / Delete Products
link in the Product Manager
navigation bar.
- Click
on the
DELETE link next to the product you wish
to delete.
- You
will get a confirmation that the product is deleted.
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4.
View Current Products
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Provides
a quick view of the description, price, and image
associated with all products in the database. It
is a good way to check that your product additions
and/or changes are appearing in the database.
- Click
on the View Current Products
link in the Product Manager
navigation bar.
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5.
View Shopping Cart
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Provides
a link to your shopping cart page (sample cart page
in the demonstration mode) so that you may check
to make sure the cart is properly displaying the
products you add or edit. This link opens in a new
window.
- Click
on the View Shopping Cart
link in the Product Manager
navigation bar.
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6.
Request Feature
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Allows
you to send a request for additional features in
your Cart Manager or Shopping Cart System. Requests
will be reviewed, and we will discuss options and
costs for additional features with you.
- Click
on the Request Feature link
in the Product Manager navigation bar.
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7.
Link to SiteSolver Site
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Provides
a link to the SiteSolver site so that you may explore
additional services and keep up with the latest
news and advancements.
- Click
on the SiteSolver Home link
in the Product Manager navigation bar.
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