Below is some generic information about e-commerce
and secure web pages and shopping carts.
If you have specific questions, please let us know
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Question: I see that on your
page it says free shopping cart.
Does this mean free credit card orders or is this something
different?
It means that we have 2 free shopping cart programs
that you can customize for your needs
It also means that we include the use of ssl (secure pages)
You can use our secure certificate for the server
for your order forms so that you can take orders securely online.
There is no extra charge for this
or if you prefer
You can also get your own SSL certificate
(we do not charge extra for this-but-you will need to buy an
SSL
certificate from an issuing authority such as Thawte
or Verisign)
You would need to be set up to take credit cards online or
you can process offline
BestWebHost.com is not a
bank and we are not
credit card processors-this must be established
with a bank or online card processing system
BestWebHost.com can recommend a processor and
an online processing gateway to
process in real-time.
Paypal is also a choice for fast
start up with no monthly fees.
If you already have a merchant account
that is definitely a great start.
if you want to process online in real-time,
It is best to find out what shopping cart your
merchant account can work with.
Below is a link to the supported online processing
gateways
on the shopping cart included with
our web hosting.
You can check to see if it would work with your
merchant account
or pick one of the processing gateways that are listed on their site
to sign up with in conjunction with your merchant account
http://www.agoracart.com/paymentgateways.htm
For most shopping carts
You would need to be set up to take credit cards online
but one of the advantages of the Agora cart is that you can
you can also process offline
so you do not need to have an online processor
Please keep in mind
that processing online can generate a lot of fraud attempts
so you may prefer to process offline.
In this case you can send the shopping cart
information
to a secure password-protected web page so you can see
what looks legitimate before you process the order.
This will save you a lot of
chargebacks from your credit card processing company.
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Every credit card
processor has fees
pay pal isn't the best choice
but by the same token
the cost you pay is less initially-
but it is a little bit more trouble for the consumer
Some processors require that you use their own
shopping cart-
usually they are not cheap.
Our recommended processor will not require that you pay extra for a cart.
Click Here To Apply for
FREE for a
Credit Card Processing
Merchant Account
There is No Obligation!
If you do not use the above processor-before you pick a processor-
your best choice is to pick a shopping cart
and see what processor/gateways work with that shopping cart
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The shopping carts that are on the server are
agora cart shopping cart software
and the interchange shopping cart software
We would also be happy to install cube cart on your site
on our web hosting server
if you prefer to use cube cart
an example of a secure SSL shopping cart
using the agora shopping cart software
on our server is located at
https://secure.bwhst.com/~shopping
An example of a secure SSL shopping cart
using cube cart shopping cart software
on our server is located at
https://secure.bwhst.com/~cube
You can tell
that these are secure shopping carts by looking at the beginning of the url.
You will see https:// instead of http://
When you see https:// it indicates a secure page as long as the SSL
certificate is valid.
You can check the certificate status in your browser.
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re: how difficult will it be to design a site for the credit card
orders?
like any cart, the cart requires you inputting all pertinent
information, but the carts do come with easy to use control
panels for adding products.
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BestWebHost.com has an affiliation with a
credit card processor
if you need more details, please email us or
Click Here To Apply for
FREE for a
Credit Card Processing
Merchant Account
There is No Obligation!
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