Features

When I first heard that Web Shop Manager was upgrading to a one page checkout, adding to an already awesome ecommerce web software, I thought to myself, why? What is a 1 page ecommerce checkout? What does it do for my ecommerce business? What does a one page checkout mean to my customers? What makes it a revolutionary one page checkout? What the heck is AJAX, besides a cleaner for my house!? So I completed some research to find my answers and discovered why Web Shop Mangers one page ecommerce checkout using AJAX is a must have for anyone who wants to sell products online!

What is it?
We all know that you have to go through a checkout in order to purchase products. Whether you are in a brick and mortar store or online, this process is required. Can you imagine being at the grocery store and having to go to 3 different stations to checkout? The first station, to inform the sales clerk what type of customer you are (existing shopper, new, or a guest). The second station, to provide them with your billing/shipping information and to decide if you need help carrying your products to your car. Then, finally the third station, where you would provide them with the payment for your goods. If this was the case we would probably get fed up and not continue to shop there and see several shopping carts full of food that had been abandoned!

So why do we put up with all those stops when shopping online? Why do we go from page to page providing a little information at a time to get what we want? Well, not everyone does. In fact I found that abandoned shopping carts is a common occurrence online. Several independent studies have corroborated cart abandonment rates of up to 75%, while it’s been noted that about half of all prospective customers bail out of their purchases sometime between selecting products and clicking the buy button. Also, research has shown that the longer it takes for a customer to complete a sale, the higher the shopping cart abandonment rate.

Well the great news is with Web Shop Manager’s revolutionary one page, one step checkout your customer’s no longer have to make all those stops. They will go from cart, to checkout/purchased in one step! Web Shop Manager’s one page checkout process allows you to close your sales quickly and easily.

What makes it work?
You may think to yourself why is this on page checkout such a big deal…I’ve see other one page ecommerce checkouts! But believe me you’ve never seen one as dynamic as this one-page ecommerce checkout! What makes web shop manager truly one page is AJAX!

To help understand AJAX I turned to Wikipedia. Ajax, sometimes written as AJAX (shorthand for asynchronous JavaScript and XML), is a group of interrelated web development techniques used on the client-side to create interactive web applications or rich Internet applications. With Ajax, web applications can retrieve data from the server asynchronously in the background without interfering with the display and behavior of the existing page. The use of Ajax has led to an increase in interactive animation on web pages and better quality of Web services due to the asynchronous mode. Data is usually retrieved using the XMLHttpRequest object. Despite the name, the use of JavaScript and XML is not actually required, nor do the requests need to be asynchronous.

AJAX’s use on the one page checkout enables the checkout to function so your customers do not have to wait for a new page to load or the existing page to reload. The information is evaluated and process behind the scenes, creating this seamless checkout process. This provides immediate customer feedback and error detection. This allows your customer to quickly complete the checkout and their purchase without stress or frustration.

Why must I have it?
As an ecommerce site owner you will see a drastic increase in your sales and cart conversions with this enhancement. Effectively and significantly reducing your cart abandonment rates. Existing Web shop manager customers are already experiencing an increase in sales. Less cart abandonment and more returning customers.

This revolutionary one page checkout is included when you using Web Shop Manager to maintain your ecommerce site with no additional cost. Also included are several enhancement features for the business owners. Offering you more tools to manage your orders, see additional information by customer, and advanced searching tools. You decide, based on the products, which fields you don't need. For example, if the product does not require shipping then the customer will not be asked for shipping information.

Combine all this with an already extensive list of feature and you will never want to use anything else to manage your ecommerce website. If there was ever a checkout system that was fun to use, this is it!

If you are looking to build a website and are unsure how or where to get started...you've found your starting point. Web Design Solutions (WDS) has everything you need. Whether you are looking to develop an informational site or sell Hundreds, Thousands, or Millions of products online, WDS is your new best friend.

Developing an ecommerce site has several components from deciding what your pages will look like to thanking your customer for their purchase. One of the greatest benefits to working with WDS is Web Shop Manager (WSM^TM), an unbelievably easy tool you will use to maintain your site, list hundreds of products, organize thousands of items, import millions of parts, and communicate with our customers. You will provide you the access efficient user interfaces for organizing and enhancing your products.

First must have the feature all ecommerce sites require which are menus for organizing your products. Of course WSM^TM has a feature for that, Categories. The employees at Web Design Solutions know how important it is for the consumer to easily 'shop' your site, no matter what industry. Consumers demand quick and easy ways to find the products they need. WSM^TM's categories will dynamically build your menus and list the assigned products. Change the category name or easily hide them if you sell seasonal products. So easy! So fast!

Do you have products that come in different size, color, or fragrance and you want your customers to customize the product to fit their need. Then WSM^TM has a feature for that, Options. Adding options to your product allows your customers to customize during the shopping process. These options give your customer the power to buy the right product for them. Create options with the greatest of ease using WSM^TM.

Have you ever wanted to find a part for your car? When shopping sites there are thousands of products to sort through. Customers want to find the part they need quickly and easily. WSM^TM has a feature for that, Tags or Attributes.  This feature allows you to easily organize your parts based on the year, make, and model. Then WSM^TM will display a straightforward search tool for the customer to narrow the products listed base on Year, Make, and/or Model they select. Consider your products SOLD when customers use this tool!

Selling products from several manufactures is exciting and offers your customers several options. But your customers will want to shop by Brand. WSM^TM has a feature for that, Brands. Easily create your brand, add a logo for brand recognition, specify the order you want them listed, and dynamically display them on all your site pages. Once you've specified which products belong with which brand your customers can click on the brand they love and shop their products.

Do you have Millions of products? Do you think if will take forever to get them on your new site? Are you worried that you do not have the proper staffing to do all the data input? No worries, Importing products is easier with our platform than any other one out there with custom profiles and scheduling you can keep your website data up to date with minimal effort.

For those of you that are in the automotive industry we understand the importance of managing your orders rather than managing products which is why we created a turn key solution for DCI / CatalogRack live integration. Web Shop Manager also comes with import tools for Network Solutions Monster Commerce, Yahoo! Stores, Volusion, osCommerce, Magento, Miva Merchant, Zen Cart, and more....

Any questions or concerns...do not worry WSM^TM has you covered, contact us today about your ecommerce needs.

In an effort to make Web Shop Manager more Manufacturer friendly we have added the following features to the Dealer package (some are applicable to all packages)...

• You can now block Dealers or other users from the free shipping option.
• You can now force Dealers or other users to only have Invoice for payment method.
• You can now set special messages for each step of the checkout for the Dealers or user groups.
• Limit certain pages, categories, & products to specific groups.
• You also still set Dealers and other users to tax exempt.
• Alternate email for new order notifications. (in config settings)
• Enhanced dashboard graph options to see your growth over longer periods.

In addition to our feature packed Google Maps integrated Dealer Locator, we make all fields optional so you can fill in anything or only fill in certain fields.

WSM just launched our new Live Chat eCommerce module which is available to all users in the Dealer package. Tests have shown conversion rates increasing from 2% to 20% with customers you engage in Live Chat for eCommerce customer support using suggestive up sell and cross sell techniques. Additionally you can be helping more people at once while doing other tasks using chat.

We are proud to announce our new Advanced Survey module so you can keep your finger on the pulse of your customers wants and needs. It offers many different question configurations including...

• Yes or No
• True/False
• 1 through 5
• Fill in the blank
• Multiple Choice with images

FREE to all Web Shop Manager V3.0 users is a fully featured photo gallery with nested albums as well as a basic event calendar to keep your visitors on top of things.