E-Commerce Solutions

One of the fastest growing uses of the Internet is electronic commerce, through the secure exchange of credit card information. Unfortunately, the cost of creating and maintaining an e-commerce web site can be staggering.

Midwest New Media has made online stores available to those who can't afford to pay tens of thousands of dollars or several hundred dollars per month just to sell a few products on the Web. We offer a fully functional, customizable e-commerce engine that will work for small business owners and large corporations alike.

Unlike other e-commerce stores, sites powered by our technology can be set up in a matter of days or weeks, rather than months.

Our e-commerce engine is also available to be licensed for use on multiple sites. Please contact a Midwest New Media sales representative at 1-866-742-9150 for more information.

Our e-commerce sites come with a variety of built-in and optional features, allowing nearly all types of businesses and organizations to sell their products online. All stores include a secure shopping cart, automatic calculation of shipping charges, sales tax for in-state purchases, and much more. You can also customize your store with informational pages, order notification e-mails, and a variety of features that many popular e-commerce sites boast.

In addition, our e-commerce engine allows site administrators -- our clients -- to manage product pricing, product and category information, retrieve and print orders, and maintain customer information.

The cost of implementing a custom-built e-commerce site is incurred as a one-time development fee, usually split into two payments (one before and one after completion of the site). Rather than paying upwards of several hundreds of dollars in monthly fees, our e-commerce hosting accounts start at only $40 per month. This service includes database hosting, support for SSL encryption, e-mail services, hosting for the non-shopping portion of your site, and technical support. Other typical costs include domain name registration, the purchase of an SSL certificate, and your merchant account fees.

Although we can integrate online shopping into an already existing site, the actual e-commerce functionality must be installed and configured by Midwest New Media's web development team.

Once the e-commerce implementation is complete, we will instruct the client on how to retrieve orders and administer the site. The online store can then be maintained entirely by the client, with no programming experience required -- it's as simple as that!

Breaking into the world of online sales can be a difficult and time-consuming endeavour, but for those who have the commitment, a superior web site, and Midwest New Media on your side, the sky is the limit!

To learn more about what is involved in building an e-commerce site, or to request a quote, please contact us via this web site or by calling a sales representative at 1-866-742-9150.