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How do I
get started with Ecommerce?
Contact support@ie96.com
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Is osCommerce really
easy to use?
Yes! osCommerce has a complete set of wizards to simplify
the process of building your store. You can use the "wizards"
to get your store setup within minutes.. osCommerce requires no daily management. Installation
takes less than a minute on any web server with
several automated installation scripts.
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Is osCommerce
sophisticated enough to handle my complex ecommerce store?
Yes! The browser based administration interface provides access
to an array of more sophisticated tools to maintain your catalog
and inventory, manage customer and affiliate accounts, create
comprehensive promotional campaigns, handle order fulfillment
responsibilities, and generate detailed sales and website traffic
reports.
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Can osCommerce generate
reports that I can use to analyze my sales?
Analyzing your store activity is important. osCommerce exports
directly to QuickBooks for backend accounting and provides several
options for exporting your data for further analysis. Third-party
applications such as Quantified Systems Urchin web analysis
tool can be integrated for a comprehensive web tracking solution.
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Can I easily
integrate a osCommerce store into my existing web pages?
Yes. E-merchants who have sites in HTML can hyperlink directly
into a osCommerce e-catalog. Key e-catalog functions such
as product lookup, category presentation, shopping basket, and
order forms can be accessed as components of existing HTML-based
web sites.
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How will I manage
my ecommerce store? Will this be easy?
Yes! Whether you are running a single store, or a "shopping
mall", osCommerce allows you to have complete management
control. You can create a store manager with full authority
and multiple user accounts to handle the normal day-to-day operations
of running your store. Also, customer accounts can be set up
to provide frequent shopper programs, discounted pricing and
special product availability.
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Will my data be
secure within osCommerce?
All sensitive data can be encrypted with SSL prior to transmission.
This includes the customer ordering process and processing of
orders. Multiple layers of login permissions give a centralized
manager the ability to grant store-level permissions to different
developers and merchants.
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Can
I securely accept credit card information through my website?
Yes, you will have free access to our secure server. With all
our our hosting plans, you can collect credit card information
in a secure environment.
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Can I take
orders with osCommerce and not use credit cards?
Yes! You can have people place orders and process them after
receiving payment by any other means you desire, such as by
check, Wire transfer etc...
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Do
I still need a Merchant account with osCommerce?
Don't confuse the two, they are different. osCommerce gives
you all the tools to easily process online orders through a
number of third party gateways. If you plan on being able to
accept MasterCard and Visa you will still need to establish
a Merchant account.
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Which payment gateways do
osCommerce support?
Some of the supported Payment Gateway Processors include:
Authorize Net
CSI Linkpoint
CyberCash
CyberSource ICS2
Verisign Payflow Link
Verisign Payflow Pro
Cardservice International
Clickpay
E-Commerce Exchange
E-xact Transactions, Ltd.
eProcessingNetwork, L.C.
Heartland Payment Systems
IONGATE
PayByCheck.com LLC
University Place
PSiGate
Signio, Inc.
TROY Systems International
and much more.
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Can
I import my products from an Excel spreadsheet into osCommerce?
Yes! Your products can be easily imported into osCommerce software. This will save you important time when setting
up your ecommerce web site.
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Where can
I find additional information on osCommerce?
osCommerce Community Support & Contributions
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Can I customize osCommerce to fit my specific needs?
A. Yes, there are several companies that have developed a
long list of add-on modules for osCommerce. All you have
to do is purchase them and click on "Add Module' in your
osCommerce administration to add the module. Or, you can
have the company install it and test it for you for a very
low installation rate.
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