Ecommerce Web Hosting

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Whether the product you want to sell is informational (such as an e-book, historical, sales literature, software program, etc.), or a hard product (anything that has to be delivered, sent, packaged, manufactured, assembled etc.), you will need an ecommerce package.

Our discount web hosting service provides a tremendous deal on ecommerce packages AND we offer hundreds of ecommerce specific, fast loading FREE TEMPLATES that can be “optimized” for your specific product.

What’s needed for ecommerce that’s different than a regular discount web hosting service? Glad you asked…

In a nutshell; If you are selling over the internet you’re going to need some tools:

A discount web hosting company
Website/design
Shopping cart
Product/photos/info
Merchant account
SSL encryption for transactions

In addition you need to have

A business license/resellers permit
A business account

Also a source for your product if you aren’t making it yourself such as a drop shipper/wholesaler
(click on the link on our home page to go to one of the best resources for wholesalers and drop shippers with over a million products available for you to sell on your site!)

With our web hosting service, we can help you set-up your site (if you don’t want to do the design work yourself, we’ll even put it together up to six pages for you for only $350, if you choose one of our templates).

The shopping cart, SSL encryption (for secure transactions online), discount web hosting site, are all INCLUDED in your ecommerce site! And we provide a great deal to the same Merchant Account Provider that we use here with our very own discount web hosting services!

So the only thing you have to provide is your product/photos/info and choose/design your website (remember, you get one FREE TEMPLATE when you join with us in your online venture!

So….. start by determining whether you want a sole proprietorship (single owner), partnership, or a corporation, you’re ready to get started. Contact your local Chamber of Commerce or a CPA /Tax Attorney if you need help here. Sole Proprietorships are easiest and quickest, and can usually be set-up in the same day.

If you need to protect your assets, a corporation is more in order.

(Please note: These are only generalities and not meant to be the final authority on the legal and tax ramifications involved in business ownership. VolkNet Enterprises will not be held liable for decisions you make concerning your business entity, practice, etc.)

You can obtain your business license/resellers permit at the county clerk’s office near you. Once you have a Sole Proprietorship or Corporation established, you can then open a business bank account. Once you have a business bank account, you need to get your site designed and up and running.

Do these before you obtain a merchant account, because the provider wants to know you are a legitimate business before granting you the right to accept credit cards. Generally, they want to see something functioning before they’ll give you the thumbs up or down.

Merchant account fees vary, and can sometimes be confusing. They average about $25 a month, plus a Gateway Fee (internet access basically) of $15, a statement fee of $10 (for an accurate monthly accounting of all transactions). On top of that, there is a 2.25% charge on each transaction, and .30 each transaction as well (2% goes to the bank, the .25%, and the .30 get split between visa and six other companies)

Don’t get too caught up in it. Just know it averages about $50-$60 per month for a merchant account up to about the first $1100 in sales each month.

You can usually get approved to have one if you have at least a fairly decent credit history. If you don’t want to go to that hassle, you can accept through PayPal which many opt to do, but there is credibility and convenience in being able to accept credit cards and you’ll have a lot more sales.

Once you’ve got your merchant account status approved (usually within a few days), you’re ready to finish any last tweaks in your site, and get up and running!

Alright! Are you ready?

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