5 Steps to E-Commerce

• WEBSITE CREATION
  • GBH, LLC provides various online, Do-It-Yourself tools for web design as well as complete, Custom Design Services .
  • Website Hosting:
    Sign up with GetBestHost and receive a welcome email with login information with in 24 hours.
    
• SETUP YOUR STOREFRONT
• GBH Offers 2 kinds of Shopping Carts preinstalled ready to use Agora Shopping cart and Interchange also you can install from Fantastico; CubeCart, OS Commerce and ZenCart are avaiable on all plans.
• All can be installed through your Control Panel "Cpanel".
• Access the Admin interface of your Shopping Cart through the browser based interface and enter your Products. The extact URL will be provided once installation is complete.
  
• GET A MERCHANT ACCOUNT
• You need a Merchant Account or PayPal to take creadit card orders.
  A "gateway" works with your Mechant Account to takes orders online.
  It is usually provided with a Merchant Account.
• Sign up with one of the following Merchant Account:
• 2CHECKOUT.
• PSIGate.
• SECPay.
• PayPal.
• ipayment
• TrustCommerce.
• AuthorizeNet.
• OTHERS Gateways.....
• PayPal is another cheap alternative for new companies starting out.
  
• SETTING UP A SSL (SECURITY)
• SSL (Secure Socket Layer) enables you to accept orders securely (ie: "https" where "-s" equals "secure".
• All GetBestHost customers on our shared platform get FREE use of a secure certificate on our servers (worth $160/year), for personal SSL cost ($100/years).
• Input this secure link in your merchant cart software.
  
• PROMOTE YOUR SITE
• Free Search Engine Submission come with in your Cpanel:
• Alltheweb
• directhit
• google
• hotbot
• mixcat
• lycos
• SEO & Marketing Elements:
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing Elements are properties of a web site dealing directly with management of search engines rankings and promotion of the website through other media.
• Internet marketing and SEO, combined with online advertising strategy, will help increase your traffic.
• Using an outstanding search engine optimization, Internet marketing, web site promotion and management consultation firm helps send thousands of interested prospects to your business.
• A business or web site is of no use without traffic.