An 'e-commerce enabled' web site is a secure site on which people are able to pay for goods by entering their credit or debit card details. More and more shops now have an online presence where they can sell their goods direct to the public.

There are many considerations when implementing a site on the Internet that allows people to enter their credit card details. Security is paramount because software exists that enables your key strokes to be collected as you type when visiting a web page which is hosted on a normal server. Special servers are required to ensure that your key strokes are not picked up as you type in your credit card details.

By using a secure server, South Coast Web Solutions are able to design and host a site on which your business is able to accept credit card payments over the Internet. No details of credit cards are emailed and the security surrounding the server ensures that payments are just as secure as when you purchase a product from your High Street shop.

To have an e-commerce enabled site with South Coast Web Solutions you must already have an account with your bank through which you process credit card payments and the cost for this type of site is higher than our normal monthly charges as it reflects the amount of work involved and the secure server hosting.

Please refer to the pricing page for details of the cost of ecommerce through South Coast Web Solutions. If you would like to see an example of one of our sites that is e-commerce enabled then click here.

We can design, set up and configure your online shop front using "Actinic" software to provide a 100% secure shopping environment for your customers.

Why use e-commerce ?

Online shopping is the really explosive, growth area of the Internet. Every day thousands of new Internet users are signing up - many of them keen to shop online. The sooner you have an online shop, the sooner you can be benefiting from this expanding consumer base.

Other benefits include :

Low business startup cost
Reduced transaction cost
Ability to sell globally
Online distribution of information products
Ability to secure existing market share