E-COMMERCE
SSL SECURE WEB HOSTING
SSL Server Certificates enable you to communicate securely with your web customers. SSL protects all communications with your clients, so you can take credit card orders and protect sensitive personal information. Use of Whistler Media's shared SSL certificate is included free of charge on all of our hosting packages.
SHOPPING CARTS
E-commerce enabling your web site involves building a storefront to display your products and services to potential customers. Whistler Media e-commerce hosting packages include shopping cart software that simplifies this process by enabling you to build and manage your store-front, cataloging, order processing and fulfillment all through your ordinary web browser. Whistler Media uses its very own custom shopping cart solutions
PAYMENT PROCESSING
Credit cards are by far the most popular form of currency on the Internet because they provide a secure, fast and easy-to-use method of payment for both the merchant and the consumer. For this reason, the acceptance of credit cards is crucial for success in the booming Internet commerce market.
When it comes to processing your orders, you have three basic options:
- Take and process your own orders online
- Take orders online and process them offline
- Pay someone else to do your order processing and fulfillment for you.
MERCHANT ACCOUNTS
In order to accept and process credit cards over the Internet, you must first set up an Internet Merchant Account, a special type of Merchant Account designed specifically to handle Internet transactions. To qualify for an Internet Merchant Account, you must first have a checking account with a bank.
Ordinarily, the process of obtaining an Internet Merchant Account can take up to 4 weeks. Through Whistler Media's special partnership with Beanstream International, we can have you up and running in just 2-3 days -- at the best pricing currently available!
