eCommerce Sites - Features
Cubecart and Magento are programmes requiring a few necessary services from a hosting company PHP, MYSQL databases, and some other more detailed requirements. Whilst most business hosting packages supply all of these we can advise a reasonably priced service which we know from experience works well with them.
Tried and Tested
The software is used in hundreds of thousands of online stores, selling either physical or digital goods. Whilst the core programming ensures that the store will function reliably, the look and feel of the store can be designed to fit in with individual requirements.
Open Source
The software is open source and this allows a thriving community of developers to adapt the software with a vast array of modifications to extend it'e funtionality. It also means they are free to use (one cubecart version only) which means you pay for installation only.
Flexible
The software comes with a variety of basic layouts but these can be endlessly adapted to show off your products to the best advantage.
Ease of Use
You need to know no html or other computer code. You just fill in details of your products to add items to your site. Similarly you can edit or delete items just as easily. The code takes care of the rest. Thumbnail images are created, indexes have links to your new product which will be included in searches made on the site. A google sitemap tells search engines you have a new product. Feeds can be produced to send details to social networking sites, customers who have subscribed to your site feeds will be notified that a new product is available. Also if a sale is made you will be notified by automatic email.