Minim Website Design Online Store Features
minim will develop for you at modest cost an online shopping website with features usually associated with more complex or more expensive solutions. The database-driven site and shopping basket functionality are powered by a purpose-built software package, and secure online processing is provided by PayPal. Until recently purchasers needed to have their own account with PayPal in order to pay, but now this is not necessary and secure payment by credit card is straightforward.
Shop Features
- Fully flexible individual layout and style
- Clear and consistent navigation
- Categories, sub-categories and products
- Product search facility
- Multiple images per product, with "click to enlarge" Photo Gallery function with navigation
- You decide what information you want shown - site can be as simple or as comprehensive as you like
- Options can be defined and applied to any product
- Automatic product price update according to option chosen
- User-registration (optional) so returning customers do not have to re-enter address information.
Shopping Basket Features
- Shopping basket calculates total cost including delivery
- Wide range of delivery charge possibilities (by region, order value, weight, flat rate, etc.)
- Discounts can be applied
- Uses PayPal for credit/debit card payment: separate secure site for payment detail entry
Shop Management Features
- Simple browser interface to manage your content including pictures
- Automatic thumbnail image generation
- Navigation automatically updated as you add categories, products, etc
- Product can be linked from more than one (sub)category
- Products can have several images, with "click to enlarge" function
- E-mail order confirmations to customer
- Transaction notifications (to shop owner)
- Stock level warnings
General
- No software to install on your computer
- Shop site resides on remote webserver, so you can maintain it from anywhere
- Most low cost servers support the required MySQL database and php scripting
- Minim does all the installation and set-up work
- No ongoing charges for online shop (only for hosting and domain name)