The commercial environment is changing and in response to this many businesses have identified the advantages of e-commerce to their businesses, creating a whole new distribution channel. Only those companies which best adapt to reflect the changing market and capitalise upon the market opportunities which this represents will reap the rewards. Put simply, it is paramount that you respond before your competitors take the lead, but if they have already taken the initiative, your business can ill afford to ignore such a threat.

Televisions are already being purchased with an internet connection and soon this will be a standard feature. The public is already beginning to expect the convenience of Internet shopping and your competitors may already have an e-commerce website up and running or at least be in the process of developing one.

We have developed two e-commerce websites so far - for examples, please visit www.onlinebathroomaccessories.co.uk and www.caledoniansigns.co.uk.  These sites have their own secure admin area where online forms are used to enter details of each product and upload photos as required.  The forms also give the facility for changing the details and for deleting products.

S.O.S understand the importance of ease of use and will design a shopping cart system with an icon on the screen at all times in order that the user can access order information at any time, such as the quantity of items ordered so far and total cost of the order. The user will also have the opportunity to delete items if a mistake has been made or if they have changed their minds.

All products and order information will be stored in a database and password-protected sections can be developed to enable you to access any of the information stored in the database at any time. This information can be invaluable for the monitoring of orders or for marketing purposes.

A section can also be developed for the user to view the status of order(s) placed.

S.O.S will help you to set up a Merchant account if necessary and can offer the option of real-time transaction processing which will offer your customers piece of mind as this is the most secure method of credit-card processing.