E-commerce - Sell online to new or existing customers. Begin the expansion today...
Online shopping for you
The type of e-commerce system Matter Solutions will create for you depends upon what you need, what your plans are for the future and what your budget is.
What you need? We listen to you...
Just tell us about your business and any ideas you already have. Our consultant will listen and help you work out what your e-commerce system will need to do.
This Initial-Brief will be split into Critical, Important and Useful elements.
This prioritised information and your plans for the future guide our recommendations about the most suitable solution.
Typical solutions
Our e-commerce ranges from programming bespoke advanced new systems through to delivering cost-effective off-the-shelf e-commerce solutions.
We have created a wide range of e-commerce systems so if you have any queries please contact us. Some typical solutions are described below.
- BasketBox - Off the shelf e-commerce
- Catalyst - Our flexible online shop platform
- Custom system - Custom built online shops
BasketBox - Off the shelf e-commerce
Here are a few frequently asked questions (FAQ) about the BasketBox...
What are the benefits of using BasketBox?
Cost. An off-the-shelf e-commerce system is the most cost-effective way to begin selling online.
What features do I get?
You get enough features to provide you with a very powerful and flexible solution:
- Email notification to the administrator of new orders
- Order database, you can mark off orders as "PROCESSED"
- Invoices, it is possible to generate tax invoices for customers to view/print/download right after their purchase
- Customisable colour scheme and layout (part of the set-up)
- Payment integration with PayPal, WorldPay, Google Checkout, Protx and SecureTrading
- It is also possible for you to collect payment details for offline card processing, this is a special additional feature
What is the down-side of using BasketBox?
You get all the core functionality necessary to operate a successful, though simple, online shop but...
you may come up with your own ideas... these will require some customisation and the BasketBox is not the best
platform for that.
The solution to this problem is simple, we can help you to upgrade (see below).
What is the cost?
This depends upon the level of programming and integration required between our team, your designer and you.
Send us an enquiry today about BasketBox »
Catalyst - Our flexible online shop platform
We use a leading proprietary software platform to deliver online shops for clients. Almost all of the online shops we have produced over the years have a great deal of custom functionality.
Our Catalyst platform has been built to encapsulate all the core elements necessary for us to deliver clients with excellent online shop systems. It has a number of areas in which our staff can add-on customised extensions and enhancements to ensure the entire system suits your needs.
Our Catalyst (E-Shop) project was begun in mid-2001 and the first major iteration was completed in early 2002. Since then a number of major enhancements have been undertaken and it has been linked into our new Agile Development system called "PHP Rocket" (November 2006).
The result is an e-commerce platform that is simple and cost-effective to customise for individual clients and yet at its heart benefits from a robust and extremely reliable engine. Core features that are at the heart of every successful online shop are...
- Products - Very flexible database of products including stock quantities, re-order timeframes and advanced product-image management
- Customers - Searchable and downloadable database of customers
- Orders - Downloadable database of orders
- Shipping - Configurable shipping pricing
- Collection - Order collection options available
- Payment - Various payment options from major payment gateways to cash on deliver/collection
Send us an enquiry today about Catalyst »
Custom system - Insurance, Travel, New Media....?
We have created bespoke e-commerce platforms for various forms of online sales. Examples include...
- In 2000 we created a number of web sites specialising in ISAs and Investment Funds for a well known City (of London) Stock Broking firm. This included facilities for investors to pay large sums with their debit cards. Special work needed to be done to ensure that credit cards were not used for investment purposes as per FSA advice.
- In 2003, 2004 and again in 2007 we created an online quote and transaction system for an insurance firm. These web sites also included facilities for brokers to place orders and extract under-writing documentation without paying up-front by credit/debit card as they could pay 'on-account'.
No matter how advanced your e-commerce needs we have the skills and experience to help.