eCommerce has reshaped retail sales around the world. Anybody can now sell products and services locally and internationally at a fraction of the cost of years gone by. A website with an online store may be the perfect eCommerce solution to starting up a business or supplementing your current operation. Costs are minimal. In fact you can have an online shopping cart ready to use within seven business days without breaking your budget. Gone are the days of IT specialists charging exorbitant fees to get your shop online.

Open Source IT uses open source software to ensure your online store is cost effective, easy to use and minimal ongoing development is required. That's right, an online store needing minimum expensive IT intervention. Our online store integrates with PayPal, for easy payments, and can display many pictures and descriptions of your products or services. Every month tens of thousands of potential clients search the web to buy. A content rich Open Source IT website will help you in getting your online shop found. It is essential for your online shop to be located in the top few Google search results. Being found on Google will attract clients to your website and store.

Since eBay and Amazon retail technology has moved online, a website with client focused content will be essential to expanding your business.

How to Save Money

Open Source IT uses free Joomla Content Management Systems (CMS) to develop your website. We use VirtueMart for your Open Source eCommerce solution. This means that you save money and occupy an online space quicker. It also means that you can maintain your website without costly IT intervention. If you can email or SMS then you can update your website and online shop.

Our shopping carts deliver a wide range of online eCommerce facilities:

• Unlimited range of products/services and categories (including downloadable online products)
• Clients can quick search any product or category
• All products can have multiple images
• You can add product attributes
• Ability to be used as an online shop or simply a catalogue
• Product ratings and testimonials can be turned on/off and moderated
• You can display the availability of products and how fast the client can expect shipment
• Order history is saved for each client
• Capable of various payment options, with live Credit Card Processing and integration with PayPal
• Flexible shipping methods and carrierslink

Training and Support

Open Source IT is a fully Australia owned and operated business. We will deliver you an Australian online store with "old fashioned" service and support. Once your website and store is online we will provide you with training to maximise your new sales and marketing tool. Our training is via the web, so all you need is access to the internet and some headphones. Our trainers are Australian, accredited and you simply won't find this level of support anywhere else.

What you Get

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