Ideal for any type of Retailer, Mail Order, Direct Sales organization or any business that wishes to sell directly to the consumer and to receive the customers’ payment Online.

Below is just a small sample of consumer product groups capable of selling products and services via an E-Trade shopping site.

• Clothing and Footwear,
• Home Products such as Furnishings and Appliances,
• Office Equipment or Supplies,
• Personal Items such as Health and Beauty Products, Vitamins, products for Hobbies or Pets,
• Gifts & Novelties,
• Services,
• Major purchases such as Cars, Real Estate,
• Food and Liquor,
• Toys etc. … and More

Virtually any product can be displayed, purchased and paid for using an
E-Trade website.

Catalogue Sites

Suitable for Manufacturers, Wholesalers, Retailers or any business that wishes to list their range of products in a logical order, but without Online payment facilities.

Database Sites

Designed for any business wishing to supply their website visitors with information that matches the visitors’ search criteria.

eg. An Employment Agency lists all of its job vacancies. Job seekers can then search the database for a job that suits them (having specified criteria such as job title, location, salary range, skills required etc.) … and apply
Online via the website, attaching their resume file from their own computer.

Flexible Features

When you use an E-Trade Website Package, you can:

1. create multiple categories and sub-categories and include a photo or graphic and an overview for each one.
2. list all of your products in their appropriate categories or sub-categories and include a photo, description and price for each product.
3. include appropriate shipping costs if applicable.
4. receive payment by credit card (requires appropriate credit card merchant facility – ask us about setting one up).
5. Receive Orders 24 hours, 7 days a week.

Visitors to your site can:

1. Find products via the appropriate categories and sub-categories or
2. Search for products using a "Keyword" search facility.
3. View a summarized list of products in each category or sub-category. These lists can include a "thumbnail" (small) photo of the product, description, price and ordering facility.
4. Click on the "thumbnail" view to see a larger view of the product. This larger view also includes product description, price and ordering facility.
5. Specify the quantity of each product they wish to order.
6. At any time, view a summary of the products they have chosen to order.
7. Prior to making payment, check the contents of their shopping cart and if desired, de-select any item.
8. Pay for their order via a secure section of your website which encrypts their credit card details for secure transfer to you. (see Security)

To see an example of an E-Trade Ecommerce Site, please visit