Virtual Web-store: You've made an investment in your storefront. In the building. The interior outfitting. The decorating. The merchandise inventory. The in-store staff. But increasing store traffic can be an expensive proposition, requiring print or broadcast advertising, outdoor advertising or signage.

By putting your store on the Internet, you increase your sales reach well beyond the four walls of your physical store. In fact, your ability to sell now extends to the whole world via the World Wide Web. In the past, putting up an Internet store (also known as a Web-store or a Virtual Storefront), was expensive and time-consuming. Most large Internet merchants also have to invest in fulfillment infrastructures as well, and an in-store PC connected to the Internet is necessary. But you have a real advantage over these other "virtual merchants." With CardSwipe.net, you can have your own Web-store. Best of all, you can check orders received in your Web-store from the credit card terminal installed in your "real" store! By printing the product orders and ship-to addresses using the terminal's printer, you can use the same staff and inventory that you have in your "real" store to fulfill those orders. Check the orders on your terminal. Print out the product number and shipping address. Pull the merchandise from stock. Wrap it up and leave it for your regular delivery service to pick up. The products have already been paid for because they were received over the Internet!

A webstore alone can cost upwards of $130-150 a month, including web-hosting. With CardSwipe.net, the webstore is included as part of the basic e-Services package. This includes access to it through your credit card terminal.   Top