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Product Management and Merchandising
The foundation of any successful online store is its products. That's why you should rely on a shopping cart software that lets you easily display and manage your merchandise. From unlimited product options to automated stock statuses, we've got you covered. |
SmartMatch™ Technology
Keep tabs on your stock with just a few clicks. Our SmartMatch technology allows you to track unlimited combinations of product options to keep your inventory flowing and your customers satisfied.
Product Compare™
With so many great products on your site, customers need help making a decision. With Product Compare, shoppers can select multiple products and view them side by side, providing a quicker buying experience.
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Color Swatch
Show off countless colors and textures of your products. This tool provides customers with a quick view of their options to help them make the best decision, helping orders to flow in more easily.
vZoom™
Give your customers an eagle eye view with vZoom. Shoppers can easily inspect the finest details of your product images with a hover of the mouse. Better yet, this feature works on every product image, every time
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Additional Features
- Bulk data import and export
- Multiple product options
- Unlimited photos per product and thumbnail generator
- Vendor management
- Multiple pricing levels
- Built-in sale pricing
- Ability to hide products
- New products feature
- Assign products to multiple categories and subcategories
- End date product specification
- Enable customers to edit pricing
- Specify additional product keywords
- Customizable product description fields
- Quickly edit orders from "view all" screen
- Ability to track order type
- Easy "drag and drop" category management
- Advanced related product functionality
- Google Base integration with tracking links included**
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Administrative Tools
Having an attractive ecommerce site isn't enough to succeed online. To be more than just a pretty face, you need the right tools to power your operations. With hundreds of helpful administrative tools at your disposal, your online store will perform like a well-oiled machine. |
Full-featured CRM
Support your customers with a comprehensive Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool. With multiple email accounts included, you'll be answering questions and gathering feedback in no time.
Automated inventory management
Save time by always knowing exactly how many items you have in stock. Simply enter your product count and our innovative inventory tools will monitor your inventory levels, even sending alerts when you're running low
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Comprehensive order processing
Get your orders through the door, faster, with our advanced collection of order processing features. Quickly view and approve your orders more efficiently than ever, either one at a time or all at once.
Full reporting capabilities
Make better business decisions with our robust reporting tools. These include dozens of site performance indicators, such as popular products and categories. You can also create custom reports for more targeted information
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Additional Features
- Ability to add RSS feeds to dashboard
- Gift note printing
- Customizable real-time executive dashboard
- Low quantity alarm
- Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) system
- Administrative "to do" list
- Point system for staff performance tracking
- Google "map it" link on order page
- Automatic shipping confirmation emails with ability to send e-fax confirmations
- Enhanced charts, graphs
- and statistics
- Web-based administration area
- ROI tracking
- Ability to print packing slips, receipts and invoices
- Integrated Point of Sale (POS) system
- Full vendor support and management
- Integrated Easy Editor for creating content pages
- QuickEdit toolbar
- Syntax highlighting for HTML
- Specify maximum text length on options
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Marketing Features
The notion of "build it and they will come" doesn't apply to ecommerce – you must build and promote your site to make sales. Thanks to our robust suite of marketing tools, you'll be fully equipped to share your business with the world. |
Robust SEO tools
If customers can't find your site, they can't buy from you. By utilizing our full search engine optimization (SEO) toolbox, you'll quickly make your mark with Google, Yahoo and Bing to bring more shoppers to your store
Social Store
Sell your products directly on Facebook and set up promotions with Volusion's Social Store. While customers are browsing through their favorite social media sites, they can view and purchase your products in no time.
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Built-in email and newsletter system
Reach out and retain your customers with a full email and newsletter system. You can quickly send important discounts and updates to your entire customer base without needing a completely separate system.
Advanced coupons and discounts
Boost sales without hassle by offering special promotions to your customers. Whether it's 20% off or free shipping, you can effectively manage multiple campaigns to keep shoppers coming back for more.
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Additional Features
- Full subdomain 301 redirects for better SEO results
- Export feeds to third-party shopping marketplaces
- Gift certificates
- Abandoned/live cart section
- Free shipping coupon
- Gift registry
- Quantity discounting
- Google sitemap generator
- 5-tier affiliate system
- Phone order system with sales rep tracking
- Gift wrapping
- View your store's internal search terms
- Abandoned cart emails
- Dynamically generated static HTML page creation
- Product sharing capability across 55+ social media networks and news sources
- Loyalty program to offer customers points or cash for purchases
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Design Tools
Studies show that a well-designed website leads to increased credibility and sales. Fortunately you don't need a degree in computer science to create a site that's beautiful and professional. With hundreds of design options available, you'll be proud of your site
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Free customizable,
ready-to-use templates
Make your site shine in less than a minute by selecting any of our free, high-quality ecommerce templates. You'll receive a wide array of designs and colors that are perfect for any industry
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Create unlimited content pages
Create your entire website with Volusion. You can produce infinite content pages to describe your business and connect with customers, all at no additional charge
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Additional Features
- "Design gallery" access – change the look of your site in just a few clicks
- Preview design templates before they're published
- Use any web page editor software to create custom designs for your store
- Simplified graphics upload process
- Create custom, dynamic navigation menus
- Use popout, tree or list item navigation menus
- Link your "add to cart" buttons from your current website to Volusion's shopping cart software
- Use category and subcategory graphics on category pages
- Display products in rows, grids or lists
- All web pages written in ASP/VBScript and HTML
- Improved language settings – your entire site can be in any language
- Upload your own favicon
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Shipping Options
While shipping can be a daunting task, we've made it as seamless as possible. Get products to your customer with less time and effort by using these built-in tools |
Integrated with all major
shipping companies
Take charge of your ecommerce shipping options by working with any of our fully integrated providers. Whether it's UPS, USPS, Fedex, or even Canada Post, you decide who to work with – not the other way around
Automated feeds for live
shipping rates
Save money with real-time shipping rates. Instead of manually updating your rates, we've built a direct connection with major shipping providers so you and your customers automatically see the latest prices.
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Print shipping labels directly from your admin
Enjoy the luxury of printing shipping labels directly from your software. Instead of spending time and money creating labels, we've done the work for you. Simply print the label, stick it on the box, and send out your order
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Additional Features
- Batch order printing capabilities
- Unlimited shipping calculation types
- Support for shipping from multiple warehouses
- Live rates with Canada Post
- Additional shipping weight calculation (shipping and handling)
- Live package tracking
- Shipping confirmation via automated email
- Quick "estimated shipping" calculation
- Dimensional shipping support for UPS
- Downloadable product sales capability (software, mp3s, pdfs, etc.)
- Specify the location of a product within a warehouse (aisle, bin, etc.)
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Payment Methods
To make money, you have to collect payment. Whether you're accepting credit cards directly on your site or simply using PayPal or Google Checkout, our suite of payment processing features will help get funds into your hands, faster.
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Integrates with existing or new merchant accounts
Easily integrate numerous payment processing options with your Volusion store. You can either open a new account or continue to use your preferred provider without any unnecessary hurdles.
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Accept PayPal™ and/or
Google Checkout™
Give your customers more payment options with our PayPal and Google Checkout connections. All you need to do is provide your account information and we'll take care of the rest.
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Additional Features
- Integrated currency conversion
- Supports automated promotional pricing
- CVV2 (Security Code) support
- Support for additional international
- PayPal currencies
- Tax calculation based on customer's location
- Suports recurring payments
- Ability to specify tax-exempt customers or products
- Configurable currency symbol
- Supports Google Checkout UK
- Payment processing at time of sale or during order fulfillment
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Security Protections
We're here around the clock to make sure your most sensitive data is never compromised. This allows you to focus on your business instead of worrying about security. |
Rest easy knowing that we exceed industry standards for ecommerce security. Our facilities regularly undergo rigorous inspections from independent auditors, all to ensure that your business remains safe from harm
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Multiple administrator login
Control which team members access certain areas of your admin. If you don't want someone to view a specific section, simply deny them access. This type of authority helps keep your business secrets better protected.
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Additional Features
- Integrated IP blocking security feature
- Premium hosting
- "Members only" website capabilities
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database
- Displays last four digits of credit card numbers only
- SSL encryption
- Determine which administrative sections are accessible
- Administration area access history
- Shopping cart features automatic "crash protection"
- CAPTCHA-type image validation support for all form submissions
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Out of this World™ Support
Help is always just a click or phone call away. Our Out of this World Support team is available 24x7 to answer any questions with the accountability and respect you deserve. |
Free technical support
Do you have an issue that you need some help with? Never fear - we are here to assist. The most efficient way to get the assistance you need is to submit a ticket so that we can route your request to the people who have the answers you are looking for. Please choose from the options below to get started! We appreciate your patience as we work together to fix your problem.
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Additional Features
- Online manual and knowledge base
- Hundreds of training videos
- Thousands of online resources to build your business
- Complete documentation within the administration area
- Onboarding Coaches to help set up your store
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Premium Hosting
Your site can't sell anything if it isn't working. With Volusion's premium hosting, your site will be at peak performance regardless of how large your business is. |
100% redundancy of all hardware, systems, applications and data
Feel assured that your business is supported by advanced servers and machinery. Our built-in protections help keep your site functioning in the event of any technical issues at every hour
Guaranteed 99.99% uptime
We're so confident in our ecommerce hosting capabilities that we put our money where our mouth is. In the event that your site doesn't meet our 99.99% uptime guarantee, we'll cheerfully uphold our end of the SLA.
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Volusion CDN
Volusion CDN, powered by Akamai, makes your storefront load faster than ever before. A CDN, or content delivery network, consists of tens of thousands of servers located across the globe, allowing customers to pull your site from the server that's closest to them.
Only the best technology
Your ecommerce site is powered by the latest and greatest infrastructure. We've made big investments to make sure that you're only working with the best technology possible
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Additional Features
- VMware high availability 64-bit clusters
- Included hosted email with multiple email accounts
- Powerful HP Blade Servers with 3.0GHz Quad Core Intel
- Xeon 64-Bit Processers and 32GB RAM
- Webmail, POP, and IMAP email access
- Multiple industry leading SANs (Storage Area Networks) by Compellent
- Complete disaster and business continuity planning
- Dedicated network operations center (NOC) for 24-hour network and systems monitoring
- 128-bit SSL security with full HTTPS support
- Three levels of continuous daily data backups including offsite storage
- Complete technology nstallation and management
- Proactive hacker security
- Stringent information security, privacy and change management procedures
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Customer Shopping Tools
Unlike a retail store, your ecommerce site can't help customers in person. But with this vast selection of customer convenience tools, you can provide shoppers with a positive, personalized experience. |
Wish list feature
Provide customers the extra benefit of placing items on a wish list for future purchase. This tool invites shoppers to revisit your site and fill up their carts easier than ever before.
Post and view customer reviews
Let customers promote your products by easily adding reviews. These insights provide real-time feedback for your online store and help steer customers through your most recommended products.
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Built-in search capability
Help online shoppers find the product they need with a simple search. Customers can quickly glance through your entire product line based on certain keywords, and can even filter their search by brand, price, or whatever you decide.
One page checkout with
guest registration
Guide shoppers through the buying process with an all-in-one checkout page. Instead of making customers navigate through multiple pages, you'll enjoy fewer abandoned carts with this integrated, seamless process.
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Additional Features
- Refined search with auto-correction and term suggestion
- Lists available accessories for products
- Gift wrapping option
- Browse products by category
- View related products
- Six ways to sort search results
- View and modify orders
- Manage additional features
- Live search hints to easily find customers and products on phone order page
- Email a friend – directly email someone a product of interest
- Customer can view recent shopping history
- Customer shopping cart summary
- Soft add to cart
- Large variety of customizable navigation styles
- Unique checkout progress bar
- Update information within customer account
- Track packages live
- Customer can receive "back in stock" emails
- Customer account login – create an account or remain anonymous
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