There are ways of selling goods and services online without the visitor having to make a telephone call. Many people, these days, are perfectly happy to give their credit card details online, providing a secure server is utilized to gather sensitive information.

In its basic form a shopping cart could be just a button or a hyperlinked piece of text that takes the visitor to an order page. The page will usually allow additional items to be added.

There are many commercial shopping carts that use templates and they can look very professional, but be sure to compare all the facilities offered before you make a decision. Read the full story

Make your own online store using shopping cart software. When you’re selling more than a few dozen items online, it makes sense to use a ‘shopping cart‘ style website to act as your sales platform. Users can easily add items to their ‘baskets’, chop ‘n’ change amounts as well as having more orderly checkout processes (shipping, payment, confirmation etc.).

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