You'll need a site designed first and the usual functional elements of a website, e.g a contact form. For standard eCommerce, you will need additional components: an SSL (Secure Socket Layer) certificate, a payment gateway, a back-end database for processing orders and storing customer information, and a shopping cart solution. Ziprof can help you with all of these.

Yes. You can use PayPal for payment processing. Please note that your customers will be directed to PayPal's site while placing their order.

Yes. We can integrate your website to have Lipa Na MPesa payment options. We highly recommend the use of the Paybill option as opposed to Buy Goods. MPesa Paybill will offer an easy way of tracking payments. Your customers can use the Account Number option to indicate their order number. The allocation of the payment against the orders will be done automatically.

One SSL is valid for one domain unless you get a wildcard certificate. Otherwise, the SSL certificate is only valid for the exact domain or sub-domain that you registered it for. If you require an SSL for a sub-domain, keep in mind that the sub-domain has to be on a public IP address.

With the rapid growth of the online market, having your own eCommerce site design exquisitely is important since it opens your business for the global market. Today, people have very little time to visit a physical store to purchase items. They prefer to browse their mobile devices or PC and shop online.

Absolutely. Ziprof specializes in designing and developing custom eCommerce solutions and Web sites both simple and complex. We'd be happy to discuss your unique needs and provide you with a tailor-made solution.

Yes. Ziprof's experienced Digital Marketing department offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to improve your chances of being found by search engines. We accomplish this by performing extensive research, search engine positioning, and search engine optimization.

Always consider the items that you are selling. Some platforms can handle inventory tracking. The design options, payment gateways, security of the site, integration with other tools, features, and pricing are factors you should consider before finalizing on the platform.

There are various ways to promote your website. First, promote the site to all the customers. This will help to increase your customer base. Your website address should be present on your business card, brochure, billboard, and every other advertisement that your company invests in. Submit your site to the search engines and optimize your website as this will affect the traffic you get on your site.

Have your website designed in such a way that it is much more oriented towards sales rather than marketing. Let your visitors see your products immediately instead of hiding them behind lots of marketing copy. Ensure you have a page that reads the terms and conditions as it will offer a professional look as well as indemnify you. Provide your contact details and explain your return policies, security, and payment options.

The beauty of a site lies in its user-friendliness. Ensure that your site is fast, easy to use, professional, and eyecatching. Match this up with prompt order delivery without any delay. In case you are unable to offer the service or experience a challenge while processing the order, make sure that your customer is informed about it via their most available direct contact option.

There are three dimensions of security – confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Ecommerce website owners should develop a good strategy that can help to make the site available and the transactions are secured.

No, as such there are no limits. The biggest benefit you'll get with your eCommerce solutions is that you can add unlimited products and catalogs and at the same time you can grow your customer base as you require.

There is no limit as far as I am aware. However, it is important to acquire a hosting package that can handle large volumes of traffic. We recommend our Business Hosting packages for hosting your eCommerce site.

By default, this will be down to your hosting company to provide. However, we can integrate your eCommerce website to statistics platforms, like google analytics, that will help you get in-depth on your website performance.

Yes, you can set your products as 'taxable' or 'non-taxable'. Customers can also be designated as 'tax-exempt'.