We're glad you found us! Our web designers have helped many businesses, just like yours, experience true success on the web! We specialize in designing custom websites that give businesses the professional web presence they need.
As your website designer, our goal is your complete satisfaction. We work closely with you to understand your needs and meet your goals. Our custom web design will meet or exceed your expectations!
A further look at how our team can help you succeed on the web...
Custom Web Design
Your reflection-
We work closely with you to decide on a custom color scheme, layout and design that reflects your business the way you want it to. From executive web design to creative web design, we custom design your site so that it appeals to you and your target audience.
Professional Web Development
We've got you covered-
From simple Brochure-ware sites to Database Driven sites, our team provides professional development that makes your website work for you. If you are not entirely sure what kind of development is required to meet your goals, we can assist you in making an informed decision.
Website Content
The complete package-
We don't hand you an empty shell of a website! Unlike most designers, we place your content for you...up to 20 pages! Since we understand the importance of visual appeal, we consider font types, sizes, color and placement of all the content.
Website Content Management
Freedom to expand-
Content management is something you may not have considered if you have never owned a website. You will find it is very important that you are able to adjust or add to your content without having to mess with the code and without having to re-hire your web designer to do it for you. We provide each website we create with an online content management system which provides the freedom to add pages, edit your content, and update your site anytime.
Website Promotion
Targeted website traffic-
Hiring a website designer is one thing, hiring a website promotion specialist is another. Or is it? The VietSmall is unique. We specialize in designing websites and promoting websites. If you're not sure why site promotion is important to us as web designers, please read the importance of website promotion! Believe me it will be important to you too!
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Custom website
Custom Web Site Design & Graphic Design Services
The VietSmall specializes in providing professional web and graphic design services for business.
Area of expertise includes:
* custom website design
* graphic design services
Custom Web Site Design
The VietSmall is a Vietnam based web developer. The VietSmall focuses on providing professional custom website design services.
Every completed project receives the same degree of attention.
Key elements are:
* working closely with the Customer
* unique graphic layout design
* standards compliance
* search engine optimization (white hat SEO)
* search engine optimization
Graphic Design Services
Graphic design is a service complementary to the custom web site design service.
For those seeking a coherent corporate identity, VietSmall offers professional 2d and 3d graphic design solutions.
The VietSmall is a custom web design service based in Hanoi, Vietnam run solely by an independent web designer.
The VietSmall specializes in providing professional web and graphic design services for business.
Area of expertise includes:
* custom website design
* graphic design services
Custom Web Site Design
The VietSmall is a Vietnam based web developer. The VietSmall focuses on providing professional custom website design services.
Every completed project receives the same degree of attention.
Key elements are:
* working closely with the Customer
* unique graphic layout design
* standards compliance
* search engine optimization (white hat SEO)
* search engine optimization
Graphic Design Services
Graphic design is a service complementary to the custom web site design service.
For those seeking a coherent corporate identity, VietSmall offers professional 2d and 3d graphic design solutions.
The VietSmall is a custom web design service based in Hanoi, Vietnam run solely by an independent web designer.
Dos and Don'ts for website design
A website design is used for a variety of purposes. It is used by companies to promote their business and corporate agencies to market several products to the customers. There is no medium in the world today which does not make use of web site design facility. Some of the chief medium in which web site design is used includes:
The scope of design web sites
Do check the scope of the web site you are designing. It is very important that the target of the web site is clearly in your mind when you are designing a web page.
Don't design heavy sites with several links if it is used for personal purposes or representing a small business. Most online sites are design with the aim to be user friendly and easy to surf.
The layout for design websites
Do the designing of the website according to the requirement of the websites. Heavy animations and images often imposes heavy burden on the site. Such websites consume much time to load and most people quickly lose interest in such websites.
Don't ever try to heavily decorate a web page to impress people. It is evidently proven that more people are attracted to simpler built web site as compare to those which are heavily filled with images, sounds and animations.
The compatibility of design websites
Do check that the design website is compatible with the major browsers which are being used in the world. It is also necessary that when you add animations and designing to your webpage you are aware what type of graphics the browser support and which animation won't work on the internet.
Don't upload your websites on server if they are not run on most common browsers such as internet explorer and Netscape navigator. Always check the authenticity of a server before uploading you work online.
Documentation of design websites
Do make sure that the text on your design website is relevant. It is very necessary that the documentation on the design website is easily understandable and to the point. The uses of keywords while describing the contents of your website is also very important as it keep the focus of the reader to the topics on the design websites.
Don't fill your design sites with useless links and irrelevant text as this diverts most of the traffic from the web site. The amount of information or any knowledge which is provided on the design website should be done in a professional manner.
Safe and secure mechanism
Do make sure that your website is safe from viruses and hackers. If you are dealing with online business and the design web site is also use for cash transaction it is very necessary that latest security protocols are implemented with the website design to ensure that the exchange of cash is not bugged at any occasion.
Don't encourage the sharing of security protocol and protection mechanism with the general public. Your priority should be to give the people the assurance of secure cash transaction and not the way the security is put into operation in your website.
- Web designing is used in building Websites for businesses
- Web design is used for online resources in Banks
- Web design is readily used in the entertainment industry to promote movies and sitcoms
- Web design is used in News media to provide latest news to people all over the world.
- Web designs are used for personal promotions.
The scope of design web sites
Do check the scope of the web site you are designing. It is very important that the target of the web site is clearly in your mind when you are designing a web page.
Don't design heavy sites with several links if it is used for personal purposes or representing a small business. Most online sites are design with the aim to be user friendly and easy to surf.
The layout for design websites
Do the designing of the website according to the requirement of the websites. Heavy animations and images often imposes heavy burden on the site. Such websites consume much time to load and most people quickly lose interest in such websites.
Don't ever try to heavily decorate a web page to impress people. It is evidently proven that more people are attracted to simpler built web site as compare to those which are heavily filled with images, sounds and animations.
The compatibility of design websites
Do check that the design website is compatible with the major browsers which are being used in the world. It is also necessary that when you add animations and designing to your webpage you are aware what type of graphics the browser support and which animation won't work on the internet.
Don't upload your websites on server if they are not run on most common browsers such as internet explorer and Netscape navigator. Always check the authenticity of a server before uploading you work online.
Documentation of design websites
Do make sure that the text on your design website is relevant. It is very necessary that the documentation on the design website is easily understandable and to the point. The uses of keywords while describing the contents of your website is also very important as it keep the focus of the reader to the topics on the design websites.
Don't fill your design sites with useless links and irrelevant text as this diverts most of the traffic from the web site. The amount of information or any knowledge which is provided on the design website should be done in a professional manner.
Safe and secure mechanism
Do make sure that your website is safe from viruses and hackers. If you are dealing with online business and the design web site is also use for cash transaction it is very necessary that latest security protocols are implemented with the website design to ensure that the exchange of cash is not bugged at any occasion.
Don't encourage the sharing of security protocol and protection mechanism with the general public. Your priority should be to give the people the assurance of secure cash transaction and not the way the security is put into operation in your website.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Optimizing for Yahoo: The Next Big Thing
February 2004--Yahoo decides that they had had enough of Google subservience for their search results, finally pulling the plug on their alliance with Google for search technology, and aligning instead with Inktomi. Not only does this herald the advent of yet another eminent contender to defy Google’s dominion in the search market--Yahoo makes quite a significant chunk of the online traffic coming to a website--but it also sets the stage for a battle to be waged in SEO, with all sights now set on Yahoo.
With Google SERPs now beginning to make sense and offering some respite to most webmasters and SEOs, those webmasters and SEOs won’t be pulling any punches in trying their hands on the SERPs at Yahoo; the good SERPs at Yahoo that once used to come like a windfall for good optimization at Google now need to be specifically earned.
The New Scenario
The rules of the game have changed, and identifying the SEO rules is the name of the game. Thankfully, the new Yahoo SERPs still don’t show a marked departure from the existing Google algorithm, and the affinity between the two algorithms is still perceptible. This wipes out the need to make a fresh start while optimizing for Yahoo, and just weighing the Google SERPs against the Yahoo’s would suffice to make out the new algorithm Yahoo uses for ranking web pages.
Yahoo!'s New Search Engine - In conclusion
Yahoo dropped Google and this will impact anyone’s traffic. Instead of search results provided by Google, Yahoo is serving its own search engine results. They are different from the ones provided by Inktomi although Inktomi seems to partially feed results.
While we all wait to see what happens on April 15, when Yahoo will announce its own new paid inclusion program for Yahoo Search, I cannot emphasize enough the importance of having one's web site submitted to Inktomi. In addition to partially feeding Yahoo Search, Inktomi currently provides search results to MSN Search, About.com, and others.
All these changes in the search engine market place should remind us all once again how important it is to monitor and maintain one's search engine rankings.
Should you have any questions about how these events will impact your web site's search engine rankings, feel free to contact WebSage.
Yahoo!'s New Search Engine - How to Optimize for Yahoo Search
Just before the launch of Yahoo Search, rumors started appearing on the renaming of the new spider. It is official now - it is called Yahoo Slurp and you can see its visits in your web server log file like this:
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Yahoo! Slurp)
Yahoo! Slurp will continue to follow the Robot Exclusion Standard, so as long as you have your robots.txt file valid, you should be fine.
For more information on the new Yahoo spider, see http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/ysearch/slurp/.
What are the Yahoo's site submission guidelines?
Yahoo! Search crawls the web every 2-4 weeks and automatically finds new content for indexing. If pages already in the Yahoo! Search index link to your site, it will be considered for inclusion in the next update of the index.
Not surprisingly, getting your site listed in major directory services such as the Yahoo! Directory and DMOZ is an excellent way to be sure that there are links to your site.
What is different in Yahoo-optimization from Google-optimization?
Careful selection of keywords, incoming links, title tags, header and keyword-rich content are of course going to be as important to Yahoo as they are to Google.
Yahoo cares about page descriptions. Google usually composes its own page description based on the text of the first paragraph of the indexed page. Yahoo wants you to have a unique page description and you should diligently follow their advice.
Specifically, Yahoo advises:
“Use a "description" meta-tag and write your description accurately and carefully. After the title, the description is the most important draw for users. Make sure the document title and description attract the interest of the user but also fit the content on your site.Use a "keyword" meta-tag to list key words for the document. Use a distinct list of keywords that relate to the specific page on your site instead of using one broad set of keywords for every page.
Yahoo!'s New Search Engine - Yahoo Search is NOT the same as Inktomi
Submitting a URL to Inktomi is valuable because the results would feed MSN Search, at least until MSN Search develops their own search engine. In addition, an Inktomi submission would provide results to About.com and other partners.
However, the interesting thing about Yahoo and Inktomi is that, at least according to industry insiders, the new Yahoo Search is not a simple copy of Inktomi but rather an evolved, advanced form of Inktomi. As proof one can consider comparing the search results provided by MSN and HotBot both of which serve Inktomi results – they are certainly different from the results provided by Yahoo Search.
There are even claims that Yahoo will stop using the Inktomi database or paid inclusion after April 15 when a new Yahoo paid inclusion program will be made available.
This is what one of Inktomi partners, PositionTech.com:
“IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT INKTOMI SEARCH SUBMIT:
"Yahoo! Search has transitioned to its own search technology and is preparing to launch a new inclusion program. As a bonus for Search Submit customers, Yahoo! Search is providing a free trial of Yahoo! traffic that will end on April 15, 2004.
"When the new inclusion program launches, Search Submit customers will have the option of joining the new program for ongoing participation in Yahoo! Search results.
So what are we to do with all this confusing information? My opinion is to continue using Inktomi at least for the benefit of appearing in the MSN Search results and to have one’s options open for the April 15th planned introduction of Yahoo Search paid submission. Nobody knows if paid inclusion in Yahoo Search will be more expensive than the $39 Inktomi currently charges per URL, so putting some portion of your marketing budget for the new big search engine player would be wise.
Friday, September 7, 2007
Yahoo!'s New Search Engine - Yahoo Replaces Google as Search Provider
The impact of Yahoo replacing Google as search engine provider can be enormous on anyone's web traffic. Until now, according to comScore Media Metrix, a Nielsen//NetRatings competitor, Google boasted market share of around 79% which included 16% through the AOL partnership and 28% through Google's agreement to provide search results at Yahoo's portal.
Yahoo, on the other hand, through its Inktomi subsidiary, has been providing search results to MSN. In addition, Yahoo through its Overture subsidiary owns AltaVista and AllTheWeb. The switch from Google-provided search results to Yahoo's own search results at Yahoo Search implies a major shift in search engine market share -- from 28% to 51% for all Yahoo search properties and partnerships.
While nobody argues the dominance of Google as the top search engine, now that Yahoo provides its own search results, it is only logical to anticipate that Google's position will be diminished. This leaves Yahoo and Google as the two main search engine providers, leaving Ask Jeeves (and its Teoma subsidiary) with 3% market share and 2% for all other search engines.
What if you are not included in Yahoo's index?
Currently, Yahoo provides two options to get your web content indexed in its new search engine: by using a free URL submission box available to its registered users (you would need to login to Yahoo to access that feature), or by using Yahoo's paid inclusion program, Inktomi.
Yahoo claims that submitting a web link via the free URL submission box is considered only "suggestion" and not a guarantee that the page will be added to the index.
The only guaranteed way to have your content included is to use the Inktomi paid inclusion program. The pricing for Inktomi paid inclusion is as follows:
1st URL - $39
URLs 2-1000 - $25 each
Yahoo has not commented on the fate of its other search engines, AltaVista and AllTheWeb, which were acquired through the Overture purchase last year. Currently only the Inktomi inclusion will feed search results into the new Yahoo Search index.
Yahoo!'s New Search Engine
On February 18th, Yahoo launched its new search engine, Yahoo Search, a mix of technologies built around its subsidiaries Inktomi and Overture Services, and replaced Google as search engine results provider. A day earlier, Google officially announced that it had reached an important milestone with immediate access to more than 6 billion items, including 4.28 billion web pages, 880 million images, 845 million Usenet messages, and a growing collection of book-related information pages. Why would Google brag about its leading position at this auspicious time? Because changes are coming
Such changes will have immediate impact on search engine rankings and traffic as the main search engines' market share is anticipated to change dramatically.
According to a Nielsen//NetRatings report released on February 23rd, search engine use in the United States increased to include one of every three Americans or, 39% of the US population! Specifically, 114.5 million unique users turned to search engines to find information about products and services in January, and each spent nearly 40 minutes there.
The heavy usage of search engines in January was no different from the reliance on search engines during the 2003 holiday shopping season:
- 36 % of those surveyed said they used Google during the shopping season
- 25 % used Yahoo! Search
- 14 % used MSN Search
- 5 % used either AOL or Ask Jeeves.
Not surprisingly, the top five search engines in January were:
- Google (59 million visitors)
- Yahoo Search (46 million)
- MSN Search (45 million)
- AOL Search (23 million)
- Ask Jeeves (13 million)
What the Nielsen report did not indicate is the intricate connections between the main search engines and the results they provide to their partners. In January, Yahoo used to show the organic search engine results provided by Google. MSN Search provides organic search engine results provided by Inktomi, a Yahoo company. And AOL Search shows Google-provided search engine results. This complex interdependence between the main search engines makes current changes in the web search market place more intriguing.
Custom Web Design Introduction
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) & Online Marketing Services
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VietSmall’s proven SEO strategy is designed to increase the overall traffic to your website. Our process involves the following crucial steps to help ensure that your website won’t be hidden in the cyber jungle:- Keyword and key phrase research to identify terms that have the most relevant traffic patterns based on the content of your web pages and your target audiences.
- Creation of title, header tags, description and other meta data using selected keywords and phrases. Title tags, h1 tags, and content are what the search engine spiders use to evaluate the relevancy of pages.
- Content creation and/or recommendations. VietSmall may recommend changes or additions to existing or proposed content. We may also suggest additional content be developed to make the site more attractive to search engine spiders and human searchers.
- Link solicitation from relevant websites, directories, and resource sections. Page rank algorithms often analyze inbound links to decide on the importance of a particular web page
Web Maintenance & Monitoring
This service is recommended either in conjunction with web design and development services or to enhance the visibility of your existing online marketing efforts.
Prior to designing a customized strategy for your website, VietSmall will perform an initial assessment. This assessment will look at how competitive the field is, what techniques are commonly used by the top competing sites, and what the traffic levels are for the targeted audiences. We will look at current programming choices and those being made in any redevelopment of the website. The outcome of this initial assessment will determine how much time we will propose for each area of the SEO campaign.
The deployment of the SEO strategy consists of two phases. Phase I consists of market research that is designed to ensure that your website is properly optimized and submitted to appropriate search engines and directories. The second phase involves additional research and focuses on a link-building campaign to achieve higher rankings and provide more direct traffic.
VietSmall’s proven SEO strategy includes the following basic services:
- Identification Of Keywords & Key Phrases. Identifying the key phrases used by target audiences is critical to any SEO campaign. We use a combination of traffic analysis and user interviews.
- Creation of Metadata Titles, Tags and Content. The primary mechanism for obtaining high rankings is developing relevant content. Such content must be presented to search engines using the proper page titles, tags, and opening phrases. We will provide tags and titles and suggest phrases to use in opening content.
- Submission to Search Engines & Directories. Once the new site has been completed, we propose submission of the site to several major directories and search engines. In some cases, this submission process will involve a fee to be paid by the client. A list of potential fee-based submissions will be given to the client for approval.
- Link Solicitation. One of the primary ranking factors used by search engines is an analysis of sites that are linked to the page in question. Similar to a citation analysis, this method measures certain links as authoritative and gives a relevancy score to a page based on that. VietSmall will investigate websites that link to related sites, or because of a strong content match, should link to this type of material. We will solicit links from such sites, providing back-links where appropriate.
- Rank Reporting. VietSmall will conduct an initial ranking report eight weeks after the site is completed. Additional reports can be generated at the unit pricing indicated in the table below:
SEO Maintenance
A significant improvement in rankings will be obtained if the following steps are implemented in addition to the basic strategy. Link building will also increase the perceived authority status of the website, as well as provide independent traffic.
- Keyword Research. Additional ongoing keyword research, in order to uncover new opportunities.
- New Content Generation. Development of additional content targeted at potential traffic phrases. VietSmall will suggest content themes. VietSmall can provide excellent copywriting services at an additional cost.
- Link Solicitation. One of the primary ranking factors used by search engines is an analysis of sites that are linked to the page in question. Similar to a citation analysis, this method weights certain links as authoritative and gives a relevancy score to a page based on that. VietSmall will investigate websites that link to related sites, or because of a strong content match, should link to this type of material. We will solicit links from such sites, providing back-links where appropriate.
Monitoring & Updates
Once initial design has been completed, VietSmall will monitor the rankings of the website with all major search engines, as well as the identified key-phrases for traffic variations. When there is either a drop in rankings or an opportunity to raise traffic because of shifts in key-phrases used by searchers, VietSmall will include suggested strategies along with the ongoing report.
Because of the lag time in search engine response to changes, VietSmall recommends the creation of the following reports quarterly:
- Rank Reporting. VietSmall will run a report on the ranking of the website with the major search engines and directories for up to 20 key phrases that represent the targeted audiences.
- Traffic Analysis. VietSmall will analyze the number of searches being conducted by users for the selected key phrases and for similar key phrases, with a view to identifying any shift in search behavior.
- Strategy Development. Using the results of the rank and traffic reports, VietSmall will evaluate the progress of the current optimization strategy and suggest any changes in content, titles, and submission as necessary.
Ecommerce Web Design
VietSmall.com is a full service ecommerce websiste design team specializing in all legal SEO practices. Our top notch team is comprised of seasoned web developers, award winning web designers, seo experts and a custom content management team with thousands of successful SEO campaigns under their belt. We have more than ten years of experience in developing custom ecommerce websites that perform to maximum capabilities with extra effort to ensure all of our clients are great successes in their industry.
We create one of a kind business websites that truly draw attention when a consumer follows the link to your site. If you are searching for the best way to market your website we can implement an exact SEO campaign from the onset of the project start date so as to get you on the right track from the get go.
At VietSmall.com; you are number one.
We originate the online shopping site as it should look for the search engines as well as the consumer from day one.Every ecommerce website we build is optimized for targetted keywords related to your products and services.
All of our custom web designs are optimized for Google searchCustom Web Design
VietSmall is a full service custom web design firm specializing in all SEO tactics. Our team is comprised of web developers, web designers, seo experts and a content management staff. We have more than ten years of experience in developing websites that perform to maximum capabilities with an extra touch of class.
If you are looking for that one of a kind business website that truly draws attention when a consumer follows the link to your site, we can assist you. If you are searching for the best way to market your website we can implement SEO from the onset of the project start date so as to get you on the right track from the get go.
There is a method to our madness here at VietSmall; we want you to be number one. We believe that by great customer service and excellent work we can earn your business and keep it. If you are satisfied with your well-rounded, optimized site from the start you can start making money immediately. If you choose a developer and their vision is something totally different from yours, you may have to make tweaks here and there in order to get your site “right with the search engines. That is such a hassle. Wouldn’t it be wise to get your site “right on from day one?
Choose the developing team that knows how to get that done for you. We know there is no way to truly please the search engines all of the time but our success rate rises high above the competition.
We originate the site as it should look for the search engines as well as the consumer from day one. If you are looking for custom web design let us help you. Yes, you must have a site that is esthetically good for the consumers but you must also have some form of search engine optimization initiated into your website or you may never be found popular.
Our team has studied the “big 3 search engines at great lengths and know what is needed to be found and ranked among them. Our professional design team can put together a package that is not only pleasing to the pocket book but also to your tastes. There is one decision that should be most important after deciding to start a business and that is who you will choose to design your business website.
The search should be narrowed down pretty easily. You have those who are experts in SEO and those who are not. You can get some great work out of the guys who have no SEO experience but your website could sit stagnate at the bottom of the barrel for many months and sometimes years. You must choose the website development team with the most innovative custom website design professionals online today; those experts are the good people of VietSmall. Contact us for your custom web design quote today.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Effective selling on the web - Online Stores
| Summary: Are you looking at selling your products on the web? Do you need more than just a shopping cart and a product catalog? Secure online payments, order management, inventory management and shipping goods are some of the features that we build online stores with. In addition, we also help promote and market your webstore. Read on... Key Points |
Cyber space is filled with all types of buyers and bargain hunters. Those who seek to connect with other online shoppers and discuss products from the comforts of their home. A new breed of shopping where armchair shoppers are the primary customers is fast becoming popular today.
A website that offers products for sale is not just a simple electronic version of a catalog. These virtual storefronts apart from presenting a visual impression of the products that they sell also, provide a shopping cart to select and buy products online, help promote these products through advertisements, track order status, ship goods and manage inventories. What they are is a perfect foil to a brick and mortar presence!
But is it easy to sell on the web? Making an online store a success is an ongoing process and we can help you achieve it. You have to make a start somewhere and building the online store is the first step.
How does an online/virtual store work?
A prospective customer gets on to an online store and views the product catalog on display there. He then proceeds to check out the features of these products, maybe even read reviews of these products and then makes a selection and adds them to a shopping cart. Checking out the items he selected and getting a confirmation on his order then follows. Payment terms can vary - from online credit card payments to alternative payment methods like Paypal.
In the case of a store that stocks products in a ware house, the option of checking whether the product in question is available and then, if necessary, informing the warehouse of the unavailability of the product and ordering for more then follows. Once the product is purchased the cyber store ships the product. The store usually has signed up with a shipping service provider who does the actual shipping. Order status can be tracked online and this ensures that the customer can actually travel virtually with his product until it reaches its final destination.
Let's take a look at a variety of web business models and see where these e-commerce options fit in.
A business model is a way or method that a company does business and generates revenue. Internet commerce has given rise to different kinds of new models. Not just that, the web also has the capability to reinvent tried and tested models. For example, the web has popularized auctions and broadened the model's applicability to a wide array of goods and services.
We have described our e-commerce services keeping in mind the business model that matches with it. These are solutions that would help most businesses, but we also specialize in customized solutions that are extensions of a simple e-store.
In addition to features like shopping cart, online payment options and product catalogs, what do customers look for in an e-store? First, let's take a look at what makes an online store a success.
Studies have proven that some of the important do's and don'ts when offering online sale of products are:
- Keep the shopping process from shopping cart to the submit button fairly simple. Limit the number of steps involved in the checkout process. In order to avoid abandoned shopping carts and incomplete sales and unhappy customers it is imperative that a customer finds it easy to select and buy products online. A good breadcrumb trail from the shopping cart to the checkout like Amazon's will help take out the mystery that tends to exist within the checkout process online.
- Include tax and shipping costs in the shopping cart: Use the shopping cart to include the cost of the product and additional costs like the taxes involved.
- Add gifting ideas like wrapping paper options before the checkout. When customers are addressing their purchase options on the product page, they can be asked questions like what color paper to use to wrap the gift, key in their gift card message and then move to the submit button and checkout.
- Put policy information and other rules and guidelines in pop-ups. Eg: Nordstrom.com.
- Don't force registration. Allow customers a chance to fill in their shopping cart with goodies and then register.
- Offer online order tracking features, online customer help and multiple shipping options.
Online store options from VietSmall
Our online store packages can help you create the solution of your choice. We can deliver more than a first-rated web site, and help your business succeed with back-end business know-how and streamline order processing and fulfillment.
Take a look at the online store options that are on offer here…
| Package I - Storeonline For whom is this option good for? For a small retail store with upto100 products to sell online Scenario: If you are a store that manufactures and sells products like apparel or jewelry and requires an online presence, you will need an online catalog of the items that you intend selling, allow visitors to search the catalog and then add items to a shopping cart, order and pay online, then this is the e-store package that will suit your needs. Getting these products shipped to the destination if necessary and delivering the goods on time is prime and you don't want your store to lag behind when it comes to customer service. This option also allows further customization and can deliver a solution that is completely suited to specific needs. What do you need List of Features: Features
Add on Features Shipping This feature will help you integrate shipping/courier options with leading shipping service providers. |
| Package II - Inventory online For whom is this option good for? For a store with more than 1000 product and facility to stock products be it retail or wholesale. Scenario: Once the customer confirms an order online, the package checks that the order can be validated and the stocks are very much in the warehouse and only then is the order confirmed. While the order is being shipped the customer can check the status of his online order anytime during that period. This makes it possible for the customer to virtually travel with the package until it reaches him. This scenario actually can be worked on to other business models that can benefit from this package. In other words, this model is that of e-bay or Amazon or any other similar store. What you need Hosting: You need e-commerce hosting which supports ASP and MS SQL Server 7.0/2000.
Shopping cart, customer account & order processing:
Payment & shipping options:
Custom storefront appearance:
Sales management & promotions:
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Inventory Management Software and Customer Order Tracking - developed
Summary: Interested in making all your products and services available to your customers the moment they ask for them? Yes, it is possible with the Internet today. Customer orders drive a supply chain. Forecast demand, replenish inventory and schedule production and transportation automatically and make these operations visible to every one in the organization. Read on for more...
Key Points
Scenarios
Order management
Inventory management
What happens when a customer contacts you and asks for a product that he wants immediately and you discover that your warehouse doesn’t stock it at that moment? And if this happens after the item has been logged in as a confirmed order? Are you able to respond in a timeframe that’s suitable to your customer?
What happens if the customer contacts you through telesales, or through online sales on the web? Is your staff able to respond accurately to the customer’s query? In the process are you really making money in these deals? What do you need to ensure that you are not in a situation where you are in the dark about orders and inventories, and maybe even customers?
We know that customer orders drive a supply chain. A primary requisite for any e-commerce business is that it employs systems that manage orders and inventory levels efficiently.
When customers demand service through multiple channels, order promising, tracking and fulfillment become more complex and intensive. Multiple channels could mean customers calling in through the web; phone, fax or email and usually different people attend to these calls in an organization.
Disparate order processing can lead to serious gaps in demand and fulfillment. If order commitments are not honored throughout the enterprise a consolidated order status at any point of time can be difficult to view and this difficulty may in turn to be communicated to the customer.
Consolidating orders into a single interface for submission, tracking, routing, fulfillment, and order status queries, can help all employees access vital information from a common interface thus ensuring visibility in the entire order management process. And if this visibility is in turn communicated to the customer, it means that the customer has a complete picture of the status of his order until the final delivery. Customer order history implies viewing and managing pending orders by status, accessing order numbers by invoice numbers, tracking number or customer.
Order management services are a critical component of customer service – enabling internal communications within an organization and facilitating collaboration among trading partners to ensure that all customer orders are fulfilled and delivered when promised.
Profitable order management features can afford the following:
- Consolidated order management that lowers costs in turn.
- Advanced order commitment and tracking that can in turn help improve customer service
- Allocation of inventory and products in a profitable manner
- Automation of workflows through order management processes
- Order visibility (order tracking)
- Optimized price lists and customer quotes to maximize margins
- Consolidation of order data to support enterprise forecasting and replenishment initiatives
- Significant increase in the visibility of demand and future requirements
- Elimination of repetitive tasks and physical paper handling
- Addition of the value of availability to a product
- Reduced lead times, reduced administrative workloads and the use of multi databases
- Optimization of catalog price lists for profitability.
One of the largest costs to any business is that of inventory or stock at hand. Whether a manufacturer, retailer or distributor, the amount of inventory held directly impacts your bottom line in more number of ways than you can imagine. Having too much cash tied up by not stocking up on items that customers need, can have a major impact on your business.
A product that is in excessive demand is usually extremely difficult to manage. Supplying the right amount of products implies that an accurate demand forecast is essential. This impacts the entire supply chain. A similar situation exists at the warehouse level and even the manufacturer end.
Continuous replenishment in a warehouse can become a mammoth task if consumer response is not studied accurately. To facilitate efficient consumer response based on consumer demands, warehouse data, sales forecasts, and inventory planning, it becomes imperative that such companies consider inventory management seriously. Making accurate demand and supply predictions is an ideal situation that anyone in the supply chain management arena will dream of.
Inventory management can remove barriers between manufacturer and retailers and establish a closer relationship between them. Ideally inventory management should be easy as the main aim is to reduce inventories. If items wanted are not at hand or even if merchandize wanted is reordered often, sales will be lost to competitors. Precise control of inventory is an essential ingredient for a successful company.
The 3 main objectives in inventory management are:
- Improved customer service
- Reduced inventory investment
- Increased productivity
Benefits of inventory management:
- Complete control of inventory.
- Complete information about the value of the inventory
- Complete visibility on Quantities on hand, Quantities committed and Quantities sold
- Response time to demand changes reduced
- Increased sales
- Knowledge of the exact size of merchandizing inventory
- Frequent analysis of purchases, sales and inventory records.
- Removal of unnecessary use of warehouse space used by unneeded part of inventory.
- Reduction in excess merchandize stock.
- Taxes and insurance premiums paid on excess merchandize inventory avoided.
- By providing timely accurate information pertaining to inventory location, movement and valuation, receipt of goods, sale and return of goods and profits you can make sure that your inventory is visible throughout a network.
Information technology is a key enabler in the transformation of purchasing into a strategic business function. The challenge is to find a way to put these technologies to use and create value and competitive advantage.
Contact us for innovative ideas and solutions in creating and building online stores having advanced features like Inventory Management Software and Customer Order Tracking. Check out our e-store packages.
Ecommerce Web Site Development
" I'd like to 'sell' online and create multiple channels for my services and products. I know that customer service is what makes a difference to any business today. Can you create an online store for me where I can offer exemplary online customer service too?"
Read a few featured articles from Stylus to find out more about
Ecommerce Web Site Development and other Ecommerce solutions.
Manage inventory and track customer orders easily
Most of the time the job of forecasting demand and replenishing inventory to suit the demand is not accomplished in a manner that is useful. We’ll tell you how to collaborate over the Internet on order management, inventory management, and demand forecasting, production scheduling and transportation. We’ll describe how through collaborative planning on the Internet, consumer behavior can be communicated throughout the organization to make an e-commerce web site development project achieve it's goals.
How to sell online
An e-commerce website that offers products for sale need not be a simple electronic version of a catalog. These virtual storefronts apart from presenting a visual impression of the products that they sell also, provide a shopping cart to select and buy products online, help promote these products through advertisements, track order status, ship goods and manage inventories.
Successful internet business models
What are the outward signs of a robust and thriving business? What are the key areas that a profitable site needs to concentrate on? And what are the existing business models on the web today? Read more...to make e-commerce web site development projects succeed.
Effective shopping carts
When we think of online stores, we immediately think of shopping carts, product catalogs and payment processes online. Some of us think, “ Oh, the bother of adding products to a shopping cart that finally doesn't work", or "The check-out counter that springs nasty pricing surprises", and more.
Web enabling your sales and distribution channel
Are you interested in distributing products using the web? With the customer-centric distribution chain today, the role that a distributor plays includes enabling direct ordering and tracking of orders over the Internet. Does it mean that you switch your current operations to the Internet? Or does it mean making use of the Internet in such a manner that optimizes your role in the value chain.
Coding and Programming Services
The first thing you are confronted when you’ve decided to develop software or web application is the technology. Not the shortage of choices, rather the abundance of them.
However, keep in mind that technology should be chosen by priorities and your project requirement. We offer a range of technologies and platforms for you to choose from. If you need any help in deciding which technology is best for you, do contact us with you project details.
PHP Development
PHP was designed expressly for the Web medium and it supports all major platforms (UNIX, Windows and even mainframes), and features native support for most popular databases. The main benefits of PHP are
- It is affordable
- be easily learned
- ensures good application performance
- without too much effort PHP allows an administrator to support a site
Stylus Inc specializes in PHP development and has designed and developed many major projects using PHP. If you would like to develop your software or web application using PHP contact us with your requirements.
ASP.NET, ASP.NET 2.0, .NET
ASP, ASP.NET, and ASP.NET 2.0 are powerful server side web technologies that made developers take notice of the numerous advantages that these offer if used in web applications. With the release of ASP.NET 2.0, Microsoft has greatly increased the power of ASP.NET by introducing a suite of new features and functionalities. The key motivation for using ASP.NET 2.0 is that it can reduce your code of your ASP.NET 2.0 applications by as much as 70% thus increasing productivity.
Stylus Inc is a Microsoft Certified Partner and has proven expertise and experience in developing web applications in ASP.NET, ASP.NET and .NET. If you would like to develop your software or web applications using these technologies contact us with your requirements.
According to Microsoft, Visual Studio 2005 provides a range of tools that offer many benefits for individual developers and software development teams::
- Be more productive and obtain faster results
- Build dynamic Windows, Web, mobile, and Office-based solutions
- Communicate and collaborate more effectively within your software teams
- Ensure quality early and often throughout the development processRisk is identified and reduced in the primary stages of development instead of in the closing stages.
We second that! If you would like to develop your software or web applications using Visual Studio.NET 2.0 contact us with your requirements.
Ajax is a new web approach that marries the benefits of both screen and paged-based approaches. By allowing more sophisticated functionality using easier-to-implement web standards, Ajax is proving a real alternative for creating powerful web applications.
AJAX is based on open standards supported by many browsers and platforms; this means there's no fear of vendor lock-in. Stylus has experienced professionals in this field who will carry on your work adhering to the industry standards. If you would like to develop your software or web applications using J2EE contact us with your requirements.
MySQL is a fast, easy-to-use RDBMS (Relational Database Management System) used for databases on many Web sites. However, even though MySQL is less full featured than its commercial competitors, it has all the features needed by the large majority of database developers. It's easier to install and use than its commercial competitors, and the difference in price is strongly in MySQL's favor.
MySQL Server works on 24/7 heavy-duty systems. In most circumstances you never have to run any cleanups on MySQL Server. Stylus Inc has done numerous projects with MySQL and all have proven to be successful in achieving the client’s business goals. If you would like to develop your software or web applications using J2EE contact us with your requirements.
A new approach!If you already have a plan ready with you and wish to outsource only certain phases of the project then we have a right solution for you. Hire dedicated programmers, graphic designers, analysts and quality assurance professionals on a full time engagement (FTE) basis.
FTE arrangement is best when you are looking to either augment your existing team, have a large project that requires dedicated staff, or if you have a steady stream of maintenance and enhancements requirements for your software product.
E-SHOPS, HORIZONTAL PORTALS
Web application has become an integral part of modern business. Earlier, wholesaler himself performed all the spectrum of the business. Physical multitasking was the key role for the success of business. As the technology progresses, physical multitasking has become secondary. Such progress in technology is very much evident from the excellent software tools like web application. VietSmall designed web application software is the perfect solution for your business need. Now, web application performs key role in sales and distribution channel. The distributors track and accept the orders directly over the Internet.
Web application offered by VietSmall helps you to earn more revenue. VietSmall designed web application system makes the work of sales and distribution channel very simple and the business more flourishing. A distributor performs crucial role of a smooth supply chain. With the help of third-party services and supplies, the wholesaler can deliver the commodities from one part of the globe to another in a day. Effective supply chain management itself is a complicated loop and both the two ends of this system are occupied by the customer. On the other hand, VietSmall designed web application features a more customer-centric distribution chain which help the wholesalers in ordering and tracking of orders over the Internet. Web application has reduced the importance of the local customers to the wholesalers. Now the supply chain of sales and distribution channel are lot more modified and the distributors’ job also has been changed. Earlier, their operations were buying the goods, store them and sell with some profit, whereas now the process is getting the order over the internet and sell the commodity across the globe.
Perfect custom software is needed to store elaborate information about all the customers and to deal with inventory from other distributors. For any supply chain management system, use of data, communication system and the latest software performs a key role to success. VietSmall custom software development and web application team helps you to design your business in such way which will provide you more revenue and customer satisfaction. This is not all, the web application and software solution designed by VietSmall help you to interact with all your business associates seamlessly and grow the business better.
Want to develop e-commerce web portal? VietSmall web application team is here to sort out all of your needs. We know very well that developing web application for e-commerce is much more complex a task and needs expertise and understanding of how an ecommerce business is run as well as how your potential customers perceive that presence. E-commerce web applications help maintain an online presence and constant branding of your company image.
A number of features are there to make a successful web application. VietSmall web custom application engineering team will provide you perfect e-commerce web application which you can offer outstanding service and performance. Our custom software and web application team has designed ideal e-commerce web solution, which is very scalable and secured for the customers. We use the latest technology to develop our projects and our web engineers can easily cope up with the technological evaluations. We are confident enough to provide you the best e-commerce custom software and web application for your business. Over the years VietSmall has been providing custom software solution to small, medium and advanced ecommerce sites for global clients. There are several reasons for outsourcing e-commerce web portal to VietSmall
Outsourcing to VietSmall:
There are many reasons why you are looking to outsource your custom software development to VietSmall. Legal and financial concerns only being a few of them, VietSmall can assist you to set up an ongoing development center that streamlines costs and puts your planned project on track. Our communication methods make up a large part of our project work while managing your ongoing projects. We have implemented a variety of tools and processes that allow us maintained direct communication at all times, revealing a transparent development environment.
E-COMMERCE
Do you want to launch your own web site? VietSmall is here to help you regarding all the technical problems with its custom business solutions. Share your business needs with us and we are confident of providing you your desired services. VietSmall is renowned for offering services in various industries including Store Management Systems, Client Management Systems, Training Solutions, Hotel Applications, e-commerce Solutions, Insurance Solutions and numerous other programs. Some basic questions are there to clarify the needs of you. These questions help us to provide you the best service what you want.
At the time of launching a new web application for our clients or reform the old one VietSmall’s custom software development team keeps several ifs and buts in our mind. Firstly we assess the customers’ requirements. The second thing of a perfect software application is the duration of the project and we also evaluate the highlighted features of the web portal. Our expertise team also reviews the usability of the web application to the end user.
A business can never be successful without the expertise opinion from professional consultants. For example, we hire accountants and lawyers to grow better, not only that, now it has become an integral part of the business. Like that, as we are living in the age of technology, we need the full support of superior technology to grow your business better. For small scale and medium size business house VietSmall is very much affordable and it is the secret of your success. Software products of our company will help you to thrive your business opportunities of the web, increase the productivity of employees, and reduce the overhead of legacy systems. DynanicArk offers you wind array of services from simple to complex applications with the help of databases, multiple languages, advanced programming and superior network administration. Our elite panel helps to develop custom business software solutions. Our years of experience will help you to have the best software solutions in the industry.
How the Web Portal is developed?
There are several steps to develop the web portal. Many years of experience in web-based applications has strengthened our knowledge to track your needs of the clients and give them perfect suggestion according to the business needs. Some of these steps are:
Step 1 -One of the most important parts of the process is needs assessment. Quite often it is seen that, the clients are not thoroughly concerned about their needs. VietSmall is comprised of direct experience with your industry, goals, and problems and we will suggest ways to make your web site and your business run more effortlessly. With our vast knowledge and experience we our expert panel first collect information about your business such as, to whom you sell your services and products, how you process orders, communicate with clients, and interact with employees. Then, according to your business needs we develop the web application with your message and we suggest new and better ways to the customers, so that it can earn you more and more revenue. We are always appreciated by our clients, because after the launch of the web site it helps them to do the business in a revitalize way and make their operations more efficient.
Step 2 - When the team of VietSmall gathers an overall ideal about the requirements of your company and objectives we make a suggestion. The suggestion features about the project, what we will create for you. The proposal features everything including information, graphics, site copy, and so on.
Step 3 - In this step the team of VietSmall expert developers and designers start developing the web application. Each and every step of the project our clients are asked to review their site. In the process of web portal development they are part of the team and will take decision on different aspects of web application such as site layouts, user interaction, graphics and many more.
Step 4 - This is the most crucial part of the process. In this part our expert developers submit the code and designs they have created on our production server. Now it will be clear whether we have fulfilled our promise or not. The interaction, the design, the interface and more will be tested to be sure that we deliver on your purposes. We do not launch the site until it is given green signal by you.
Step 5 - This is the last and final face of the process. It is the time to see your dream comes true. Checking all the aspects of the web portal we are prepared to launch your site. We also make it sure; in future you can get help and assistance from the different service provider as well.Your ultimate destination for the outstanding desktop and web-based business applications
Custom Software VietSmall, Inc. is a rapidly growing custom development and software outsourcing company with headquarters in Hanoi, Vietnam. Our offshore development department is located in Eastern Europe.
We specialize in the development of custom software applications and offshore software outsourcing services. Specifically, our company carries out custom programming, database design, client-server and internet/intranet software application development.
Over the years we have managed to build a solid team of software outsourcing professionals that come from various backgrounds and expand the creative potential of the company. The expertise that they posses embraces a wide range of custom programming skills involving the latest and most effective development technologies, such as PHP, DELPHI, .NET (ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET), XML and many more. This to a great extent defines the quality and reliability of the custom software applications that we develop.
We deliver custom application programming services to end customers and we provide offshore software outsourcing services for other IT companies. Our competence and experience ensure that we deliver excellent services and products to our customers.
At every stage of the development process, from conceptual design to product release, the highest quality standards are maintained. Our extensive communication facilities allow us to keep in touch with our customers 24 hours a day.
We specialize in the development of custom software applications and offshore software outsourcing services. Specifically, our company carries out custom programming, database design, client-server and internet/intranet software application development.
Over the years we have managed to build a solid team of software outsourcing professionals that come from various backgrounds and expand the creative potential of the company. The expertise that they posses embraces a wide range of custom programming skills involving the latest and most effective development technologies, such as PHP, DELPHI, .NET (ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET), XML and many more. This to a great extent defines the quality and reliability of the custom software applications that we develop.
We deliver custom application programming services to end customers and we provide offshore software outsourcing services for other IT companies. Our competence and experience ensure that we deliver excellent services and products to our customers.
At every stage of the development process, from conceptual design to product release, the highest quality standards are maintained. Our extensive communication facilities allow us to keep in touch with our customers 24 hours a day.
Custom Business Software
Custom Business Software Solutions
Since its inception in 2006, The Integrated Solution Group, Inc. has built
hundreds of custom business software applications. Working directly with our clients, we provide custom software solutions and software integration services for a wide variety of industries. We deliver value by designing and building custom business software solutions designed to improve the operating performance of your company. Our experienced software developers can help you evaluate your business software needs and build a custom accounting software product or custom eCommerce software solution tailored to the specific needs of your business. VietSmall also offers business software consulting business software design, custom software development and implementation of proven, cost effective business software solutions. At VietSmall we are serious about business software development and client success is our number one priority. If you are looking to exploit new business ideas on the Internet or find logical solutions to your business computing problems, VietSmall can help.
Custom Business Software Development
Business Software Services
- Software Consulting
- Software Design
- Software Development
- Software Integration
- Software Rewrites
- Software Support
Business Software Solutions
- Custom EDI Software
- Call Center Software
- Finance / Accounting Software
- Custom eCommerce Software
- Custom Bar Code Software
- Warehouse Management
Our custom business software experience includes but is not limited to, the following applications:
- Business productivity software
- B2B and B2C custom eCommerce software solutions
- Custom eCommerce web sites
- Web based customer service solutions
- Custom accounting software
- Financial software, financial reporting, G/L, A/R, A/P
- Merchandising, order processing and invoicing applications
- CRM and sales reporting systems
- Warehouse management software, purchasing, inventory control
- Shipping system integration
- Custom bar code software and bar code scanner integration
- Customer service, task tracking, work center management
- Laser form printing and automated fax solutions
- Office automation, document storage and retreival
- Image scanning and OCR processing solutions
- Geographical, trip routing and mapping applications
- Software integration and data conversion services
If you don't see your environment listed, please Contact us. We support many others, and specialize in developing interfaces between platforms / languages and custom software applications.
Reliable Products to Improve Business Performance
The Integrated Solution Group, Inc. is dedicated to providing our clients with proven technology and state of the art packaged and custom software solutions. We offer proven products at reasonable prices and, most importantly, we service what we sell. We currently offer the following products:
CommerceLink - Business to business ecommerce web software designed for wholesale distributors. Complete internet catalog/order processing system designed to interface with your business system. Will also run as 'stand-alone' web application.
RoadWizard - Scheduling and dispatching software thatstreamlines the scheduling and routing of your truck fleet. Import orders from your business system and generate routes based on your business rules. Includes graphical interface.
DataMonitor - Eliminate redundant data entry and reduce errors. Enhance customer service functions by integrating ODBC compliant software such as UPS WorldShip with your business system.
Quality custom accounting software from an experienced software development company. VietSmall custom software is designed, built and supported in the USA. Contact VietSmall today to discuss custom software development, custom programming and custom software integration. We have custom Internet software and business software solutions for your business.
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