The first choice is to use a generic website. In this case, your business is dependent on your homepage providing enough information about your products and services that your customer is compelled to pick up the telephone and give you a call.

Your second option is to create a website using a software package, such as Microsoft Front Page, that includes basic forms that can be submitted to your company. This allows your users to submit basic information but requires the company to analyze the data given, determine if a product needs to be shipped, separately write up a sales order, process a credit card, input all data into a database, and so on.

Your third option is to purchase off-the-shelf shopping cart systems that allow you to start taking orders on the Internet, enable you to select from different page layout templates, manage your product catalogs, and so on.

Your last option is to hire a third party developer or an in-house development team to create an E-Commerce site that will take all of the data input on the website and streamline it into your back-end order entry and accounting system. This process involves rewriting enormous amounts of programming code and is extremely expensive. Another problem with this solution is that data transfer is usually only one way; data can be taken from the website and input into the accounting system but data from the accounting system cannot be displayed to the customer on the web very easily or economically. Furthermore, this option requires you to constantly invest heavily in development related maintenance issues every time your requirements change or any part of these multiple-system implementation changes such as new enhancements or upgrades.

These have been the only choices for businesses interested in E-Commerce.

Accware Online provides you with a system that can have you selling your products on the Internet in minutes. Your customers can not only order products but also check their entire account history with your company, track order shipment status, obtain detailed item specifications, view stock status, receive special pricing, and request Return Authorizations.