Lab Assignment 15

Business Analytic Software

Business analytic software could prove to be very beneficial when considering to expand your business. WebTrends offers a variety of solutions that could prove to be helpful for the expansion of your business. WebTrends provides consulting and guidance that will lead to a more efficient and visitor friendly website. It guarantees an increase of visitors to your website, management of multichannel and campaigns, attracting more visitors and buyers to your website, improve customer satisfaction, and align data and retail cycles. They are also helpful because they offer access to other companies date that could help you in your endeavor to expand your business. It is unclear if this service requires a fee to be paid, but you can contact them at (877) 932-8736.

When considering a business analytic software for your business I worked to find something that would be easy to use and low cost. This service provides the best of both worlds and guarantees customer satisfaction an an increase of visitors to the site. Moreover, I also found it important that the service provides a phone number where they can be reached. Because of these reasons, I found that WebTrends would be the most effective business analytic service for you and your business.

E-Commerce Recommendations

Zen Cart is an open e-commerce shopping source. Among many things, it assists in the setup online store. This online store is easy to use for both the customer and the owner of the business. You can track who is online and the website easily handles gift cards and certificates and alerts the customer of shipping costs. This survice provides support for multiple languages and currencies. Furthermore, it is free to download. However, a customer cannot view previous purchases or compare products online. Additionally, they have no idea of how much tax will cost. For more information, their website is www.zen-cart.com.

Magento is also a very helpful eCommerce source. With Magento, you can control multiple websites. It also provides tax rate management and allows customers to use multiple currencies. This service also has shopping cart capabilities and lets the customers compare shipping prices with various shipping companies. Additionally, it allows customers to compare products and create a wishlist. This service is free. While, the service allows customers to use multiple currencies, the website is not in multiple languages to support the international community. Clearly, this service would be very beneficial when expanding your business and provides all of the services necessary for a growing small business. For more information, they can be reached at their website www.magentocommerce.com.

osCommerce is also an option to consider when looking for an helpful eCommerce source. osCommerce guarantees easy setup of an online store and allows several e-payment systems. It supports physical products as well as product downloads. It also provides database and back-up restore. For customers, it includes both temporary and permanent shopping carts. Additionally, it allows customers to compare shipping prices with various shipping companies. It can be used in multiple languages and supports mulitple currencies. However, the source does not allow customers to create a wishlist or allow customers to compare products on the website. This service is free and for more information their website is www.oscommerce.com.

Each of these services would be very beneficial when considering expanding a small business. My main consideration when choosing an eCommerce source for you was ease of use and cost of the service. Therefore, I chose all of them because they are easy to use and be quickly setup. They are also all free and provide the basic services that a company would need when creating a website. While each of them have their pros and cons, they would all be a good choice when choosing an eCommerce source.