ezimerchant Features
In our opinion the most significant feature in any software is simplicity. If you can't figure out how to make the best use of what is provide then any given feature isn't really worth the bits it is imprinted on.
As you read the list below keep in mind that each feature is lovingly hand crafted to make it simple for you to execute a fantastic ecommerce experience and more online revenue. If after using our software you don't find that to be the case then let us know, we strive for constant improvement.
What is it?
- Web based ecommerce management system
- Easily ecommerce enable any existing website, blog, facebook page or twitter stream
- Create an automatically published catalogue online
Website Design
- Easily apply your own logo with a point and click upload
- Incorporates a revolutionary new template system that is as easy to edit as any standard html. The templates use the structure of the html to understand your intent so you don't need to be a programmer
- Standard templates are HTML5 with liberal use of classes and id's to easily hook your css rules onto to make for extremely easy custom styling
- Edit your templates from any computer using Dreamweaver, Expression Web or connect to the template area as a shared folder through WebDAV on Windows or Mac OS X to edit with whatever programs you would like
- Easily incorporate your existing website design by changing a single file in the template area
- Email design is done through the same templating system so branding your email communications is just as easy
- All this design flexibility while still maintaining security - your design is instantly hosted through an SSL secured service that meets PCI compliance - so you can accept credit cards safely
Image Handling
- Image management couldn't be easier, just upload the image files and we store them as is. The templates control what sizes the images should be, we resize them on the fly with a high quality resizing algorithm. This way if you switch templates you don't need to resize all the images in your catalogue
- The store design can use as many images as necessary (just upload them through a website editing tool or shared folder)
- Assign as many images to products or categories as necessary, we automatically generate a photo gallery
- Large images are displayed easily and attractively in an "inframe" lightbox (no popups!)
Shipping / Freight
- Switch between freight free, fixed freight cost or dynamic freight calculation
- Real time freight quotes from freight companies built in (for example Australia Post, SmartSend)
- Accurate freight calculation, we don't just add up weights of the items in your cart, we simulate packing cart items into packages then get a quote for sending the packages - we do this with our real time box packing simulator
- Adjust freight quotes to freight charges with simple to use formulas, just like Excel
Payment Processing
- PCI compliant credit card processing with payment gateway functionality included in price of delivering credit card transactions
- World's best PayPal integration
- Credit card and PayPal support for deferred capture of funds, wait until goods are in stock before taking money from your customers
- Easy refunding from the order management screen - happens as you cancel an order
- Supports other methods of payment such as BPAY, direct deposit, by account, cheque etc
- Receive payments for orders in the currencies your customers want to use in your store - includes dynamic exchange rates and the ability to set your own currency margins using your own formulas against each currency
- Display prices for indicative pricing for the currencies you don't actually wish to transact in - the customer's geography is autodetected so displaying revelant pricing is instantaneous with no need for customers to play with settings on the website
