
Features -- Functions -- Benefits
Features and benefits common to both the Lite and Commercial versions of MyStore3.
- Client side storefront software that you own.
This storefront runs on the customer's computer. That makes it fast!
And it is hosted as simple HTML pages using a built in database structure.
That means that it's truly your store, independent of special server side
software. Host anywhere!
- Modular construction eases setup and revisions.
Configure the entire store from one page using the included Configuration Mentor.
Create independent product database tables with the included Database Mentor.
- Easy to use Mentors make for quick setup.
We provide Mentors that run in your browser on any platform. Our mentor is a
combination of wizard and relational in-line information files. The Mentor
lets you switch back and forth between entry and information at the click of a button.
- Put images everywhere; graphics sell product.
MyStore3 lets you show thumbnail size images with the product descriptions
and on the product category pages and full size images on the detail pages.
- Hierarchical database structure lets a customer get all the information they need to make the purchase.
Your customer can view items in your store by product category, product type,
or product description. This software uses a "drill Down" structure which lets
you tell the customer as much as you want about a product. You can even provide
links to off site information.
- Unlimited database size gets sorted by product type for easy reading.
You can display as many distinct items as desired from a database table without
clutter or confusion. The database reader automatically sorts the items by type into separate
lists on a single page.
- Pop up messages gather customer specific information.
Database size is often bloated with ISU (Inventory Stocking Units). MyStore3 uses separate pop up
windows associated with specific items to display a message form and gather the customer's particular
requirements. This relives the burden of entering every possible option in the database itself.
Information gathering such as size and color preferences for an item are good uses for the pop up window.
The customer input gets appended to the product description. You can have as many different input
message forms as needed and one form can serve multiple items where appropriate.
- Searchable by product category and description for fast product location.
A separate page lets your customer enter keywords to find a product by description.
Multiple keywords can be entered, returning separate lists of products to choose from.
- Multiple taxation methods provide flexibility for every situation.
Tax by state, by country, and by item, and in any combination. Tax calculations are state
and country sensitive.
- Non US users can set a currency symbol so customers can view prices in their native currency.
Configured at the top level, one entry inserts your currency symbol in all of the store pages
that display amounts.
- Multiple shipping charge methods provide flexibility for every situation.
Easily decide how you want to calculate shipping charges and provide
your customer with a list of shipping options that you specify.
You can even use our built in UPS rate approximation
method which uses individual item weights in combination with zone information.
- Multiple shipping destinations let a customer send multiple items from one shopping session.
Your customer can elect to send items to more than one destination. This
is very useful for gift giving, corporate promotions, and special occasions.
- Gift wrapping options will help multiple sales.
Your customer can elect to have items gift wrapped and sent to various
locations, and they can specify the type of wrapping and even tell you what
message they want on the gift.
- Multiple custom message forums advise on and promote products.
There are numerous opportunities throughout the store for you to show relational
promotion messages in the side bar window without interfering with the main presentation.
There is also the item specific pop up messaging described above which can be used in a
promotional and/or advisory capacity.
- Dramatically change the look to keep your site dynamic.
With just three simple graphic images, you can dramatically change the
appearance of your store. Use a graphics program and make your own navigation
buttons to go with each look. Save these new decorations in their own folder and use them by changing
just one word in the configuration file. Easily make seasonal changes.
- Fully integrated for multiple payment options.
It's your choice. You can offer the customer any combination of payment options
including real time credit card and an "on account" transaction.
- Order submission returns a contract for your protection. When the order is
submitted an exact copy of the HTML Purchase Order that your customer viewed before sending
is included. This means there can be no dispute about what was ordered. The text version of the
order goes to your e-mail address with a confirmation copy to the customer. The confirmation
copy requests a return in the event that the receiver did not place the order. This helps to
eliminate bogus orders from people using someone else's e-mail address.
- Free upgrades on any registered version 3.x software will keep you up to date.
We want to look our best. Soooo...It's important that you look your best. To this
end, any changes to or upgrades of the 3.x versions are yours free at any time.
- Free use of our secure server makes your life easy.
You get free use of the secure server mail utility at MyStore.to for forwarding
purchase orders and feedback forms. However, there are no restrictions; you
can also use your own server.
- Did we mention that MyStore runs FAST?
The commercial version of MyStore3 provides these added features and benefits.
- Support for multiple product categories lets lets you build more complex stores without confusing the customer.
For instance you can break a product table into separate independent logical categories such as "computers" and "computers on sale".
The customer can now elect which category to visit. Other logical categories might simply be computers vs software. You can
also create departments and even theme stores using one instance of the MyStore3 commercial storefront.
- The commercial version search engine lets a customer select a product category to search.
This will cut down on search time and provide a better return.
- Have sales and offer discounts to get the customer back.
Set up your own quantity discount schedule or have a store wide sale
simply by changing one number in the configuration file.
- Dynamic pricing can automatically add an amount to the base price of an item when a specified option is selected.
You can add an option selected amount to the item price using an associated pop up window. The window gathers
customer specific information such as size and color and other options. With the commercial version of MyStore3,
any of these selections can have an add on amount so that the revised price appears in the shopping basket and
on the order form.
- Submitting the purchase order returns to a server various form field information beside the HTML and
text versions of the order itself. Among other things, a separate list of the Product ID and quantity ordered is
returned for use where the server is running a script for dynamic back office database updates.
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