Shopping Cart Software: Virtual Billing Queues With No Waiting
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The main function of an online shopping cart is to keep track of the items selected by an online buyer and the total amount to be billed for checkout purpose. In a way, it is similar to the billing software used by supermarkets across the world. It is analogous to the trolleys we are so accustomed to using in supermarkets.
By marking an item and moving it to on online shopping cart icon on the webpage, a visitor can choose an item to purchase, after studying the list and product description on the online shopping portal. The icon can be found at the bottom of each image of a product at a price that is most often below the marked price for that item.
The shopping cart panel displays item selected by the online purchaser , its product code, its price, discount etc. If the customer wants to buy some other products as well he can browse through product listings and add the items he wishes to his shopping cart in addition to the item he has already selected.
It may sound a very simple application to build. However, developing such software requires immense technical expertise in areas as diverse as real time database management, accounts and billing, secure payment gateway etc. It is also imperative that the software development team does a thorough analysis of the delineated customer profile and utilizes this knowledge to facilitate ease and incorporate principles for "usability".
Concept of cookies in Hypertext Markup Languages (HTML) is utilized fully in developing the shopping cart software. Two types of such software are available in the market today. The first type requires a one time payment and unlimited usage on purchase and the second type requires monthly or annual subscription charges for its hosted services.
The online shopping cart is a similar concept to the supermarket cart - it keeps track of items selected by customers, then totals the items at the checkout. If a visitor to a website decides to buy a product, he or she will select that item by clicking the shopping cart item on the webpage. Developing specifically tailored shopping cart software is complicated. Accounts and billing, database management and secure payment gateway must be considered. There are two main types of online store software on the market, one available for a one-time licensing fee, plus another that requires a subscription fee, but also includes hosting.
Published May 25th, 2007
Filed in Home Business
