Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO (1888PressRelease)
December 31, 2008 - Visual Cart Empowers Small Business
With ecommerce accounting for nearly 35 billion dollars worth of retail sales in the second quarter of 2008, and an even larger number of transactions beginning on a web site before completion in a brick and mortar store, ecommerce cannot be ignored by any retailer today.
The challenge is in getting a store online. Would-be online retailers have had three choices: pricey custom web sites and shopping carts, industry-specific stock ecommerce catalogs tied to stock print catalogs, and mass-produced electronic storefronts.
“The inexpensive options practically have an SEO firewall installed,” says Shan Pesaru, CEO and web engineer of Sharp Hue, Inc., referring to the process of search engine optimization that allows a web site to be found by customers. “We wanted to build a solution that will get a small business online very quickly without the cost and hassle of a custom web design, but with the authority and quality look that make success possible.”
That desire led to Visual Cart, an ecommerce solution which is being used happily by manufacturers, retailers, and artists.
“One of the things I personally want to be known for,” says Pesaru, “is being the guy that can work with your company and get all the right practices in place to save even more time and money in the future. We’ve been giving that to our custom clients, but we wanted to offer a similar experience to people who don’t need the custom price tag. Visual Cart gives the same feel at an affordable price point.”
Visual Cart web sites include a complete customized website with an integrated shopping cart, several managed hosting options, and secure credit card processing at a surprisingly low price. “You can be a small company, or even just a guy looking to make a second income on the side, and still look like a big firm,” says Pesaru. Adding Visual Cart to a company’s current phone or fax order system gives the quality web presence essential for 21st century business, with a new level of speed and simplicity.
The ease of the process is one of the things Pesaru is most pleased with. “A Visual Cart client can fill out a couple of forms and have a great-looking site online in two weeks,” he says. “The technology is new and exciting to me as an engineer, but as a businessperson I like the fact that Visual Cart clients don’t need any special technical skills. You don’t even need IT personnel. You’ll just look like you have them.”
Sharp Hue, Inc. has been in business since 2006, providing web design, development, and training in Northwest Arkansas and further afield. Visual Cart technology has been in beta testing, but is now available at www.visual-cart.com.
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