Getting started with our Professional Website Design Service is Quick and Easy!

So you purchased a Website Design, Great ~ Now What?

There are a few important things you'll need to do as soon as you've completed purchase of a website design package. None of these things are hard, nor will they take much time but without it, we cannot complete your website design project:

1. Domain Services:There are literally thousands of domain name registrars out there and it would be quite impossible for us to learn how each of them operate, nor could we easily rely on the level of customer service that may, or may not be, offered by each domain name company. It is for this very reason that we have chosen to work exclusively with one company whom we have an intimate knowledge of their platform and trust their technical support.
   • We require that you Transfer or Purchase Your Domain through Domainagers.com
     • Typical cost is approx. $10 p/y
   • You will receive 1 Free email account with your transfer/purchase but we strongly recommend you purchase additional email accounts to help you keep your website communication organized.
     • Consider the Deluxe Email Package with 5 accounts - approx. $25 p/y
   • Domain Privacyis Extremely important as it protects the personal information on the internet through a 3rd party proxy agent. When you register a domain name, you are required to provide personal details of ownership such as name, address, phone, email, etc. Without Domain Privacy, this information will be exposed on the internet for all would-be thieves to extort.
     • This service will cost approx. $20 p/y
   • Deluxe Registration is a great service that not only includes the Domain Privacy described above, but also gives you a jumpstart on promoting your new site online. This is an optional service but probably worth purchasing.
   • DO NOT purchase additional services such as SSL Certificates without speaking to us first. Certain other services offered by Domainagers may or may not be the best tools for you new website.
2. BigCommerce Store Activation:If you already created a Free Trial through our site or the BigCommerce website, we of course will need you Control Panel Login Details. If you have NOT activated a trial store, no worries, we can do that for you!
   • If you want us to activate the shopping cart for you, just let us know. As soon as we've opened the store for you, we will create the login information and BigCommerce will send you an email directly to confirm these details.
3. Send us Information!:Much of the administrative functions of your site require a little thought on your part so that we can set everything up for you. For example, we would have know idea what you intend to charge for shipping, or what your sales tax rates are...these details need to come from you. Here is a short list of what you should email to us after purchasing your website design:
   • Business Logo
   • State Sales Tax Rate
   • Shipping Details - this is always a "big subject" but start thinking about whether you will use USPS, UPS, Fedex - and what shipping methods you intend to use such as "Standard", "Rush", "Express", and of course the costs that should be associated with each method.
   • We will contact you for additional details so just start thinking of the things we might need from you in the meantime.
4. Merchant Accounts: This is another big subject that many clients don't initially understand the value of, which is why we've created a seperate section on this topic alone~ ~ See Below for more infomation.

Personalized Gift Website Questionnaire ~ Simplified Process

If you purchased a Personalized Gift Website, Congratulations! You'll be super surprised at how quickly we can build these stores for you.

In addition to the steps above such as Domain registration, Email Accounts, Store Activation, etc., we have added the convenience of creating a comprehensive questionnaire for our Personalized Gift Website Clients.

You can complete the questionnaire right here on our site but we do ask that you read them first and wait to complete until you have all the information requested.

Please choose the appropriate questionnaire below

• Personalized Gift Website (Best, CAB, Mediak, etc.): Launch Questionnaire
• Name in the Frame Gift Website: Launch Questionnaire

If you have any questions about completing the questionnaire, please feel free to contact us. We will not begin your Personalized Gift Website until we receive the completed survey so please don't waste too much time gathering the details. As soon as the questionnaire is in our hands, we can typically begin installation of your products within 2-3 days and expect to have the site live within 2 weeks, sometimes less!

Accepting Credit Cards Online ~ Mega Important!

The Internet has taken its place beside the telephone and television as an important part of people’s lives. Consumers use the Internet to shop, bank and invest online and according to the Federal Trade Commission, most use credit or debit cards to pay for online purchases.

If you already have a merchant account and plan to use it with your BigCommerce shopping cart, Please Make Sure your merchant account can be integrated! There are approx. 50 payment gateways that can be automatically implemented in your BigCommerce store but you need to make sure yours is on the list...if not, you'll need to open a compatible merchant account.

• See the List of Available Payment Gateways that can be Integrated with BigCommerce

It goes without saying that an internet retailer must offer a payment method if they expect a cosnumer to purchase something, so the question then is, what payment method is best? We get this question all the time and it's important for you to know the differences in what's available, but more importantly, what is effective...

Over 875 Million Consumers Have Shopped Online

You have probably heard of or are familiar with PayPal and Google Checkout, but are these the best methods for giving your customers total convenience? PayPal has just 98 Million Users, that's just about 1/10 of all internet consumers and Google Checkout has an even smaller percentage.

By now the answer should be clear ~~ Giving your consumers the greatest convenience possible during checkout converts to higher sales and having a merchant account is an absolute must if you intend to operate a successful online business!

PayPal and Google Checkout are great Secondary Payment Methods but to capture the full market, you must offer a credit card payment option that allows the consumer to checkout directly on your website, not a 3rd party gateway.

To learn even more about the value and benefits of having a full-service merchant account, and apply for one today, please find out how to
Start Accepting Credit Cards Online - Click Here

The Shopping Cart is So Easy to Use - Let Us Show You How!

One of the reasons that WE Love BigCommerce eCommerce Shopping Carts is because it is so easy for our clients to use. Regardless of skill level and knowledge, even our most novice website clients find the learning curve to be incredibly small...most become "experts" within just about 2 weeks!

Here's a little secret....
There is nothing we do on your site that you can't learn to do yourself!

BigCommerce has literally hundreds of "How-To Videos and Articles" and they are available to you free, 24/7...all you need to do is set some time aside each week and learn how to make the best use of your shopping cart. Truth is, WE WANT YOU TO LEARN!! Believe it or not, we do NOT want you to call us for every little thing so we can nickle and dime you to death. We WANT you to succeed and if you are spending all your profits on web design, then we have failed you which is a bad reflection on us!

There are 3 ways we can help you learn how to make the most of your Online Shopping Cart...

• Study Study Study ~ Here's a link to the BigCommerce Support Portal
• Buy a Website Design ~ All of our clients who purchase a Website Design Package of $395 or more, automatically get a FREE online webinar tutorial from us. This tutorial typically lasts approx. 2 hours and gives you a great head-start on learning how to use the shopping cart software.
• Purchase a Training Session ~ For just $75, we will provide you with up to 80 minutes of training through and online webinar session. We can teach you all the basic features of operating and maintaining your website.
  • Learn More about our BigCommerce Training

If you Build it, They Will Come ~~ Not Exactly!

This is probably the most common misconception that we come in contact with nearly every day. Inexperienced website owners tend to believe that once you build a website and make it live on the internet, there is nothing more to do but wait for the customers to come...unfortunately those customers never do...

The reason for this is simple: You Need To Market Your Website!!!!

Having a spiffy new website is very exciting but remember that you are just one of BILLIONS of other websites on the internet, so what makes you think that yours, at just a day old, will be in the rankings amongst other sites that have been around since the dawn of the internet??

We always use this analogy to define the roles of your website design project...

• Suppose you want to setup a new store on Main Street USA. You pay a contractor to build the shelves, hang the window display and install the cash register.
  • KPCommerce.net is your contractor ~ We build your store...
• Now what have YOU done to tell people about your pretty new store? Did you buy a newspaper ad, did you postcard mailers, did you create a radio or cable spot? If not, then the only people who will find your Main Street USA store are the local residents who "happen to notice" your storefront while driving by on their way to work.
  • The same concepts to advertise and promote your Brick and Mortar Store apply on the internet

You must get "LISTED" on the Search Engines before you can ever expect to become ranked

If you are using a brand new domain name that you just purchased, then you need to tell the search engines that it exists! With billions and billions of robot crawls every hour, if you don't provide those robots with a road map to your site, then it's not likely they'll find it even by accident.

• Start by getting your site identified on the internet with Search Engine Marketing

The services we offer for Search Engine Marketing are extremely basic but extremely important. If you don't get your eCommerce Website recognized by the search engines, then you'll never have the opportunity to grow search engine rank, and this is what creates traffic to your store. Once you have these basic services implemented, then you can start to invest in more aggressive forms of internet marketing ~~ But be careful and do your homework, the SEO/SEM niche of the internet industry tends to have it's fair share of con-artist ~~ Give us a call when you're ready and we'll point you in the right direction.

We will continue to develop the information on this page but please feel free to contact us with any additional questions ~~ We look forward to working with you!