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31 things to look for in your ECommerce shopping cart
Modern shopping carts have all these features and more. Don’t buy
a cart that doesn’t have these services, as you will surely need
them. - Is the cart secure? Make sure the cart has verified security
standards and is hacker safe. Those orders could be a major source of
fraud that could run you out of business if you aren’t careful.
- Can it import your existing client database?
- Can it import your existing list of products and services?
- Will it categorize your products and services so you can find items quickly?
- Will it calculate shipping charges by different carriers, like USPS and overnight courier services?
- Can it bill clients automatically each month if you sell recurring services like coaching, or products, like supplements?
- Will it work easily with credit card processing companies?
- Do they offer free product suppor
- Could it offer A/B split testing of different ads, so you can test with ads are more effective?
- Does it have an affiliate manager module to track orders made by your partners?
- Can
it send out automated messages so you can follow up with clients using
automated messages and sales scripts that can save you time and make
you money?
- Are the prices reasonable?
- Can you choose from a variety of services so you get the level of service you need?
- Does it have features included, like affiliate program tracking and auto-responders?
- Can it work with your website to do product upsells?
- Does it offer coupons and discounts for consumers?
- If
you operate several companies, will they all work with one cart, or do
you need additional carts? Good systems will let you take orders from
different companies you own.
- Has the cart been in business for more than five years?
- Does the cart have testimonials from satisfied people in your industry?
- Will it print an invoice?
- Can
I make the sales pages look like my website so it has the same colors,
logos and layout so customers feel comfortable and has a positive
experience?
- Will it create a database of clients, prospects and newsletter subscribers?
- Will it send out newsletters in HTML and TEXT?
- Can it track undeliverable emails?
- Does it integrate with QuickBooks so you can do bookkeeping faster?
- Can you search by client name or client email address to find records?
- Can you create reports to see the records of each person who bought a specific product?
- Can you send messages to people who bought specific products?
- Can you send personalized messages that include a person’s name, company, city and product purchased?
- Can you become an affiliate of the shopping cart and recommend it to your clients?
- Can it offer a security code to defeat spammers?
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Current events
Africa is bucking the economic trend experienced by many western
economies. Companies operating on the continent are now looking to
recruit US based African professionals with the skills and experience
that can help them maintain growth.
Leading African firms are offering new opportunities to US based
African professionals disillusioned by the restrictions of the ongoing
credit crunch, with the promise of new and exciting careers in growing
African economies.
Africa is bucking the economic trend experienced by many western
economies with the World Bank reporting job increases of 21% across the
continent compared to just 4% in the US and Western Europe. Sub Saharan
Africa has performed particularly well in recent years with overall GDP
growth for the region hitting 6.1% in 2007.
Oil and Gas continues to be a boom industry in countries such as
Nigeria and Angola with exports rising by 8% last year. There have also
been robust advances in the African Telecoms industry, which has
doubled in size in the last three years, while Finance and Banking has
benefited from a period of consolidation.
The challenge now facing Africa is maintaining this level of growth
with many companies now looking overseas to recruit Africans with the
international experience and skills that can help them continue the
positive strides taken in recent years.
Central to this surge in international African recruitment is Global
Career Company, whose Careers in Africa Recruitment Summits have been
helping companies recruit top international talent back into Africa for
a number of years.
This year the US market is set to be a particular hotbed of talent and
many African companies are using the Careers in Africa Recruitment
Summit to help manage their recruitment challenge and deliver a strong
and significant talent pipeline. The event, which will be held in
Houston between 21st and 23rd November is likely to be the largest
ever, hosting around 30 African companies and multinationals, including
ARM Investment Managers, Cadbury, Coca Cola Sabco, GE and Total.
Rupert Adcock, Managing Director at Global Career Company said: "Our
Careers in Africa Recruitment Summits have been helping African
companies recruit from the US for a number of years. This year though,
the market has seen the biggest swing yet; not only are there more
companies looking to recruit from the region but, due to the current
economic climate, there are significant increases in professionals
looking to move."
Indeed, with a 20% increase in candidates expected at this years event,
the appetite for a move to Africa appears to be greater than ever.
Patrick Messeng attended last years’ event and secured a job as a
System Engineer with Eskom in South Africa as a result. He commented:
"Through the event I met Eskom and the opportunity to launch my career
in a company that is trying to overcome a huge challenge in power
generation and the supply of energy to homes and businesses across
South Africa was very appealing. I have now been in South Africa for
over six months and the professional development accorded to me has
been invaluable for my future career."
For Patrick, Africa now provides the kind of opportunities
traditionally associated with the large economies of the Western World
and, as the economic slowdown in the US moves towards its third year,
many more look set to follow suite.
For details on the Careers in Africa Recruitment Summit and a full list of participating companies visit >>>>
Global Career Company is an international recruitment consultancy
specialising in high value recruitment services for the Africa, Asian
and Eastern European markets.
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