Website Basics
Websites often fall into two broad categories:
- An informational website
An informational website is similar to a printed brochure - mostly providing content
to your audience. The site's objective is to offer information including the
“who, what, where, when and how” of your organization.
- A transactional website
A transactional (or eCommerce) website is for those who would like to conduct
transactions (e.g., sell goods or services) online. This type of site
typically displays products and provides the ability to
complete the purchase transaction online. Requirements for a transactional
website vary wildly and are dependent on your unique situation, products you
offer, frequency of catalog update, stock management, etc., but
share some common elements:
- An Internet merchant account
- Payment processing gateway
- Storefront Interface / Shopping Cart
- Secure Internet Services
Regardless of which site type satisfies your needs, all sites have certain common
components and should be designed in a purpose-driven manner.
At Still Waters, as part of the site design process, we'll go through your
needs to develop an deep understanding of your organization's objectives, and
translate that into specific requirements of your site.
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