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New England Web
Designers - Internet Marketing Solutions - Business Web
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SiteDirections
is Creating excitement online!
FREE
MIVA Module Installations!
Start selling online today!
SiteDirections
makes electronic commerce easier than ever with
services such as domain registration, design, search engine optimization
and Miva Merchant hosting - today's leading e-commerce software.
Miva Merchant is a dynamic
browser-based storefront development and management system that allows
merchants to create and administrate multiple online stores from
anywhere in the world.
 Miva
Merchant has a complete set of wizards to simplify the process of
building your store, or let our team of design professionals build it
for you. The browser-based administration interface provides access to
an array of more sophisticated tools to maintain your catalog. Upsell
merchandising and order fulfillment are included. It integrates
cataloging, product, fulfillment, maintenance, category management,
inventory, affiliates, and shopping basket, order and credit card
processing. And Miva's modular architecture enables you with deep-down
customization for your storefront.
At
SiteDirections,
we have bundled Miva's award-winning merchant with our Premium Hosting
package for a low monthly rate. For store security, we require a SSL
certificate for each store.
Miva version 5.+
Nestable hierarchal categories
Link into catalog from any web
page
Extensive boolean product
searching
Upsell based on basket contents
scoring
SSL integration for ordering and
reporting
Automatic shopping basket
maintenance
API based replaceable modules
Detailed product attribute
configuration
Multiple and unlimited
fulfillment options
Multiple and unlimited sales tax
setup
Multiple and unlimited shipping
methods
Multiple ways to find products
for editing
Automatic online UPS shipping
calculations
Configurable currency layout
Batch and archival management of
orders
Email notification of orders
Advanced dynamic whitespace
compression
Quick installation and auto data
file setup
Database driven, modular
architecture
Mall administrator can setup
multiple store
Automatic import of KoolCat data
files
Context sensitive online help
File upload of images and
products
Interface to other applications
Online Credit card authorization
MIVA MERCHANT 5 FEATURES
Powerful Store Design Tools
- Complete control over store
design with new Store Morph Technology™.
- Use pre-defined pages, or add
your own custom pages.
- Specify the position of each
component on every store page.
- Easily insert third party
module components into store pages.
- Change content of HEAD and
BODY tags on each page individually or globally.
- Use the ready-made design for
your store, or create a unique look based on the default template.
- Point + Click mode control
over fonts, colors, buttons, default navigation bar, product
layouts, and more.
- Advanced mode control over
navigation bar code, buttons, product layouts, login links, and
more.
Easy-to-Use Administration Tools
- Web accessible administration
interface. Nothing to install on your computer.
- Version history records each
change for many store design components.
- Version recall enables you to
experiment, and create alternate versions, without risk.
- Navigation tree directs you
to all aspects of your online store settings.
- Links to the store provide an
easy way to view changes as you work.
Catalog Management
- Unlimited products.
- Unlimited categories and
sub-categories.
- Create detailed product
descriptions with text or HTML.
- Create user-defined custom
fields for each product, such as ISBN, UPC, Manufacturer, etc.
- Assign thumbnail and
full-size images to each product.
Inventory and Merchandising
- Low Stock and Out of Stock
inventory levels for each product.
- Display customized inventory
level messages for each product or universally.
- Hide out-of-stock products
from customers.
- Receive email notifications
for low or out of stock products.
- Associate unlimited related
products.
- Offer upsale products based
on order total, items purchased, or both.
- Define product
characteristics with attributes.
- Add additional prices or
weight to individual attribute options.
- Multiple attribute display
types, including drop-down boxes, radio buttons, and text fields.
- Use attribute templates to
assign sets of attributes to multiple products.
- Changes to an attribute
template can be copied to all products referencing it.
- Set order minimums based on
price, quantity, or both.
- Display custom message for
not meeting order minimum.
Customer Management
- Encourage repeat business
with customer accounts.
- Provide customers easy access
to their account details and addresses.
- Create price groups to offer
special pricing for specific customers.
- Use availability groups to
offer hidden products to specific customers.
- Assign customers to one or
multiple MIVA Mailer mailing lists.
Affiliate Programs
- Promote your store by working
with affiliates.
- Set affiliate commission
levels based on order total, traffic referred, or a combination of
both.
- Online affiliate accounts
enable affiliates to see earnings, retrieve store links and banners,
and view program agreement.
- Track all affiliate earnings
and payouts through a simple affiliate management system.
Additional Marketing Services
- Work seamlessly with MIVA
Mailer, the mailing list management and email distribution system.
- Fully integrated with MIVA
Marketplace for online pay-per-click advertising, powered by the
MIVA Performance Marketing Network.
- Take advantage of MIVA
Submit, a suite of search engine optimization and web presence
enhancement tools.
Order Processing
- Batch all new orders and run
batch reports.
- Orders provide customer
information, payment and shipping methods, and product details.
- Process all orders through
your payment gateway remotely.
- Order encryption provides
increased security for customer payment details.
- Generate confirming e-mail
messages for customers when orders are placed.
- Receive e-mail notifications
when new orders are received.
- Notification emails can be
copied to a third party for drop-shipping, among other uses.
Localization Settings
- State-based sales tax and
shopper selected sales tax settings available.
- Calculate sales tax for
Canadian VAT, German VAT, or customize with a generic VAT setting.
- Use US currency format or
European currency, with conversion rates.
- Create any customized
currency format.
- Specify product weights with
customized weight label.
- Customizable state and
country lists can be modified for use in any part of the world.
Logging and Analytics
- Generate an ELF2 formatted
log file for use with the Urchin E-Commerce module for the Urchin 5
software.
- Track customer page visits
with MIVA Access Log.
- View statistics for revenue,
number of orders, and top selling products.
Shipping Calculation and Payment Processing
- Get automatic shipping rates
from UPS, USPS, and FedEx.
- Create custom rate tables
based on quantity, order total, order weight, and more.
- Accept credit cards with a
variety of built-in payment gateways, including Authorize.net,
VeriSign, CardService International, CyberSource, and many more.
- Ability to accept and process
credit cards manually.
- Compatible with other payment
methods, such as PayPal, electronic checks, and COD.
- Smart commerce library
detection automatically tells you which shipping and payment modules
are supported by your web host.
Data Access
- Import product, customer, and
category data for faster storefront setup.
- Export products, customers,
orders, affiliates, and categories from storefront.
- Additional MIVA Synchro
add-on provides real-time product, customer and order
synchronization with QuickBooks.
- New MIVA-SQL technology uses
the power of SQL for enhanced database performance without a
SQL-compatible server.
- Configurable for use with
MySQL database systems.
- XML-based provisioning for
automatic store setup.
"Getting Started" Wizards
- Easy-to-use wizards to walk
through every aspect of your storefront to help get started.
- Wizards provide assistance
for getting adjusted to using an e-commerce solution.
- Simple Mode administration
interface provides a step-by-step walk-through of all required parts
of an online storefront.
Modular Architecture
- Easily accepts add-on modules
from third party developers.
- All modules are built around
a common API and plug into the appropriate sections automatically.
- Third party module settings
configured directly in your administration interface.
- Large module aftermarket
provides unlimited new features for storefront.
- Context-sensitive Extras
buttons throughout administration interface direct you to
MIVACentral.com for suggestions of related third party modules.
- Module interface provides
access to all installed modules.
- Remove built-in modules you
do not wish to use.
Store Access and Maintenance
- Create unlimited user
accounts for administrator access.
- Assign access groups to limit
user access to specific store administration duties.
- Maintenance mode enables you
to close the store for maintenance.
- Customizable maintenance
message displayed to all visitors while store is temporarily down.
- Automated streaming updates
means never having to upload a patch or perform an upgrade again.
- Connection to the MIVA update
server notifies you of available patches, and prompts an optional
automated installation.
Documentation and Support
- An overview guide, "Getting
Started as an Online Merchant," provides a readable, magazine-like
introduction to the concepts and language of online shop keeping.
- Comprehensive online Help
system, with more complete and relevant information, enables users
to find answers quickly.
- Context sensitive Help icons
throughout the administration interface guide you to relevant online
help guides.
- Detailed instructions not
only explain how to accomplish the task at hand, but also provide
information to help the user understand how to use the tool most
effectively in their business.
- Active, friendly user
communities enable idea sharing and skill building for businesses
using MIVA Merchant, MIVA Merchant online store designers, and
programmers who create innovative new modules to extend the
functionality of the product.
- Phone and email technical
support from trained MIVA technicians available through MIVA Service
Club.
*The MIVA Merchant
features listed above reflect those features that come built-in to the
MIVA Merchant software when purchased directly from MIVA Small
Business. MIVA Merchant software purchased or leased through a MIVA
Hosting Partner may differ in feature set.
*The listed features
pertain to the current version, MIVA Merchant v5.0.
As a business hosting partner with Miva,
SiteDirections'
MIVA
design professionals also offer consultation and support for
store developers and administrators through the purchase of a
maintenance contract.
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