E commerce website - What does one need to know?

pranava999 · 30th July 2009, 10:09

@mithun I am not really sure, but it should not be an issue. ICICI bank, Citi Bank and Axis bank provide payment gateway services. Guess best thing to do is contact them.

NetfreakBombay · 30th July 2009, 10:11

You need not worry about things like SSL to begin with. Even if you do, it would cost like $30 - 50 per year.

For accepting credit cards, cost depends on volume of transactions. As volumes increase cost comes down (in terms of %).

Lowest volume cost:

1. Setup fees of approx 10k
2. Yearly fees of 2 - 4k
3. 7 -12% commission on "each" transaction

Highest volumes cost:

1. Setup/yearly fees of approx 2 -5lakh + cost of dedicated hardware + IP
3. 1.5 - 2.5% commission on "each" transaction

Integration if fairly straightforward. Security / SSL is taken care of by provide. Customers "do not" enter Credit Card details on your website. And you would not be able to access their details.

Customers would be taken to provider's website for actual payment processing. And that site would already have SSL / database encryption / quarterly pen tests / quarterly access audits etc etc.

mithun · 30th July 2009, 10:59

Thanks NetfreakBombay & pranava999.

I got the idea about Payment gateway

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mjothi · 7th October 2009, 21:00

One of my friend wants to have a MOSS configured server for development of a application. He is has 2 options.

1. Get a static IP and plug in his own server.
2. Get a Dedicated server hosted somewhere and use it.

Financially and logistic-wise it makes more sense to have a Dedicated server rented for 3 or 4 months. But unable to get a reliable provider. Any pointers please?

He needs the server with Windows OS, MOSS, and its associated softwares.

Or any other ideas to get this done is also welcome. Thanks.

gowda79 · 7th October 2009, 21:07

Is it for a company or personal use

mjothi · 7th October 2009, 21:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by gowda79

Is it for a company or personal use

Its a very small startup.

SirAlec · 8th October 2009, 00:16

is speed/hits essential.?

CRV2010 · 8th October 2009, 00:23

Your friend can try burst.net as they are offering free month on their dedicated servers

more info - (sale) NOCSTER - High-Bandwidth, Low-Cost, Managed Services from BurstNET™

Right now burst is offering a free month on their dedicated servers, your friend can pay just $1 and use it for a month for free.. more info at (sale) NOCSTER - High-Bandwidth, Low-Cost, Managed Services from BurstNET™

he can also check these providers.

1. iweb.com - CANADA
2. Singlehop.com
3. FDCSERVERS.NET
4. Softlayer.com

MuraliR · 8th October 2009, 10:56

@mjothi, maybe you can try znetindia

GTO · 8th October 2009, 14:17

Don't know which of them offer windows (versus linux) but all are pretty solid providers.

Liquidweb.com
Verio.com - The Global Leader in Hosting
Wiredtree.com
Rackspace.com
Gigenet.com

mjothi · 8th October 2009, 14:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirAlec

is speed/hits essential.?

Speed should be reasonable. Hits? No, he is not planing to host any server. Will be using this for his development of some Share point portal.

Thanks guys. He said he contacted oriensoft.com . Seems they were expensive. So, deal is not yet done. Will forward thee inputs too.

mithun · 9th October 2009, 18:19

Try Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting, and Dedicated Servers - Website Hosting w/ cPanel - HostGator

sandeepmdas · 9th October 2009, 20:34

If your friend wants top-notch reliability & support for a fairly steep price, he should go for Rimu hosting:
Select Hosting Plan - RimuHosting

BUT I dont know whether they support windows.

The second, cheaper option is Dailyrazor:
Welcome to DailyRazor Web Hosting - Managed Linux & Windows Dedicated Servers, Java Hosting, JSP Hosting, Servlets, ASP.NET, ASP 3.0, PHP Hosting, Ruby Hosting, Ruby on Rails Hosting, Rails Hosting, VPS Hosting, VDS Hosting, Ecommerce Hosting, Small

They are not far behind in reliability and support either.

NetfreakBombay · 9th October 2009, 22:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by mjothi

Speed should be reasonable. Hits? No, he is not planing to host any server. Will be using this for his development of some Share point portal.

That means "Web hosts" are not for him.

Look at Amazon EC2. You can get a server in just a few minutes. And you pay every hour.

I use 2 - 8 CPU servers for testing things and never paid more than 1000 Rs month.

Last month, needed to download 180 GB data and process it. Would have taken weeks to do it from my home PC. Processed data output was about 4 GB.

Bought EC2 host for this. it completed the thing in 10 Hours and its cost was just 100 Rs. Once you are done with the task, just shut down the host and billing stops.

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pranava999 · 26th March 2010, 16:03

Yahoo has an integrated ecommerce solution that includes merchant services as well as payment gateways and shopping cart. However this is restricted to the US market only. Is anyone aware of such a service for the Indian market?

Yahoo! Merchant Solutions: Everything you Need for an Ecommerce Business

30th July 2009, 10:09	#16
pranava999 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 845 Thanked: 23 Times View My Garage	@mithun I am not really sure, but it should not be an issue. ICICI bank, Citi Bank and Axis bank provide payment gateway services. Guess best thing to do is contact them.
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30th July 2009, 10:11	#17
NetfreakBombay Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,466 Thanked: 1,021 Times	You need not worry about things like SSL to begin with. Even if you do, it would cost like $30 - 50 per year. For accepting credit cards, cost depends on volume of transactions. As volumes increase cost comes down (in terms of %). Lowest volume cost: 1. Setup fees of approx 10k 2. Yearly fees of 2 - 4k 3. 7 -12% commission on "each" transaction Highest volumes cost: 1. Setup/yearly fees of approx 2 -5lakh + cost of dedicated hardware + IP 3. 1.5 - 2.5% commission on "each" transaction Integration if fairly straightforward. Security / SSL is taken care of by provide. Customers "do not" enter Credit Card details on your website. And you would not be able to access their details. Customers would be taken to provider's website for actual payment processing. And that site would already have SSL / database encryption / quarterly pen tests / quarterly access audits etc etc. Last edited by NetfreakBombay : 30th July 2009 at 10:14.
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mithun BANNED Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cochin Posts: 2,195 Thanked: 268 Times	Thanks NetfreakBombay & pranava999. I got the idea about Payment gateway Image Source : http://skynetindia.net/images/pg-process.jpg Last edited by mithun : 30th July 2009 at 11:03.
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7th October 2009, 21:00	#19
mjothi Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,287 Thanked: 231 Times View My Garage	Any reliable, cost-effective Dedicated server providers? One of my friend wants to have a MOSS configured server for development of a application. He is has 2 options. 1. Get a static IP and plug in his own server. 2. Get a Dedicated server hosted somewhere and use it. Financially and logistic-wise it makes more sense to have a Dedicated server rented for 3 or 4 months. But unable to get a reliable provider. Any pointers please? He needs the server with Windows OS, MOSS, and its associated softwares. Or any other ideas to get this done is also welcome. Thanks.
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7th October 2009, 21:07	#20
gowda79 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,478 Thanked: 194 Times View My Garage	Is it for a company or personal use
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8th October 2009, 00:16	#22
SirAlec Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: zxc Posts: 3,393 Thanked: 726 Times	is speed/hits essential.?
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8th October 2009, 00:23	#23
CRV2010 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 232 Thanked: 42 Times	Your friend can try burst.net as they are offering free month on their dedicated servers more info - (sale) NOCSTER - High-Bandwidth, Low-Cost, Managed Services from BurstNET™ Right now burst is offering a free month on their dedicated servers, your friend can pay just $1 and use it for a month for free.. more info at (sale) NOCSTER - High-Bandwidth, Low-Cost, Managed Services from BurstNET™ he can also check these providers. 1. iweb.com - CANADA 2. Singlehop.com 3. FDCSERVERS.NET 4. Softlayer.com
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MuraliR BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 361 Thanked: 35 Times	@mjothi, maybe you can try znetindia
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GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,464 Thanked: 300,013 Times View My Garage	Don't know which of them offer windows (versus linux) but all are pretty solid providers. Liquidweb.com Verio.com - The Global Leader in Hosting Wiredtree.com Rackspace.com Gigenet.com
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9th October 2009, 20:34	#28
sandeepmdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Varkala Posts: 1,536 Thanked: 2,489 Times	If your friend wants top-notch reliability & support for a fairly steep price, he should go for Rimu hosting: Select Hosting Plan - RimuHosting BUT I dont know whether they support windows. The second, cheaper option is Dailyrazor: Welcome to DailyRazor Web Hosting - Managed Linux & Windows Dedicated Servers, Java Hosting, JSP Hosting, Servlets, ASP.NET, ASP 3.0, PHP Hosting, Ruby Hosting, Ruby on Rails Hosting, Rails Hosting, VPS Hosting, VDS Hosting, Ecommerce Hosting, Small They are not far behind in reliability and support either.
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26th March 2010, 16:03	#30
pranava999 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 845 Thanked: 23 Times View My Garage	Yahoo has an integrated ecommerce solution that includes merchant services as well as payment gateways and shopping cart. However this is restricted to the US market only. Is anyone aware of such a service for the Indian market? Yahoo! Merchant Solutions: Everything you Need for an Ecommerce Business
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