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Popular E-Commerce
Shopping Cart Services
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GoECart.com
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Miva Merchant
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Primary
Fees
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Special
Offer ! $79.95/month Hurry Up! Limited
Time Only
$899 annually
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$995.00
software price
OR
$50/month to $80/month depending upon different
hosting plans from various hosting companies.
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Startup
Costs
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$124.95
one time set-up
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Varies
up till $150 depending upon hosting plans.
Miva does not provide hosted applications.
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Includes
Merchant Account For Payment Processing
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Yes
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No
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Merchant
Account Cost
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$5.00/month
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$22.95/month
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Discount
Rates/Transaction Fee
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2.20%
+ $.25 (Authorization and Processing Fees)
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2.52% + $.20 (Authorization and Processing
Fees)
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Rate
review annually to lower rates as business
grows and establishes reliability
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Yes
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No
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Reliable Hosting
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Yes
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No - Miva Merchant is
not a hosted service. So hosting has to
be done with some hosting company for which
the charges are extra.
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Telephone
Support
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Included
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Not
Available
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24/7 Technical Support
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Yes
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No
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Total
Costs
(excluding transaction fees)
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$84.95/month
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It
can be anything between $90 to $130/month
depending upon the hosting plan.
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Custom
Payment Options
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Yes
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No
Option
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Custom
Shipping Options
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Yes
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No
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Automatic
UPS Packing Slip Generation
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Yes
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No
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Custom
Tax Tables
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Yes
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No
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Multiple
Currency Catalogs
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Yes
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No
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Unlimited
Products and Categories
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1000 items at this price level. Unlimited
options available with higher options.
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No
- Depends upon the hard disk space provided
by the hosting company.
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Marketing
and Promotion Tools
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Yes
- Newsletter Management, Bulk E-mailing
System, Integrated Affiliate Program Manager,
Cross Sell and Up Sell options.
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Yes
- Limited Options. Newsletter Management
and Cross Sell options.
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Gift Certificates and
Discount Codes
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Yes
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No
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Powerful Content Management
WYSIWYG Editors
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Yes
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No
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Search
Engine Friendly Architecture
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Yes
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No
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Import/Export
Features
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Yes
- Available for Products, Customers, and
Orders
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Yes
- Available for Products only.
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| Reliability
of the Software and Hosting |
Yes
- GoECart being a hosted application, our
Technical Team assures its reliability and
efficiency 24/7. |
No - The software
is provided by Miva while the hosting is done
by some other hosting company, so the technical
support is questionable. |
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Includes
Email Accounts
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Yes
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No
- Depends upon the hosting company with
which the contract is signed.
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Choice
of Payment for Sign up
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Yes
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No.
A credit card is required
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Receipt
of transaction automatically sent to customer
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Yes
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No
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