American Candle Classics needed a solution. They were tight on budget, but they needed a shopping cart style ordering system for their online candle business. Their dilemma is not unique to many other small business owners. They started doing transactions via an online form that was simply e-mailed to them and processed. As the web evolved they realized they were dealing with an educated consumer that wanted easier ordering in a secure environment.

In addition to this, the web site was not graphically pleasing and navigation needed to be addressed. Also since American Candle Classics has been in business for over 10 years, they all ready had a existing merchant account which is needed to handle Visa/MasterCard

sales either over the Internet, at a store front or through mail order. They looked around and found that in addition to the setup fees, monthly transaction fees, and shopping cart service fees, trying to add these features to their site could become quite expensive. We reviewed their particular circumstance and condensed what their needs were down to this:

• More graphically pleasing interface
• Shopping cart style ordering system
• Secure Socket Layer (SSL) connection
• Use existing merchant account, no extra setup fees, or dual monthly minimum fees from each merchant account

     WebScope Designs created a new web site, highlighting the candle products in a much more graphically pleasing way. When it came time to order, the customer choose their scent and quantity and pressed a "Buy Me" button. This sent them to the shopping cart which would allow for further items or check out. When the customer sends their sensitive MasterCard or Visa numbers, they were automatically switched to a secure server with SSL to provide a worry free purchasing experience. All accomplished at a fraction of the cost of other shopping cart services.

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