Store setup, layout - and
design
  Store Layout and Design Use our simple layout and
design wizards and WYSIWYG editor to set up how your site will look and what
features to use in your catalog. Each feature has it's own design wizard to set
fonts, colors and look. Change the information on your opening page without HTML
knowledge, as often as you want using our WYSIWYG editor.
  Add real-time credit card transaction gateway or process
your credit card transactions manually LetMeShop is programmed by our
most popular payment gateways...Pay Flow Pro and Skipjack. Or you can choose to
process your credit card payments manually. PLEASE NOTE: A Security Certificate
is REQUIRED.
  Tax Calculation You can set up sales tax
collection for any locality in the US or Canada.
  Flexible Shipping Calculations LetMeShop gives you a great
deal of flexibility in creating shipping types. You can choose to create a very
simple, one fee shipping charge or create state wide zones and set shipping fees
based on the amount of the purchase...including setting free shipping when the
order exceeds a set amount. You can ship by price, order weight or per item. You
can also set any product to NOT add shipping.
Bulk Product Upload Upload or update hundreds or
thousands of products using our automated product upload wizard. Change
inventory numbers, prices, descriptions or add or delete products from any
database or spread sheet.
  Full FTP access with individual IP Bulk upload images or files using any FTP client or Internet
Explorer.
  Manage your catalog from any Internet connected
PC In your office, at your store, at your home
or in your hotel room while you are on vacation...you can manage your catalog,
update prices, review orders, manage your entire catalog from any Internet
connected PC
  Sell thousands of products LetMeShop allows you to sell a virtually unlimited number of
products
  Additional product information You can add a link to
additional information or another website to each product allowing you to add as
much detailed information as you need for each product.
  No HTML knowledge required Use one of our pre-defined
templates or create your own template with our easy-to-use style wizards. Add
products and custom pages using our WYSIWYG editor
  Create custom HTML content Use our WYSIWYG editor to add a
virtually unlimited number of custom content pages to your catalog site
  Customizable Order Emails Create custom automated email
responses for each major action a customer takes
- Customer registration
- automatically sends a customized email to the user immediately after they
successfully register with the site
- Lost password
-automatically sends a customized email message when a customer requests
that their account password be emailed to them
- Order email -
automatically sends a customized email to the user immediately after they have
placed an order...also includes the order ID and a link to the website "review
order" page
- Order canceled -
automatically sends a custom message to the user when an order is canceled by
you
- Shipping charge change
- automatically sends a custom message to the user whey you update the shipping
charge on an order
- Order shipped -
automatically sends a custom email message to the user when you enter the
shipping information. The email includes the shipping information and your
custom message
  Add store administrators and set permissions on which
parts of the catalog they can administer You may add as many store
administrators as you wish. And you can set which features of the store you want
them to have access to.
  Multiple catalog navigation options LetMeShop allows you to choose
from several main navigation options.
Main & Subcategories Set up your own main and
subcategories. LetMeShop automatically creates and maintains the category
navigation based on the products in the database Divisions Divisions allows you to create master divisions for your
categories. The resulting navigation uses one click dropdown boxes to allow the
user to find the products they want. Specialty
Categories Create
your own specialty categories such as "Christmas Specials" and add as many
products as you want to each specialty category. Each specialty category is
automatically added to your navigation bar. Category Attributes Each category can be assigned up to 10 custom attributes (color,
size, type, width, height, etc.). The user can then use choose only the
attributes they are interested in. The catalog filters out all other
selections Brand This navigation creates a
one-click dropdown that lists all brands in your catalog. When the user chooses
a brand the catalog shows a list of only those
products
Shopping and Store Management Features
  One click featured products A single click adds a product
to your featured products list.
  Add featured products to every product page or your
navigation bar Use
our catalog feature switches to add featured products to your navigation bar and
product pages.
  Put your products on sale Set a start date and end date
for the sale and your product automatically goes on sale and comes off sale on
those dates
  New products list Show a list of your new
products. Just set the "new product" switch and enter an end date and the
product goes on the new products list and comes off on the date you
entered.
  Make shopping easier with our product variations
setup This system
allows you to enter a single product description with up to four custom
attributes like size, color or inseam. The user sees one product with a simple
dropdown box for each attribute...makes browsing and buying faster and easier
for your customers
  Set percentage quantity discount Set a percentage off for
quantity orders...10% off if you buy 10 or more
  Set wholesale pricing LetMeShop handles both retail
and wholesale pricing at the same time. Add up to four pricing levels (regular
and sale price). Then set each customer to one of the four pricing levels. New
customers are automatically set to the retail pricing level
  Downloadable products Ring tones, e-books,
software...now you can sell downloadable products simply and easily. Just upload
the files and create a downloadable product record. After the item is purchased
and paid for the user can download the file from your server.
  Detail product search LetMeShop allows you to add a
detailed product search to your site. The user can search by stock code,
keyword(s), category, manufacturer, brand or any combination of
criteria.
  Simple Keyword
search Automatically add a keyword search to your site navigation bar
using our navigation setup wizard.
RMA (Return Material
Authorization) system LetMeShop comes complete with a built-in RMA system. The system
allows customers to request a return authorization regardless of how the
purchase was made...online, by phone or even in your store.
  File download section LetMeShop includes an easy to
use file download section where you can provide product sell sheets, info sheets
or any other electronic document/file for free download by your customers. It is
easy to set up and maintain.
Search Engine Optimization and marketing
features
Built-in Opt-in
email system LetMeShop includes a built-in opt-in email system. Every customer
is automatically added to the "customer" opt-in list. You may also create other
custom opt-in groups such as a monthly newsletter or monthly specials. The
software allows you to build an email send list from any of these groups. You
may also build send lists to people who have purchased a specific product or
from a specific category within a time frame and send an email to each person on
the list. The email includes an automated opt-out link that the user can use to
opt-out of any or all of your groups.
Built-in affiliate /
advertising tracking system LetMeShop includes an affiliate / advertising tracking system. It
includes an automated sign up for affiliates and link, banner and ad management
system that can be accessed by each affiliate. It also includes a reporting
system for you and each affiliate. The system can also be used to track clicks
into your site from banners and links from other sites including pay-per-click
programs.
  Store Coupons Give your customers a break
with store coupons. Enter as many coupon codes as you like. Apply percentage off
coupons for a single item or a complete order, for one time per customer use or
for a specific time period.
  Gift Cards Give your customers a gift card for a specific dollar amount. Each
customer can use a specific gift card only once and the store requires that the
user make a purchase of at least the same amount as the gift
card.
 SEO HTML catalog page generation LetMeShop lets you create two
complete sets of HTML catalog pages...one optimized for each manufacturer and
one optimized for each category. These pages provide search engines with
generically optimized web pages for ever product in your catalog.
  Custom page titles Each product and category
allows you to create custom page titles which can include the keywords you are
trying to promote with search engines.
  Optional index.html / default.html home page LetMeShop uses a dynamic home
page for your catalog. If you need to create a customized and optimized home
page you may. Just create the page and upload it to your catalog root
folder.
  Free SEO tips and tools Web Transitions provides a
frequently updated customer only site with tips on how to improve your search
engine ranking. We also publish tips and tools suggested by our
customers.
Special customer shopping features
  Wish List Each customer can create their own "wish list" of products. Every
product in the catalog includes a "Add to my Wish List" link.
  Allow the customer to
add special notes for products Each product can be set to
allow custom content for each product in the shopping cart. Request the text for
custom engraving or ask for special shipping or gift wrapping information for
each product.
  Email to a friend On each product display page
customers have the option of sending a link to the page to a friend. And each
time they do, you have a potential new customer
  Persistent customer shopping
carts Customer who
are interrupted while shopping can return to the site at a later time and the
products in their shopping basket will still be there. You can set how long you
want the shopping carts to stay intact.
  Unlimited customer profiles Each customer can create
multiple billing and shipping options. When checking out, the customer can
simply check which billing and which shipping profile they wish to
use.
Reports and order management features
  Traffic Reports All LetMeShop catalog stores
include access to online traffic reports with Sawmill Log File Analysis and
Reporting. All Professional Hosting Plans receive a full copy of Sawmill for use
on a local computer.
  Flexible Sales Reports Our unique sales report builder
will let you create a custom report for any specific time frame. Choose just the
order totals or include the detail information. All information is saved to a
comma delimited file that can be opened directly in a spread sheet. You can then
use the information any way you need
  Shopping Cart Report This one click report shows you
the products that have been added to a shopping cart and not finalized with an
order
  Online Sales and Inventory Reports These online reports allow you
to easily generate an online report for each product sold or order within a
specific date range including orders that have been canceled.
  Product and inventory report This online report displays
basic information for every product in your database including the current
inventory count
  Product Report Generator Our unique product report
builder lets you create custom reports for all products in your database. The
generator creates allows you to choose which database fields you need and
creates a comma delimited file that can be opened directly in a spread sheet.
You can then use the information any way you need.
  Orders are kept in your catalog database All catalog orders are kept in
your online database. You can review orders from last week or three years
ago.
  Orders Management Use LetMeShop's simple
interface to review and process orders and add shipping information. Includes a
"packing slip" option that allows you to print a packing slip of the order
without the customer's payment information. Cancel questionable orders and
change / update shipping costs. Add internal processing notes.
  Orders Search Search all orders in your
database by order ID, customer ID, date or customer first and/or last
name
  Customer List Create an online comma
delimited customer list by date range and/or pricing level.
  Customers can view their order history Each customer can review their
entire order history. The order history also includes a link from each product
in the order to your catalog to make re-ordering easier for your
customer.
Security and
Hosting
  Security LetMeShop catalog websites require a security certificate which
encrypts all order related personal information. LetMeShop also uses an
exclusive LetMeShop encryption component to encrypt all credit card number
information in the database.
  Hosting Plans Hosting plans include
- Complete setup of LetMeShop software and database on our
servers
- Daily backups of your catalog database (same
server)
- 24/7 monitoring
- 5 - 20 POP3 Email addresses with browser based email
services for when you are out of the office
- Up to 500 MB of file storage
- Up to 250 MB of database storage
- Daily database backups
- UPS and Generator backup power
- Restricted access to web and data servers
- Historical 99.8% uptime including scheduled
maintenance
- Up to 5 GIG per month bandwidth (approximately 40,000
page views per month)
- Starter Plan
- Basic Plan
- Professional Plan
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