In essence, you have all the features and controls you need to manage sales and to keep your product listings current, and you can rest assured that each and every legitimate sale is being captured for you because the purchase process is exceptionally smooth and comfortable for your customers.
The NorthStar 3.0 system is a proven, state-of-the-art e-commerce system that sells thousands of products worldwide. Features include:
- Real-time order processing.
- A friendly control panel for you to manage sales and products.
- Customized order pages that look like your web site.
- Very low fees -- and no monthly fees, chargeback fees, or refund fees.
- Real-time quotes in multiple currencies.
- Frequent, dependable payments to you.
- An exceptionally customer-friendly checkout process built on modern AJAX technology.
- Strong fraud protection without rejecting legitimate purchases.
- Optional CD-ROM shipments.
- Ability to offer post-sale downloads.
- Excellent coupon code management.
- Fast and friendly customer service.
- Proven experience in the e-commerce industry.
- and much more.
BE PART OF THE GROWING SUCCESS!
NorthStar Solutions has been in business since 1994 and in recent months has grown more than ever. We recognize the value of solid, long-term business relationships. When you sign up for our e-commerce services, you will immediately become a valued client. Our sign up process is fast, easy, and completely free.
LOW FEES One of the most important aspects you always have to consider for your business are the costs. NorthStar Solutions offers an exceptionally low and very fair fee structure, with two options based on whichever is most advantageous to you:
Option 1) 6.5% + $.45 per order ($2.00 minimum).
- Default option that will be used when you sign up.
- Best option if most of your sales are less than $62.
Option 2) 4% + $2.00 per order.
- Available upon request
- Best option if most of your sales are $62 or more.
We have no monthly fees, and no hidden fees. Payments to you are sent twice a month (provided at least $100 is owed to you).
CUSTOMER-FRIENDLY CHECKOUT Studies have shown that when a checkout has multiple steps or is otherwise difficult for customers, there is a higher likelihood they may change their mind about their purchase. There is no fear of that with our checkout process, which can be completed via just one page and is built on modern AJAX technology. AJAX technology conveniently provides customers with immediate feedback during their purchase -- without them having to submit multiple pages or use the back button on their browser to correct and resubmit information. In fact, our checkout process is so simple and intuitive that most customers can complete the process in just 1-2 minutes.
CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS When you link to our store, you can either link to a particular product, link to the shopping cart with a product already added, or link to your store and let customers pick and choose the products they wish to add to their virtual shopping cart. You also have complete control over the look and feel of your store area. You can use our clean, professional defaults that will be set up automatically for you, or customize your store area any way you would like by adding your own header/logo, customizing fonts, and colors, etc. Our control panel will enable you to do that yourself, or we will be glad to help you with any customizations you want at no extra charge.
PROFESSIONAL "LOOK AND FEEL" Whether you work out of a big office downtown or a spare room in your house, all that matters is how professionally you present and conduct yourself online. So, the last thing you want to do is undermine your professional image when it comes to the critical point of accepting payments. Obvious examples might be if a business does not accept credit cards, or does not use a secure web site to do so. Other equally important offenses that can turn away customers is when a business uses a "person-to-person" payment system (like what one might find to buy something at an online auction). While such systems are generally acceptable for non-professional use, they can cause customers to question doing business with a business that uses them for professional use. Fortunately, when you work with NorthStar Solutions, we present to your customers the professional image they need to confidently place a purchase. When customers are ready to make a purchase, you simply guide them to us (usually referring to us as your "vendor", your "reseller" or your "business partner"). Then, when they arrive at our store, they are presented with a professional storefront to easily make a purchase.
DISCOUNT COUPON OPTIONS Everyone likes a good deal, and coupons are a nice way to offer items on sale without risking leakage from normal sales. In other words, rather than run a sale that each and every customer will know about and receive (even if they arrive at your store ready to pay full price), you can target specific customers (for example, ones that may have purchased something from you in the past) and entice them to make more purchases of other products or upgrade an existing product at a discount. This works equally well for reseller discounts, educational discounts, discounts you want to give to friends and family, etc. Coupons can be set up to expire on a certain date, to only work for certain categories, to work only when a specific product is purchased, and/or only trigger once a certain amount has been purchased. You may also provide customers a coupon code within the URL you give them. This provides customers a much more seamless purchase experience with their coupon since it prevents them from having to remember or type the coupon code. No matter how the coupon discount is triggered, customers are immediately shown the discount in their cart total to help customers feel good about their purchase.
