Essentials of MIS 11th Edition Chapter 10 Problem 13HMP This

Essentials of MIS (11th Edition)

Chapter 10, Problem 13HMP

This project will help develop your Internet skills in commercial services for hosting an e-commerce site for a small start-up company. You would like to set up a Web site to sell towels, linens, pottery, and tableware from Portugal and are examining services for hosting small business Internet storefronts. Your Web site should be able to take secure credit card payments and to calculate shipping costs and taxes. Initially, you would like to display photos and descriptions of 40 differ- ent products. Visit Yahoo! Small Business, GoDaddy, and iPage and compare the range of e-commerce hosting services they offer to small businesses, their capabilities, and costs. Also examine the tools they provide for creating an e-commerce site. Compare these services and decide which you would use if you were actually establishing a Web store. Write a brief report indicating your choice and explaining the strengths and weaknesses of each.

Solution

Answer

I\'ll suggest to use Yahoo!Small Business for the below reasons:

i. the basic cost is only $29

ii. unlimited number of products

iii. unlimited storage space

iv. unlimited bandwidth

v. includes free domain

vi. ten business email accounts included for the basic package

vii. transportation free is only 1.5%

viii. you get $100 from free advertising credits