Of course, you need a lot more than a shopping cart to operate an online store. And Americart is there to assist you. Using our buying power, we have partnered with leaders in the industry to secure the best rates for all of our merchant customers.

Merchant Accounts and Payment Gateways

To accept credit cards (which you certainly want to do, as more than 85% of all online transactions are paid using a credit card), you will need a merchant account. If you want to process credit transactions in real time, rather than manually processing charges, you will also need a payment gateway. Click here to secure a low cost merchant account

Security

Security is uppermost in the minds of online shoppers. With recent and recurring well-publicized security breaches of customers’ credit card information, consumers want to be sure that your online store is secure. Americart has partnered with ScanAlert, the leading Web commerce security firm, to offer Americart’s merchants ScanAlert’s HackerSafe program at a highly discounted rate. And you can even get ScanAlert’s PCI Compliance service for free! Click here to take advantage of these critical security benefits.

Loyalty

Attracting repeat purchases is one of the best ways to improve the profitability of your online store. Americart has partnered with webloyalty.com, the leading online loyalty company, to provide a loyalty program for its merchants. It not only encourages repeat purchase, it also allows you to earn extra cash! Click here to learn more about the webloyalty program.

Corporate American Express Account

Take your business to the next level with an American Express account expressly for your business. No more hassles trying to separate personal and business charges.

Search Engine Optimization

A key to successful online e-commerce is making sure your site comes up as high on search engine results pages as possible. The secret is the practice of "search engine optimization" or SEO. One way to improve your ranking is to sign up for some of the Web's paid directories. One of the first (1994) and most effective is Best of the Web. Learn more about Best of the Web and improve your ranking now!

Web Design

If you’re not a web designer, you may be better off leaving that critical technical work to an expert. Rather than spending countless hours tweaking your website and ending up with a result that you’re not happy with, use one of the web design firms that specialize in setting up stores using Americart. Click here to see the benefits of professional web design.

Order Management

If you handle 10 or more orders per day, an Order Management program is one of the best investments you can make. Stone Edge Technologies has developed the Order Manager program for Americart merchants. Order Manager saves time, reduces errors and improves insight into your business. Click here to find out more.

QuickBooks Integration

QuickBooks is the leading financial management software for small businesses. Many of our customers use QuickBooks to manage their online stores. Click here to learn how to integrate your Americart into your QuickBooks program.

Affiliate Programs

Affiliate programs are one of the best ways to get your website seen.  By linking your business with others, you have the potential to increase the number of customers being directed to your site.  The more traffic you can generate, the greater your potential for sales becomes. Americart supports the leading affiliate programs on the Web. You can also earn money by forwarding traffic from your site to other sites. Click here to learn how affiliate programs can help you.