A real world example:
You sell gardening supplies on line. An order comes in for a sprinkler system that you retail for $100 plus $7.95 shipping and handling. You receive a copy of the order and so does your sprinkler wholesaler, the Worldwide Sprinkler Company International. Worldwide, with its own shipping department, adds the order to the “To Be Shipped” list and invoices you for the wholesale price, $60, shipping included.
You sell and “ship” the item for $107.95 and pay your supplier $60 via PayPal or through some other agreed-upon payment gateway. You pocket $47.95 and Worldwide Sprinkler makes another sale. Your customer gets the product quickly and in good shape. And you don’t have to worry about keeping enough bubble wrap on hand.
It’s neat, clean, symbiotic and it’s the way to go for start-ups and for established commercial sites, unless you really like bubble wrap.
Miva Merchant 5
This power-packed software is an all-in-one online biz administrator, enabling you to build and manage your operation from a simple pick ‘n’ click user console. Miva provides all of the functions any online entrepreneur (experienced or otherwise) needs:
- safe and secure order taking
- inventory management
- order management and processing
- automated invoicing (enter order info once – Miva Merchant 5 takes it from there)
- a complete, intuitive shopping cart
- easy and secure checkout
- and a bunch of features to help analyze source of sales, develop site metrics and streamline shipping.
We recommend that our clients who intend to grow and grow quickly use Miva Merchant 5 because it’s fully scalable so you’ll never have to use another merchant software as your business grows.
That’s why we offer Miva Merchant 5 to all of our clients for only a one-time $99 set-up fee. Webmasters and site owners pay $995 for a Miva Merchant 5 license. When you work with Website Source, your cost is $99. That’s savings that make a difference – especially for a start-up.
The Miva Drop Ship Module
The best gets better when you add the custom integration of Miva’s drop ship module. Now, this isn’t some downloadable patch that you add to existing software. No way. It’s a service that Miva provides and you can read more about the drop shipping module here. Miva describes this module as:
"UPS Online Tools® Custom Integration by Viking Coders, LLC -
Provides accurate, real-time shipping using UPS Online Tools®; includes: international shipping, free shipping options, per-product and per-category options, drop shipping--this is the shipping module that can't be beat."
Note: Be sure to check with Miva to ensure that this module fits your needs before purchasing. Website Source, Inc. is not responsible for any issues regarding the purchase or installation of Miva add-on modules.
Miva techs custom install their drop shipping module at the server level, not on your system hard drive. Once you register as the end user, you receive an access key to the shipping console. The entire hook-up is usually completed the same day you order so you can enjoy the benefits of Miva’s custom-installed module today.
Benefits of the Miva Merchant 5 Module
Lots of them. Everything you need to track the shipping activities of your wholesalers – all in one place!
- Track orders by customer name, order number, placement date, etc.
- Perform shipping cost calculations by weight. Then add additional postage for oversized and dimensional items.
- Add declared value insurance automatically.
- Hazmat labeling (required by law) is handled automatically.
- Track multiple suppliers and order status with convenience and efficiency.
- Manage product returns with a couple of clicks.
- Track and/or make payments to wholesalers automatically using any number of payment gateways.
And there’s more. More features to cut your administrative workload so you can focus on the important stuff – selling more products.
Website Source Delivers Value – Always
We want you to succeed, whether you’re just starting out or you’re an old hand at ecommerce. That’s why we offer VPS Hosting, which affords the luxury of root access. You can get the Miva Corp. to install the Miva Merchant 5 Drop Shipping Module, custom installed on your virtual private server (also called vps). Our hosting for this begins at just just: $34.96/month.
Want to check the specs? Go through the full slate of features? See what the user’s console looks like? No problem. Visit our Ecommerce Hosting section and let’s get started.
Or, if you still aren’t sure this is the way to go (we understand), please contact one of our knowledgeable, helpful and patient techs to discuss your needs and how MIVA Merchant 5 will dovetail with all of your drop shippers’ data.
Drop shipping isn’t for everybody. If you’re a small company and intend to stay small, chances are you won’t need Miva Merchant 5 or the drop ship mod. You can handle the two or three orders you get each day without all of these bells and whistles.
On the other hand, if you expect your retail outlet to grow, if you expect to add new products from different wholesalers, if you don’t want to spend all of your time packing up outgoing orders and processing returns – then you want this time-saver NOW.
Call or click to learn more. You won’t believe how cool this pack is.
Miva Merchant 5 Customized Drop Shipping Module installed and properly configured on your VPS Hosting plan with Website Source (you don’t have to do a thing except place the order). Hosting with root access begins at only $34.96 monthly at the 30% discounted rate. This discount is available if you pre-pay your hosting for two years. For more information about the discounts available for VPS Hosting, visit the VPS Hosting - Compare Plans section.
That’s the value Website Source delivers to every one of our clients. Everyday.
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