Who Uses the Internet?
To give an idea of who is an Internet user today let's provide some figures. As stated before the Internet has reached over 400 million users today, the average on-line consumer is 33 years old and makes $59,000 a year. 68% are male, 32% are women. (Source: Jupiter Communications)

What type of businesses will need a secure shopping cart system?
Businesses selling hard good like books, CDs, gift certificates, food, jewellery, gardening products and sporting goods are good examples of the kinds of businesses that might want to think about opening up an electronic storefront with e-commerce solutions.

Who processes my credit card transactions?
To process e-commerce transactions you will need to take payment online. To take payment you will need a merchant account to process your card payments, levy their charges on your merchant account and transfer the balance owing into your bank account. If you have an existing merchant account already we offer various e-commerce solutions that you can use in conjunction with your merchant account. If you do not have a merchant account we can help set you up either with a Merchant Account or advise on the other payment service provider options available. We also have a simple guide to getting your merchant account and e-commerce essentials.

How long will it take to design my web site?
This question various depending upon how many pages will be needed, how many products will be sold (if any) and how the information you present us with to create your site is formatted. If you have Internet ready pictures in their proper format and text in MSWord / Word Perfect or Notepad format it would only take a few business days. However, if we need to scan and/or take pictures of your products, create or re-type all your content and create custom logos, graphics, etc it can take 3 to 5 weeks to complete.

How many products can I sell on my web site?
As many as you want! We have price packages that start from 1-15 products and go as high as thousands.

How will I know who visits my site?
Papavero uses some of the most unique and modern software in our business to be able to provide you with accurate web statistic reports relating to your web site's visitors. You can either ask us to set up an end of month report in web format or view online statistics in full colour which can tell you many important facts about your visitors. Starting with their physical demographics, what servers they use, what times of the day and what days of the week have the most traffic, what pages are visited more often and which ones aren't visited as much, links that no longer work, and more. We can only offer this service if we are hosting your web site on our web servers.

How many organizations and businesses do I have to deal with to get started?
Only one - Papavero. We can and will handle all your needs from the beginning. We will discuss your company's specific requirements and tailor them accordingly.