Key Features

Storefront:

  • A professional look for your shop right out of the box
  • A selection of beautiful templates for you to choose from
  • Fully customizable templates with complete control over HTML and CSS
  • Built-in file manager for quick and easy modification
  • Can be used as a simple CMS for informative sites not selling any products
  • Clean design and simple checkout process for your customers

Payments:

  • Accept payments through PayPal for quick and easy payment processing
  • COD (Cash on Delivery) option for orders based on state, province or country
  • Detailed sales reports via PayPal reporting
  • No expensive merchant accounts or SSL certificates needed
  • No transaction fees*

Order Management:

  • Simple orders dashboard provides you with quick access to your orders
  • Print invoices and packing slips directly from the orders dashboard
  • Create custom statuses for your orders to match your order process
  • Filter orders by their current status for custom order views
  • Change order status of invoices or apply tracking numbers in bulk
  • Search invoices and customers to quickly find exactly what you're looking for
  • Export data to CSV format
  • Real-time order notifications through email
  • Automated or manual stock management for your products

Admin Interface:

  • No software to install
  • Designed for simplicity and ease-of-use
  • Easily create, edit or delete products, categories and content
  • Design and manage shop content with a full-featured WYSIWYG editor
  • File manager with built-in editor for complete access to your shop files
  • Complete user guide that documents all features of your shop
  • Built-in support system if you ever need to contact us for help
  • Access your control panel from anywhere in the world

Shipping:

  • Configurable free shipping option by order amount, state, province or country
  • Configurable flat rate shipping by country
  • Real-time shipping quotes from UPS, FedEx or Canada Post for accurate rates**
  • Configurable handling fee based on order amount
  • Configurable COD (Cash on Delivery) option for all shipping methods

Sales Tax:

  • Multiple tax support
  • Apply taxes by state, province or country
  • Create tax exemptions for specific products
  • Apply taxes automatically only to applicable customers and products

Marketing:

  • Search Engine Optimized (SEO)
  • Comparison pricing to highlight your sale price over MSRP or retail prices
  • Export customer data to CSV format by city, state, zip or country for regional marketing
  • Compatible with Google Adsense and other advertising and affiliate programs
  • Detailed website traffic analysis via built-in support for Google Analytics
  • Create and manage a mailing list of customers and website visitors

Architecture:

  • Built with PHP5
  • Backed by a blazing fast MySQL database
  • Hosted on secure fully managed dedicated servers
  • Operated from a state of the art data center backed by premium Tier-1 bandwidth providers
* MerchantControl does not charge any transaction fees. However, your payment processor (i.e. PayPal) may charge a transaction fee similar to those charged by any credit card processor.** Available only to Professional and Premium package subscribers

Compatible with:


PayPalUPSFedExCanada Post
Google AnalyticsGoogle Adsense