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Originally Posted by Macdale
What are the basic things one should consider while choosing the E-commerce Hosting?
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Inaddition to the selection of an appropriate web hosting provider,below are few basic but important factors that one should consider while choosing a web hosting provider that offers support for E-commerce websites:
Security
Todays standard for the security of online transactions is Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption. SSL protocol ensures the encryption of the transaction data and only then transmits it over the Internet. A digital certificate is required for the verification of the merchant's identity. You will most likely want to obtain your own certificate from the web hosting provider.
I suppose Bodhost too offers SSL at reasonable rates.
Payment Processing Gateways
Inorder to accept credit cards online, its necessary that you acquire the service of a payment processor. A payment processing service takes care of the credit card transactions between a Web business and merchant account. The payment processor choice would depend on the selection of shopping cart you opt.
You can also seek an easy website building tools, many commerce hosts incorporate easy-to-use software for building online catalogs.