Miva Merchant Shopping Cart- We are proud to be a Miva Certified Business Partner, which means that we have achieved a level of knowledge, expertise, training and customer service in the area of E-Commerce generally, and Miva Merchant Shopping Carts specifically.

Why Miva Merchant for US? After being in this industry for ten years, we have seen a lot of shopping carts and e-commerce applications come and go. Some became archaic quickly because of the changing standards of the industry. Some because they were not programmed well to start with and they had a lot of bugs in them that made them less than professional in the way it functioned. Some because they were too hard to administrate by the owners.

We looked over the few that stood the test of time and choose to develop our relationship with the Miva Corporation, because they are a well run company, with technical support, a whole department for research and development, and the proper financial and technical under girding to withstand all the things that this industry would throw at it and still come out on top.

We also saw the market share that they enjoy and realized that their products enjoy widespread popularity in the industry and we knew that we wanted to work with that market.

Testimonial - "Thanks Holly, it is a great relief to have you doing this. I need to be focusing on producing next years calendar, and I could have flailed around for a long time trying to relearn Miva." Caren Catterall, Divine Inspiration Publications

Why Miva Merchant for YOU? Because when you buy a Miva Merchant License from us, you are also receiving full customer support. As a Miva Host, we not only give you the cart, but are available for questions, training and technical support as you need it now and down the road. We will help you use it, help you grow it to meet all your ecommerce needs.

E-Commerce Security There are carts out there that you can get for free. But as the saying goes, you get what you pay for. Many of those carts are considered freeware, and are also very easily hacked...because they are written in programming languages and methods that by their very nature of being open source and free to the public to use and to change, means that hackers can do that too. Miva on the other hand, is written in a hybrid XML script called Miva Script and only a few programmers know how to do it and it is not open source, therefore closing the loop on hackers.

Cost - Because Miva Merchant Shopping Carts are very robust for the price and speaking of price, it is well within reach of small to medium sized business, which is our market. What you get for the price is really fantastic. You get many features and functionality in Miva that is not available on free carts out there.

Testimonial - "Holly, everything is great. I have to say it has been a real pleasure working with you. Here is some feedback:
1) You are very easy to communicate in spite of my lack of it.
2) You are enthusiastic and ready to work. It is always nice to work with someone who doesn't get frustrated with little projects.
3) The former guy has been milking us. He was charging 2-3 hours for few minutes work and everything was money. It is sooooo nice to work with someone who charges us fairly for a small project!
4) You are pleasant. I can feel you are smiling when talking and it creates a very soft ambiance to work in.
5) You are quick and punctual. You said you would do it on Monday and you did it.
6) I'll look forward to working with you soon again and I am sure it will be a long lasting relationship.
Thanks again for a great experience and helping us with our Miva project." Bora, www.ortho-byte.com

Miva Merchant Features and Functionality

Powerful Store Design Tools
* Use pre-defined pages, or add your own custom pages.
* Easily insert third party module components into store pages.
* Change content of HEAD and BODY tags on each page individually or globally.
* Use the ready-made design for your store, or create a unique look based on the default template.
* Point + Click mode control over fonts, colors, buttons, default navigation bar, product layouts, and more.
* Advanced mode control over navigation bar code, buttons, product layouts, login links, and more.

Easy-to-Use Administration Tools
* Web accessible administration interface. Nothing to install on your computer.
* Navigation tree directs you to all aspects of your online store settings.
* Links to the store provide an easy way to view changes as you work.

Catalog Management
* Unlimited products.
* Unlimited categories and sub-categories.
* Create detailed product descriptions with text or HTML.
* Assign thumbnail and full-size images to each product.

Inventory and Merchandising
* Low Stock and Out of Stock inventory levels for each product.
* Display customized inventory level messages for each product.
* Hide out-of-stock products from customers.
* Receive email notifications for low or out of stock products.
* Associate unlimited related products.
* Offer upsale products based on order total, items purchased, or both.
* Define product characteristics with attributes.
* Add additional prices or weight to individual attribute options.
* Multiple attribute display types.
* Use attribute templates to assign sets of attributes to multiple products.
* Set order minimums based on price, quantity, or both.
* Display custom message for not meeting order minimum.

Customer Management
* Encourage repeat business with customer accounts.
* Provide customers easy access to their account details and addresses.
* Create price groups to offer special pricing for specific customers.
* Use availability groups to offer hidden products to specific customers.
* Assign customers to one or multiple MIVA Mailer mailing lists.

Affiliate Programs
* Promote your store by working with affiliates.
* Set affiliate commission levels based on order total, traffic referred, or a combination of both.
* Online affiliate accounts enable affiliates to see earnings, retrieve store links and banners, and view program agreement.
* Track all affiliate earnings and payouts through a simple affiliate management system.

Order Processing
* Batch all new orders and run batch reports.
* Process all orders through your payment gateway remotely.
* Order encryption provides increased security for payment details.
* Generate confirming e-mail messages for customers.
* Receive e-mail notifications when new orders are received.
* Notification emails can be copied to a third party for drop-shipping, among other uses.

Localization Settings
* State-based sales tax and shopper selected sales tax settings available.
* Calculate sales tax for Canadian VAT, German VAT, or customize with a generic VAT setting.
* Use US currency format or European currency, with conversion rates.
* Create any customized currency format.
* Specify product weights with customized weight label.
* Customizable state and country lists can be modified for use in any part of the world.

Logging and Analytics
* Generate an ELF2 formatted log file for use with the Urchin E-Commerce module for the Urchin 5 software.
* Track customer page visits with MIVA Access Log.
* View statistics for revenue, number of orders, and top selling products.

Shipping Calculation and Payment Processing
* Get automatic shipping rates from UPS, USPS, and FedEx.
* Create custom rate tables based on quantity, order total, order weight, and more.
* Accept credit cards with a variety of built-in payment gateways, including Authorize.net, VeriSign, CardService International, CyberSource, & more.
* Ability to accept and process credit cards manually.
* Compatible with other payment methods, such as PayPal, electronic checks, and COD.

Data Access
* Import product, customer, and category data for faster storefront setup.
* Export products, customers, orders, affiliates, and categories.
* Additional MIVA Synchro add-on provides real-time product, customer and order synchronization with QuickBooks.

Store Access and Maintenance
* Create unlimited user accounts for administrator access.
* Maintenance mode enables you to close the store for maintenance.