Ecommerce Hosting Success

• By William Toll on July 25, 2008

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Ecommerce is the heart of what hosting providers enable for their customers. The definition of Ecommerce can vary from a simple phone number on a Web page or a simple Web lead form, to a complex Ecommerce system with millions of dollars in yearly revenue. Ecommerce is the engine driving everything we and our customers are trying to achieve on the Web.

Recently I spoke with PJ Taei, Director of Operations, from WebNet Hosting, LLC , a leading Ecommerce provider and Miva Merchant Premier hosting partner. PJ has been reselling hosting services on the Alabanza instant reseller system for years and is experiencing considerable success by focusing on Ecommerce. He said his customers are selling products in all the top niche categories that make the Web a great place to do business, including jewelry, car parts, vintage clothing and more.

While selling a hosting package with Ecommerce software installed is the norm, WebNet Hosting’s success comes from their all-out approach to Ecommerce specifically Miva Merchant Hosting solutions. The services and support that WebNet layers on top of their hosting plans give their customers a sense that they are in business together. Their customer’s relationship is much deeper then Host+Client, it is more Business Partner + Business Partner. PJ said that he was surprised just how often new clients come to them in a panic – their existing Miva host or Web designer abandons them and they need a host that can migrate their Miva store and help them continue to increase sales on the Web.

WebNet Hosting is growing, because their customer is experiencing uninterrupted and ever increasing Ecommerce revenues thru the Miva Merchant shopping cart. All hosting companies can learn from this success, by changing the dynamic of the relationship from technology provider to business partner.

If Ecommerce is of interest to you or your customers, you might want to attend the session at HostingCon 2008 titled Ecommerce - Future Success or Potential Downfall of Hosting Companies? Date/Time: MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008 3:00-3:45p Session #404, Room #325

Tags:  dedicated server  Alabanza  Appro  Hostingcon  Miva Merchant  Navisite 

William Toll has held product management positions in the Web hosting and financial industry since the late 1990s. Now at the leading hosting services provider, NaviSite, William is responsible for developing the company's small business hosted product lines, including one of the industry's biggest ... (Read full bio)

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