Your unique business problem deserves a unique solution.
The very nature of bespoke web development means that there are no pre-made ‘out-of-the-box’ solutions available for any given business problem. The key therefore is in rigorous planning, swift implementation and great support.
As a highly experienced web development company, Zen Web Solutions recognises that clients expect us to take a proactive role in their projects, bringing our previous experiences to bear. If we feel there is a better, more robust, or more efficient way to achieve something, we will always speak up.
Our input, recommendations and advice help to ensure that the bespoke solutions we produce for our clients not only meet the immediate requirements of today – they provide a solid and scalable foundation for the future.
Providing plain-English advice and guidance from our first meeting, Zen’s consultative approach made us feel a part of the process at every step. Zen’s technical skill combined with their ability to listen and distil our vision into a workable Web site really made a difference.
David Disneur, Group Marketing Manager, Renault Retail
In our time we’ve produced successful bespoke web systems for as diverse a group as estate agents, recruitment consultants, charities, buying groups, book suppliers, car supermarkets… the list goes on. So whatever line of business you are in, and whatever requirement you may have, we’ll talk it through with you and offer our unique perspective on how you can achieve your business goals.
Bespoke Shop Design
- Non-templated approach. Custom shop design and layout by our team of design experts
Flexible Product Catalogue
- Flexible site navigation allowing for easy product browsing by product grouping
- Display an unlimited number of products, product groups and product subgroups
- Automated site navigation features including menu navigation and 'breadcrumb trail'
- Customised Section Summaries/landing pages
- Bespoke Product page layout
- Specify shipping weights for each product
- Support for multiple product images, custom defined fields
- Display featured products in their own prominent panel
Shopping Basket & Secure Payment Features
- Fully featured shopping basket including product summaries, quantity and totals
- Seamless integration with a range of leading online Payment Service Providers, with industrial strength security
- Request a Quote - Support for customer-generated enquiries/quotations
- Modify or amend product quantities directly within the basket
- Shopping basket summary visible on every page
- Order confirmation emails are sent to customer and shop owner automatically
- Orders are saved to a secure database, for peace of mind
Powerful Searching
- Easily search by keyword across the entire site
- Filter search across a subset of categories
- Powerful searches across all product details on the site (product names, codes, brands, descriptions, product values, meta data, etc.)
- Refine product searches by ordering results by Product name or by price
Flexible Shipping Models
- Fully comprehensive, flexible shipping features
- Choose between International Shipping or UK only
- Charge for shipping based on weight or order value
- fer free delivery over a set order value or weight to increase sales
- Multiple carrier support (e.g. Royal Mail, UPS, etc.)
- Define and manage your own delivery zones
Marketing Features
- Featured products - promote your featured products by highlighting them on the home page of your site. Useful for offers such as deal of the day, clearance items, recommended products, etc.
- Keep your shop fresh – rotate your featured products to ensure maximum visibility
Stock Control
- Display Stock levels on the product pages, or more generic messages such as 'In Stock' or 'Out of Stock'
- Suspend ordering for out of stock items or allow out of stock ordering
VAT options
- Define multiple VAT rates
- Set VAT levels on individual products to allow for exempt items
- Set rules to exempt VAT on overseas orders
- Display prices including or excluding VAT
Sophisticated Back Office
- Online shop management
- Built-in order-processing – flexible workflow allows processing of orders from receipt to shipment
- Simple visual management of product categories, allowing for multiple levels
- Accurately calculates shipping and taxation costs
- Create and view sales reports such as best selling items and best customers
- Flexible searching and sorting of orders and products
- Comprehensive online product management and maintenance
- Simple entry of product and category meta data to aid with site search
- Automated Customer Communication - automated customer emails each step of the way
Other options
- My Account - Customers can log in and track their orders, view order history, manage/update their details, and manage their shipping addresses
- Multi Currency - Adds the facility to display prices in multiple currencies across the entire site
- Advanced Reporting - View the top search phrases used on the Web site, View detailed reports on a per product basis, including value of sales over time and quantities sold
- Volume Discounting
