Frequently Asked Questions

What is Shopping Cart Elite (SCE)?

Shopping Cart Elite is a Full eCommerce Optimized Hosting Solution. Please review the SCE tour (Videos and Literature). The tour will guide you through all the features SCE offers. After you review the tour, you will clearly see that SCE goes over and beyond our competitor’s solutions.

Who are SCE competitors?

Any eCommerce shopping cart (Yahoo Stores, ProStores, Monster Commerce, oScommerce, etc.) may be considered a SCE competitor. However to date, there are no competitors who offer the features and solutions that SCE does.

What are the main differences among the backend features versus the competitors?

Search Engine / User Friendly Features The features that differ SCE from our competitors is tremendous. We encourage you to review it yourself in detail at the following link feature tour.

What kind of business relationship, experience and history does the SCE management team have?

Day to Day Operations - The founders who started SCE actually use the system to run their personal businesses. Before SCE beta, the software was tested among hundreds of companies. Companies ranged from multiple million dollar manufactures and distributors to small warehouses and retailers. Finest Designers - SCE doesn’t simply outsource the design work. Our Director of Marketing hand picks the best designers on the market based on different cases. Before a designer becomes apart of the SCE team, the designer must pass several tests. Tests such as psychological design, public relations, color combination, design reason, etc. A sample test may be found here (http://www.andyrutledge.com/design-test.php). Our designers are responsible for creating user friendly features, templates that convert users into customers and many other cases that help sales conversions on SCE websites. Finest Developers - Our CTO and CIO have over 20 years of experience in Project development. Our development team has worked on numerous multi million dollar projects for various fortune 500 companies. Our development team follows ISO 9001 and ISO 9004 standards for quality assurance. Finest Marketers - Our Search Engine Marketing experience has proven its grounds. In many test cases, we were able to rank for any single keyword we required 99% of the time on top 10 results of the major search engines. We have proven our PR marketing skills by achieving the highest sales conversions in the eCommerce industry. We are 100% confident in our marketing team which ensures the progress they will initiate towards the SCE websites. Our marketing team is responsible for globally implementing SEO and SEM techniques to all SCE websites. Our marketing team also educates SCE users of different types of strategies for improving sales and traffic conversions.

What are the differences among the user friendly features versus the competitor’s features?

Rules - Based on multiple case studies, the majority of the web design industry does not understand the concept of design. They simply just do it to their best knowledge. In conclusion if the website looks good to the designer, they tell you that the website is complete and operational. What many designers fail to understand is there are many rules to consider such as Shopping Cart Checkout Process, Navigation, Security, User behavior, Users purpose of visit, etc. SCE implements all the rules known to date for user friendly conversions. Whenever a new rule is discovered based on a study case, SCE globally updates all SCE websites with the new implementations. Daily Operations - Unlike our competitors our SCE has a special study group that run their personal businesses on our SCE campus. In conclusion we have first hand knowledge what the customers need and demand, and we immediately implement to the SCE network. Analytics - One of our groups on our marketing team specializes in monitoring the SCE trends. We research user behavior and improve it on the global level for all SCE websites. This means once the improvement is researched and implemented you will see new features on your personal website. This saves you time (and money if hiring) in researching user behavior on your website.

How different is a SCE compared to the competitors?

6 Years - Search Engine Marketing Experience 80 Years - Developers combined Experience 10 Years - Experience for PR and Design In conclusion you get the full package. A package which includes Engineers specializing in each field individually, working personally for you for one small fee.

Everyone claims that their Shopping Cart is SEO friendly. How does SCE compare?

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) - SEO is not a secret. SEO is preformed by having knowledge of Google Guidelines and going beyond them. SEO Features - Check all the SEO FEATURES on SCE. SEO Firms - Services that SEO firms would charge ($1,000 USD – $5,000 USD) on a monthly basis are included with the membership of Shopping Cart Elite.

I already invested money in an existing website and/or multiple pervious websites that have failed me. Why should I trust your company?

Industry - 95% of the industry lacks knowledge on overall skill sets. You can’t be good in everything (Design, Coding and Marketing). Usually companies offering a full solution package for a one time fee, or a small monthly fee lack overall skill sets. We have engineers and marketers specifically specializing in each field for their skill set. Personal Developer - You may know or have an excellent developer, designer or marketer. But you'll have to pay that individual or company big sum of money to stay the developer they promise you they will be. Investment - SCE had an initial investment of $11,000,000 USD towards the SCE project development. The monthly charge SCE offers is very reasonable for the features you get along with it. Building Your Own - If you try to design a website yourself, you don’t realize how much time you need to complete this task. If you do manage to complete your website, you are guaranteed to have multiple tasks completed incorrectly. They will be incorrect, either because you didn’t know about them or your Shopping Cart Platform didn’t support it. Developing, Designing and Optimizing Your Self - Usually beginners do not have the proper experience designing correct templates, layouts, checkout process, etc., SEO Marketing (onsite and off site optimization) and development. We try to encourage potential SCE users to look outside of the box and research of what it takes to have a successful website. It is very disappointing to see someone dedicating month’s worth of work and money into a website that will not convert into sales at the end. ISO 9001 Standards - SCE back office management system is very easy to use and is user friendly. It will ensure that your business is runs under ISO 9001 standards. Daily Operation - We are a group of organized freelancers under the same roof. We are not ruled by the corporate world and we do not believe in doing evil. To date we are the only eCommerce solution company that uses our own software to run multiple other businesses that we own. You may view websites such as (www.MimoUSA.com, www.AutoAccessoryStore.com, etc.)

If I need custom development for my business, how will SCE handle this?

We offer custom development for specific businesses. The custom development can be developed as modules for an extra charge on a project basis.

If I go with SCE, can I store the database in-house instead of remotely?

Yes, we can license out the SCE software and install in-house for you using a USB Dongle for licensing encryption.

What if SCE goes out of business or something critical happens? How will this affect my data and my business?

We understand that your company data is very important and you cannot afford any risks. In an exit strategy we ensure that all data will be exported in text format if you choose to abandon SCE. We also have an option to buy out the software with open source to be installed internally in-house without support.

I currently have my own accounting software can SCE support it?

We can export any data which will be importable to any accounting software including but not limited to Quickbooks. SCE also allows you to import your existing accounting data into SCE and convert your data into our accounting software.

I want to convert to SCE, but I have an existing customer database and product inventory database. How would SCE convert this information in a timely manner?

We can convert any type of data from any shopping cart platform or database into SCE. The charges may apply accordingly depending on the membership agreement and the time required in completing the conversion.

If I decide to run my business with SCE remotely, how will my information be secured?

SCE signs non-disclosure, security & privacy agreements with the SCE user. Your data will be completely safe from being viewed by anyone, unless there is a direct court order.

Will my data be backed-up incase of hardware failure?

All data will be backed up incase of hardware failure and retrieved immediately. We provide a cut fail over, guaranteeing 99.9% uptime of your website.

What is GRO Project?

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How does GRO Project work?

Product Analysis - We research the products to sell by analyzing the marketplace. We find a drop ship supplier who carries the products and put the product data on the website. Build complete websites - We build a complete website implementing the design, data entry, and everything that is required for a successful business. Learning Center - We teach individuals how to run a successful online business and the SCE system. Leasing - We sell/lease these websites to individuals who want to begin doing business online. Each website is unique and different between the other GRO Projects websites.

Why would someone go with GRO Project instead of going directly to SCE or another Shopping Cart?

No initial investment Design included Data Entry included GRO Project owners receive one on one training Branding Running a business Using the system Implementing SEO techniques Great solution for entrepreneurs to get a head start in running a successful online business.

Who chooses the business model for GRO Project?

SCE chooses the business model by doing Product Analysis and finding the product source supplier. The user will have the ability to choose the pre-loaded websites on the GRO Project availability list.

How does GRO Project benefit SCE?

SCE earns commission plus recurring membership fees on the GRO Project owner.

How do you know GRO Project works?

No initial investment from the GRO Project owner. It is in our interest to make sure the GRO Project owner is successful. We do the market research on how much competition, products, and potential customer base there is for each GRO Project website. We pay the initial investment for design, data entry and time to train the GRO Project owner.

How much money can a GRO Project owner earn?

We estimated $200,000 – $2,500,000 USD of annual gross per GRO Project.

How would I start a GRO Project?

$350 one time setup fee (Setting up the back office specifications for your account, Merchant Account, Back office system specs, etc.) We train you. After training you begin to operate the GRO Project website. There is no initial cost (besides setup fee) 3 month free hosting for SCE (Platinum Package thereafter) GRO Project earns 7% commission on Gross Sales (excludes shipping charge)