Solid Cactus Partners With Yahoo! Small Business for Affordable Ecommerce Solutions
posted on: September 26, 2005
Solid Cactus Inc., a leading website developer and Yahoo! Small Business, a leading provider of essential online services for small businesses, today announced they intend to collaborate to provide small business customers with affordable website design packages for the Yahoo! Merchant Solutions platform.
Under the terms of the agreement, Solid Cactus will offer Yahoo! Merchant Solutions customers the choice of several pre-designed templates and design layouts that will customize the look and feel of their e-commerce store. In addition, Solid Cactus will provide web based training on the use and functionality of the Yahoo! platform.
"Many customers who are just starting out in the web may not have the skills to customize the look of their store or the budget to allow for a unique design," according to Scott Sanfilippo, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Solid Cactus. "By offering the customer a web design package at an affordable price, you get that customer up and selling on the net and eventually they'll be back for a customized solution."
The companies plan to offer customers four packages:
Bronze: Enhanced Design for Yahoo! Merchant Solutions Store. Choose from one of 4 unique and stylish designs each with 3 different color scheme choices. This package includes a web seminar "Beginner's Training for Yahoo! Merchant Solutions". Cost - $349.00
Silver: Custom Yahoo! Store Design. Included in this package is a custom designed header, your choice of 4 different layouts and a web seminar "Beginner's Training for Yahoo! Merchant Solutions". Cost $999.00
Gold: Custom Yahoo! Store Design Plus. The Custom Yahoo! Store design provides web site owners with an appearance that is tailored specifically to their industry or products. Includes a custom designed header, choice of 4 different layouts and a web seminar "Beginner's Training for Yahoo! Merchant Solutions". Customers can also choose from any or all of these extra features: Product Information Table, Click to Enlarge Pop-up, Image ALT Tags, META Tags and Related Items. Cost $1599.00
Platinum: Premium Design Services for Yahoo! Merchant Solutions. Intended for established e-commerce web site operators who want a custom-tailored design to reflect their standing in the online industry. Cost $2999.00 and up.
Solid Cactus' Yahoo! Merchant Solutions products will be available for instant sign-up at http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com beginning September 29, 2005.
