It has been identified that Ibcos customers often need to overcome the following GENERAL challenges:
- Require a new website with ecommerce capabilities
- Be able to add, edit and manage static pages and products on their website
- New website to look more professional and aesthetically pleasing
- Improve the user experience
- Provide a number of payment method options
- Integrate the website with IBCOS and provide streamlined automation
- Part Codes, Sales Order Processing, Delivery Labels Printing, Order Editing and Templates
- Back order process
- Stock and inventory product data sync from IBCOS to website
- Allow users to order on account (IBCOS)
- Provide high capacity website hosting with alerting for unforeseen downtime
- Implement Organic Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) tactics
- Implement a Google Pay Per Click (PPC) campaign
Outline of WooCommerce Integration with Ibcos – Developed by Ampology
Parts and Wholegoods Stock and Inventory Synchronisation
- Synchronised over night using the Ibcos API or XML feed
- Products categorised using Ibcos prefixes or other values
Automated Orders from Website Back to Ibcos
- Linked by advice note number
Order On Account at Checkout
- Automated order sent to correct Ibcos account
Spare parts search
- Search large datasets on the website
Quick stock level lookup
- Rapid inventory look up from website (admins only)
Typical E-commerce Website Development Project Timeline
Month 1
Website Installation
Site Design & Build
Month 2
IBCOS Date Migration
Inventory Integration
Month 3
IBCOS Automation
Training & Handover
Month 4
Go Live
1.
WordPress and WooCommerce Installation / Configuration
- Install and configure new hosted virtual server
- Setup latest versions of WordPress and WooCommerce
- Setup theme and design homepage
- Client sign off design
- Install and configure updates and plugins
- Copy existing static content to Homepage and other non ecommerce pages
- Configure WooCommerce layouts
- Deploy payment gateway for testing
- Configure stepped payment process
- Setup delivery options and VAT
- SSL configuration (HTTPS)
- Form testing
- 301 redirect ALL pages from existing sites
- Website handover and training
1.
2.
IBCOS Data Migration and Import
- Map current IBCOS database to WooCommerce database
- Test import product data
- Sync all product data from IBCOS
- Test all ecommerce functionality
- Test checkout process
- Prepare dataset for IBCOS>Website mapping and automation
- Finalise data migration and test ecommerce systems
- Configure Google Analytics
- Configure Google AdWords merchant feed
- The day before go-live re-import all data and test again
2.
3.
IBCOS Integration and Website Automation
- Test order process with IBCOS
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- Sales Order Processing
- Delivery Label Printing
- Live Order Editing – insert to IBCOS
- Customer Email Templates
- Backorder process and automatic email alerts to clients
- Commence IBCOS automation work
- Test all IBCOS and website automation
- SIGN OFF and GO-LIVE!
- Broadcast email to all clients – announcing new site and login credentials
3.
4.
Training & Handover Support Time
2 days onsite training to include:
- Product creation and management
- Order processing and payments
- IBCOS Integration
2 days remote training and support to include:
- General website editing and management
4 days technical support and consultancy time
4.
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